Del. Joanne Benson and Sen. Nathaniel Exum have together spent a total of 55 years in Annapolis serving District 24 in Prince George’s County.
Now, the two Democratic veterans are going head-to-head to be the next senator for a district that straddles the Washington Beltway from Seat Pleasant to Glenarden.
The federal education department gave Maryland a $250 million grant Tuesday to implement school reforms designed to improve the performance of both students and teachers.
But a testy exchange between school superintendents and representatives of the teachers union on Saturday showed that actually putting the changes in place may be contentious and difficult to achieve, particularly new standards for evaluating teachers.
RACE TO THE TOP: Maryland will get $250 million in federal Race to the Top money to improve schools. Liz Bowie covers it in the Sun, as does The Washington Post. Carroll County schools will get $500,000 as part of the Race to the Top grant, Christian Alexandersen...
SLOTS FOES UP CLOSE: The Sun's Nicole Fuller gives us an unusual look at the toll it takes on being an advocate through the eyes of slots opponents. GANSLER DONATES: Attorney General Doug Gansler, who faces no re-election challenge this fall, has pledged $30,000 to...
O'MALLEY AT MACo: Nich Sohr of the Daily Record gives a run down of Gov. Martin O'Malley's speech at the Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City. The AP's Brian Witte leads with O'Malley's promise to restore local highway user revenues when the funds...
In 2006, two-term Del. Nancy King and newcomer Saqib Ali were on the Democratic Party’s ticket for the three seats in the House of Delegates for Montgomery County District 39.
Four years later, the two Democrats are meeting again at the polls, but this time Ali is trying to knock King out of the Senate seat she was appointed to — and Ali thought he should have.
GOV RACE: John Rydell of WBFF-TV takes a closer look at the governor's race following the financial disclosures, where Gazette analyst Barry Rascovar says Gov. O'Malley's big bucks are more important right now than Bob Ehrlich's large supporter base. NECK & NECK:...
While opponents in other contested Montgomery County legislative races struggle to differentiate themselves on issues, in district 14, the Senate candidates and their supporters agree that there’s a lot that separates incumbent Sen. Rona Kramer and her Democratic primary Del. Karen Montgomery.
“I don’t need to use a campaign message to differentiate myself,” said Kramer. “We are extremely different.”
SILLY SEASON: As time runs short for candidates desperate to make it through the September primary, voters can expect candidates to exhibit all manner of shenanigans, strategic missteps, and yes, hurt feelings, Katherine Heerbrandt reports for the Gazette. PENSION...
The commission created by the legislature to review the long-term prospects for the state’s pension system has yet to be appointed three months after it was signed into law, and its first report is due Dec. 15.
Aides to the governor and legislative leaders who will appoint seven of the commission’s eight members say that the appointments will be announced soon. But at least one union official speculates that the process has been slowed to avoid any discussion of controversial changes before the election.
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