Maryland Reporter

State Roundup: John Teichert pulls out of U.S. Senate race, backs Larry Hogan; U.S. House Democrats push for more foreign aid; Adrienne Jones releases ‘decency agenda’ video

State Roundup: John Teichert pulls out of U.S. Senate race, backs Larry Hogan; U.S. House Democrats push for more foreign aid; Adrienne Jones releases ‘decency agenda’ video

The field of Republicans vying for U.S. Senate just got a little smaller as one of the leading candidates for the GOP nomination departs the race and endorses former Gov. Larry Hogan. John Teichert, a retired Air Force General, will announce he is ending the campaign he began last October and throwing his support behind Hogan, who was a surprise entry at the filing deadline last Friday.

State Roundup: Delaney, Elfreth, Lam top fundraisers in House races; prosecutor praises juvenile justice bills; M. Mosby blames mortgage broker

State Roundup: Delaney, Elfreth, Lam top fundraisers in House races; prosecutor praises juvenile justice bills; M. Mosby blames mortgage broker

Testimony in Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud case wrapped up today as prosecutors took their last opportunity to challenge the defendant on her central narrative: That she relied on others when she failed to disclose on mortgage application forms, under penalty of perjury, the $69,000 federal tax debt that she and her then-husband – Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby – shared.

State roundup: New Sun owner bashes schools, politicians; Black Caucus targets lowering drug costs

State roundup: New Sun owner bashes schools, politicians; Black Caucus targets lowering drug costs

Standing in a conference room of a downtown office tower, new Baltimore Sun owner David D. Smith started sharing opinions with his staff. He said Freddie Gray’s 2015 death and the subsequent prosecution of Baltimore Police officers left the department unwilling to do its job. Graduates of Baltimore City Schools were destined to be welfare recipients for the rest of their lives, products of an “inner city lifestyle.” And Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones are scared of what Smith’s area TV station, WBFF Fox 45, could do to them.

State Roundup: State Elections Board member quits after arrest on Jan. 6 charges; federal appeals court to hear Md. gun case; ‘No Labels’ group will be on ballot

State Roundup: State Elections Board member quits after arrest on Jan. 6 charges; federal appeals court to hear Md. gun case; ‘No Labels’ group will be on ballot

A top Maryland elections official resigned Thursday after his arrest this week on multiple charges that he participated in the U.S. Capitol attack, during which he allegedly encouraged officers trying to disperse rioters to instead “join us.” Federal investigators allege that Carlos Ayala, 52 – wearing a “Stop the Steal” button on an American flag hoodie – scaled a police barricade on Jan. 6, 2021, while carrying a black flag that read “DEFEND” and depicted an M-16-style rifle.

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