Dan Cox, hoping for a second chance at beating Wes Moore, seeks GOP nomination for governor; affordable housing faces community challenges of dislike of small lots and density; redistricting bill advances as House Dems rebuff Republican amendments.
Len Lazarick
State Roundup: House leadership shakeup; big dinners for lawmakers; final day of matching contributions
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Homicides down dramatically in PG and Baltimore; tension between Moore and legislature
FINAL DAYS OF NEWSMATCH FUNDRAISING: We are in the final three days of our annual NewsMatch fundraising drive. Every tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit news site by Wednesday night is matched by national and local donors. We are grateful to the 150 readers who...
State Roundup: W.Va. Guard member dies from D.C. attack; massive demand for holiday weed
AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO ONCE WORKED FOR CIA CHARGED IN D.C. AMBUSH; ONE GUARD MEMBER DIES: Federal prosecutors say the suspect in the targeted shooting that wounded National Guard members from West Virginia in Washington is an Afghan national who once worked with the CIA;...
state roundup: bwi, DC airports to cut flights by 10%; mid-decade redistricting poses more risk than reward, says ferguson; Federal lawsuit filed over fbi headquarters
BWI, REAGAN, NATIONAL AND DULLES FACING FAA FLIGHT CUTS: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will see a 10% cut in flights as part of federal plans to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown. So will Ronald Reagan Washington...
state roundup: MOORE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH $10 MILLION TO FOOD BANKS; STATE SEN. Attar FEDERALLY CHARGED IN BLACKMAIL SCHEME
MOORE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY, ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE TO FOOD BANKS: In lieu of covering the cost of SNAP benefits set to expire at the end of October, Moore is sending funds to food banks and partners statewide. Sarah Petrowich/WYPR. D.C. and...
state roundup: vanhollen, alsobrooks oppose bill to limit back pay for federal workers; fema help denied for western md; obamacare premiums to jump as congress deadlocks
WESTERN MD’s FINAL APPEAL FOR FEMA HELP DENIED: The Trump administration rejected the state’s final appeal for federal disaster relief for Western Maryland communities that are still recovering from May’s historic flash floods. Sapna Bansil/The Baltimore Banner. The...
E. Randolph Marriner: Serial entrepreneur and long-time gaming commissioner to be honored Wednesday
This column appears in the November issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Randy Marriner is a serial entrepreneur. After he made his initial nest egg in marketing with his Columbia firm 20 years ago, he took up real estate...
Thousands in Columbia join national “No Kings” protest against Trump
Several thousand demonstrators lined the streets of downtown Columbia Saturday as part of the “No Kings” rallies across the country protesting President Donald Trump and his actions. Republican politicians had sought to portray the demonstrators in advance as people...
state roundup: $1.75 BILLION IN state bonds sought; hold on health insurance for UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS; EHRLICH looked into joining Trump admin
PANEL RECOMMENDS $1.75 BILLION IN BONDS FOR NEW FISCAL YEAR: A key fiscal panel is recommending the state continue with a plan to borrow up to $1.75 billion for capital projects in the coming fiscal year, despite the potential for fiscal headwinds from the federal...
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