DELAYED RESULTS: The delays in getting election results were due to human error more than technical flaws, reports Liz Kay and Yeganeh Torbati for the Baltimore Sun. Prince George's residents had to wait until almost 5 a.m. Wednesday to get the final tallies, but...
Month: September 2010
Patch as Patch can: New websites hiring Md. journalists
By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com As other news organizations shrink, there is a new, fast-growing media operation in Maryland called Patch.com that has hired more than 50 journalists in the last few months. Funded by AOL to the tune of $50 million a year...
State Roundup, September 15, 2010
OVERALL: Here's the live election results as reported in the Sun. Go to the SELECT OFFICE button on the right for a pull down menu. The state elections board has mostly complete results, except for Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. VOTER TURNOUT: The Post's...
State Roundup, 2nd edition, Races for County Council, Commission Sept. 15, 2010
The Maryland Association of Counties has a chart of how primaries went in each Maryland county posted on its Conduit Street blog. MONTGOMERY COUNTY: The Gazette's Erin Cunningham declares at-large councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg out; incumbents Marc Elrich, George...
Update: Low turnout primary made a bad day for state Senate incumbents
By Len LazarickLen@MarylandReporter.com Updated Friday morning based on State Board of Elections figures from 4 p.m. Thursday after the first round of absentee ballots had been counted. Montgomery County had partially counted the absentee votes and Prince George's...
Analysis: Yes, there are nonpartisan primaries
On Tuesday, I did something I have not done in 10 years: Vote in a primary election. Since I was 18, I’ve always been registered to vote, and I’ve voted every chance I was given. However, since I started working as a reporter almost a decade ago, I have not been registered as a member of any political party.
State Roundup, September 14, 2010
D.C. SUBURBS TURNOUT: Election officials in Prince George's and Montgomery counties and D.C. are warning that because a large number of voters are expected to cast absentee and provisional ballots, close races might not be determined for days, Mike DeBonis, Miranda...
State agency bolsters community health centers to get federal dollars
By Barbara Pash For MarylandReporter.com The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission awarded $1.3 million in grants to community health centers statewide to help them get more federal dollars. Later this year, the federal government will be awarding $250...
State pension commission gets underway while unions express fears
The newly appointed commission to review the long-term sustainability of the state pension system will hold its first meeting sometime in the next few weeks. But union officials are already warning of dire consequences should the commission recommend cuts. Maryland...
State Roundup, September 13, 2010
POST COVERAGE: Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander is highly critical of that paper’s lack of coverage of races in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties compared to the emphasis on the mayor’s race in the District. TEA PARTY: While Maryland's Tea Partiers...
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