GOV. MOORE VOWS TO FIND ‘COMMON GROUND’ WITH OR PUSH BACK ON TRUMP: Gov. Wes Moore (D) promised to work to “find common ground” with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, laying out four principles to guide his leadership of the deeply Democratic state as an administration he worked hard to keep out of office takes power. Erin Cox/The Washington Post.
- “We will vigorously defend the interests of all Marylanders, and we are ready to push back on this new White House when necessary,” Moore said. “But where we can find common ground, we will, not only as a matter of principle but as a responsibility to the people we represent.” The comments came during brief remarks at the start of a Cabinet meeting Friday in the State House, before reporters were ushered out of the room without the opportunity to ask questions. Steve Crane/Maryland Matters.
McCLAIN DELANEY WINS 6th CONGRESSIONAL HOUSE SEAT: Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland’s most competitive congressional race that came to focus on reproductive rights and the economy. Lea Skene/The Associated Press.
- Delaney declared victory Friday in a tight and often contentious race to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, as the ongoing count of mail-in ballots showed her with a widening lead over Republican Neil Parrott. Sapna Bansil/The Baltimore Banner.
- Parrott, a former state delegate who was running for the seat for the third election in a row, was vying to become the first Republican from one of those three westernmost counties to win the seat since Allegany County Republican J. Glenn Beall Jr. won it 54 years ago. Staff/The Baltimore Sun.
- Tuesday night showed McClain Delaney and Parrott in a neck-and-neck struggle. When counties across the state resumed canvassing additional mail-in votes on Thursday morning, the gap between two candidates was tight – separated by just over 300 votes. But by Friday afternoon, McClain Delaney’s lead jumped to nearly 10,000 – winning 51.18% of counted ballots to Parrott’s 48.61%. Katharine Wilson and Aidan Hughes of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
DESPITE BALLOT VICTORIES, ABORTION ACCESS REMAINS A QUESTION: Maryland was one of 10 states that had measures to protect abortion access on the ballot during the presidential election and one of seven to pass it. But what does it mean when states have an appetite to preserve abortion access while the country ushers in a new administration for President-elect Donald Trump, who has previously flaunted appointing the U.S. Supreme Court justices instrumental in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2021? Hannah Gaskill/The Baltimore Sun.
WILL TRUMP KEEP WORD ON IVF? MARYLAND ALREADY HAS THE MANDATE: Candidate Donald Trump vowed, if elected, that the government would cover IVF treatment for all Americans or mandate that insurers pay for the costly medical service. Maryland is one of a handful of states that already has such health insurance mandates in place, where certain policies must cover the cost of IVF. Lorraine Mirabella/The Baltimore Sun.
WOMEN WONDER IF AMERICA WILL EVER ELECT A WOMAN PRESIDENT: When will – if ever – Americans elect a woman president? Maryland women air their views. John John Williams/The Baltimore Banner.
A LOYAL DEM VOTING BLOCK FEELS BETRAYED: For many Black women, the Democratic Party’s most loyal voting bloc, the sting of Kamala Harris’ loss feels like a vote against them. John John Williams/The Baltimore Banner.
YOUNG VOTERS WHO GREW UP ON TRUMP RESIGNED TO HARRIS LOSS: Many college students at Morgan State, Towson and Johns Hopkins universities who voted for Kamala Harris were resigned to the possibility of Trump presidency months ago. Unlike college students in 2016, who organized walk-outs and cry-ins to cope with their shock at Donald Trump’s first presidential win, this generation of Democratic voters have had their teens and early 20s dominated by Trump politics. This time, they were determined to continue their days in a “business as usual” fashion. Ellie Wolfe/The Baltimore Banner.
LARRY HOGAN’s LOSS LIKELY JUST A BUMP IN THE ROAD: Sometimes a high-profile election loss spells the end of a political career. Other times, it’s just a bump in the road — and that may be the case for former Gov. Larry Hogan, who lost a U.S. Senate race to Democrat Angela Alsobrooks this week. Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
CONSERVATIVE SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES MAKE GAINS IN BLUE MARYLAND: Conservative school board candidates saw sweeping wins across Maryland this week, defying expectations in the largely blue state and solidifying the influence of the 1776 Project PAC, the Republican-aligned organization that endorsed 19 candidates statewide. Adam Hudacek of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
- Maryland Democratic Party Chair Ken Ulman said his party achieved its goal of informing voters about certain candidates in the nonpartisan contests who promote book bans, target marginalized students and support anti-inclusive policies. William Ford/Maryland Matters.
PRISONER STABS, SERIOUSLY WOUNDS TWO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS: A prisoner at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland stabbed two correctional officers, seriously wounding them, on Friday morning, according to the state corrections department. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services provided only basic details about the stabbing, which it is still investigating. Ben Conarck/The Baltimore Banner.
CITY COALITION CELEBRATES DEFEAT OF QUESTION H: The Baltimore City Not for Sale Coalition celebrated the historic defeat of Question H that would have cut the size of the city council during a rally on Thursday, as ’90s music blared from speakers and chants of “not for sale” filled the air of an abnormally warm autumn day. They had one message: they aren’t backing down. Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR-FM.
2nd B’MORE DPW WORKER DIES ON THE JOB: Solid waste worker Timothy Cartwell died after being fatally injured Friday morning while collecting trash in the alleyway of 1800 Baker St. according to a news release from the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Cartwell was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he later died. Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR-FM.
- Baltimore Police say Cartwell was injured when he became trapped between a garbage truck and a wooden light pole. Jessica Calefati/The Baltimore Banner.
- This is the second time the DPW has announced the passing of a worker in roughly three months. Back in August, Ronald Silver II, a trash collector, died from hyperthermia. Charlotte McAleer and Tori Yorgey/WBAL-TV News.
MARY PAT CLARKE, 1st WOMAN PRESIDENT OF B’MORE COUNCIL, DIES AT 83: The first woman elected to serve as president of the Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke, died Sunday morning. She was 83. Clarke, a Democrat, was elected to the council in 1975 from District 2, when the city had six districts with three council members each. She helped to pass measures that reduced school class sizes and protected tenants’ rights. As a council member, Clarke was known for her responsiveness, along with an energetic campaigning and governing style. Matt Hubbard/The Baltimore Sun.
- Clarke was the first to establish a tenant’s first right of refusal in Baltimore, a policy that gives renters a chance to buy the home they are living in when it hits the market, said Odette Ramos, who later strengthened the law as a councilmember. But Clarke fought on an array of issues, from pesticides to zoning law, Ramos added. Above all else, Ramos stressed Clarke’s gift for mentoring young city councilmembers, and the example she set as the first woman to win a citywide race in Baltimore. Ben Conarck/The Baltimore Banner.
