PROVISIONAL BALLOTS COULD DETERMINE VICTORY IN 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: The candidates in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District could be counting on provisional ballots to propel them to victory. The days since the polls closed, Republicans continue to wait to see whether they managed to flip the district held by Democrat U.S. Rep. David Trone, who gave up the seat to mount what ultimately became an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate. Kate Amara/WBAL-TV.
- While races for the U.S. presidency and most state and local offices have been called, the election isn’t over. At Montgomery College’s Germantown campus, the Montgomery County Board of Elections ballot canvass continued Thursday, and will continue until every eligible mail-in and provisional ballot is processed. Ginny Bixby/MoCo 360.
- COORECTION TO EDITOR’S UPDATE: As of Friday morning, according to the State Board of Elections website, Delaney is ahead of Parrott by just 4,039 votes. We apologize for the earlier inaccurate report based on bad arithmetic. Obviously it’s not close at all.
LOCAL LEADERS PREPARE FOR TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The majority of Marylanders didn’t select Donald Trump as their next president, but his policies may alter their everyday lives, affect state income tax revenue and stable federal jobs, and several sorely needed federal resources. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
COUNTIES SHIFTED TOWARD TRUMP IN VOTES: Almost every Maryland county shifted toward President-elect Donald Trump since 2020, though adjustments to the data are possible, given the estimated 19% of votes left to count in the presidential race, according to the Associated Press. Brooke Contrad/The Baltimore Sun.
HARRY DUNN, MD. DELEGATE JOINED FORCES WITH THEIR PACS: Political action committees controlled by Del. Adrian Boafo (D-Prince George’s) and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn joined forces with a third PAC in the final days of this year’s election to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to Dan Osborn, the independent U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska who came close to ousting the heavily favored Republican incumbent. Josh Kurtz/Maryland Matters.
ALSOBROOKS RACE WAS ABOUT CONTROLLING SENATE, REPUBLICANS CAPTURED IT ANYWAY: Alsobrooks defeated former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan this week in what became the closest U.S. Senate race in Maryland in decades. But Republicans won back the majority — where Democrats held a slim, 51 to 49, edge for the last two years — by flipping at least four seats in other states, forcing Alsobrooks into the minority when she takes the oath of office in January. The Prince George’s County executive’s campaign made control of the Senate its primary talking point all summer and fall. Baltimore Sun Staff/The Baltimore Sun.
ELFRETH SAYS SHE WILL KEEP FIGHTING TO PROTECT MARYLANDER’S: After more than a year on the campaign trail, Congresswoman-elect Sarah Elfreth is ready for the real work to begin. Elfreth, a Democratic state senator who represents Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County, recalled feeling a “huge sense of relief” Tuesday night when she realized she had won the race for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties and all of Howard County. Elfreth, 36, will replace outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, also a Democrat. Natalie Jones/Baltimore Sun.
UNDER ARMOUR ABOUT TO PAY $434 MILLION SECURITIES SETTLEMENT: Under Armour has two weeks to pay $434 million into an escrow account, the fund to repay potentially thousands of stockholders who lost money from the company’s alleged scheme to mask declining sales. “It will go down as a top-50 securities fraud settlement ever in the United States,” investors’ attorney Robert Henssler Jr. told the judge. “This result is nothing short of historic.” The amount also ranks as the second-largest securities settlement ever in Maryland, attorneys for the investors told the judge. Tim Prudente/The Baltimore Banner.
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8th SOLAR FARM PROPOSAL FILED FOR CARROLL FARMLAND: Proposals to build new solar-generating facilities on agricultural land in Carroll County are moving ahead, including a new application filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission on Wednesday. Elk Development filed an application for a Brown Road Solar Project on Wednesday, asking to build a 3.0-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility in Carroll County, the commission spokesperson said. Sherry Greenfield/The Baltimore Sun.
DOOR DASH PARTNERS WITH RESTAURANTS TO AID IN KEY BRIDGE RECOVERY: Restaurants in Baltimore near the Francis Scott Key Bridge have faced serious struggles since the bridge collapsed last spring. To help ease those struggles, Gov. Wes Moore announced a new partnership between Door Dash and the Restaurant Association of Maryland. Aliza Worthington/Baltimore Fish Bowl.
B’MORE TO LEASE 10 MODERN STREET SWEEPERS FOR $10 MILLION: Under the latest permit, approved in 2021, at least 300 tons of debris must be removed from the runoff going into storm drains each year. To stay in compliance, DPW is contracting with an Ohio company to supply a dozen new, state-of-the-art sweepers for the next 21 months at a cost of $9,961,000. The contract follows intense criticism of harsh and “inhumane” working conditions at DPW. Mark Reutter/The Baltimore Brew.
SOME MO CO RESIDENTS RECEIVE RACIST TEXT MESSAGES: Some Montgomery County residents have received text messages including racist threats that have plagued several states, according to an email from Montgomery County Public Schools sent to families, students and staff Thursday afternoon. Ashlyn Campbell/MoCo 360.
- The Office of the Attorney General is asking victims of racist text messages to come forward. Officials say there have been multiple reports of racist text messages sent to Black Marylanders from an unknown sender or senders. Dominick Philippe-Auguste/WMAR- TV.
PROPOSED IMPACT FEES NOT ENOUGH TO COVER COSTS IN HARFORD: Impact fees are one-time fees paid to the county by developers building new residential structures and can only be used to fund school site acquisition, school construction or school renovations. The revenue from fees cannot be used to cover school operating expenses such as salaries for new teachers. Matt Hubbard/The Baltimore Sun.
ANNAPOLIS CITY DOCK FLOOD PLAN COULD BE DELAYED DUE TO LAWSUIT: A development plan that would address flooding issues at City Dock in Annapolis could face delays after an anonymous group filed a lawsuit to stop the project, city council officials said Tuesday. The City Dock Action Committee (CDAC) unveiled the nearly $60 million plan in November 2023 to address rising sea levels. JT Moodee Lockman/WJZ-TV.
