Regina Holmes, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup: Moore, Lierman, Brown make history; Cox mum on conceding to Moore; getting lit in Maryland; Harris beats Mizeur; Trone-Parrott race a squeaker

Moore, Lierman, Brown make historic wins; Dan Cox mum on conceding to Moore; getting lit in Maryland; in congressional races: Harris beats Mizeur; Trone-Parrott race a squeaker.

Wes Moore becomes Maryland first Black governor

Wes Moore, a best-selling author, Rhodes Scholar and Afghan war veteran who has never held elected office, was chosen Tuesday as the 63rd governor of Maryland and the first African American to hold the state’s highest office.

Maryland legalizes recreational marijuana

Question four on the Maryland ballot passed easily, which means Marylanders 21 years and older can expect to legally use, carry and grow recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2023.

Anthony Brown elected new Maryland attorney general

Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown, a longtime Maryland political figure, was elected Tuesday as the state’s new attorney general, taking the place of Democrat Brian Frosh, who retired after holding the position for the past seven years.

Lierman declares victory as Maryland’s first woman chief financial officer

BY EMMETT GARTNER BALTIMORE— Baltimore City Del. Brooke Lierman, a civil rights attorney and longtime activist, declared victory in the race for comptroller Tuesday night. If Leirman wins, she will become the first woman elected to the position in Maryland’s history....

Democracy’s future worries some voters

Maryland voters participating in the first major election since the Jan. 6 insurrection are expressing concerns about the state of American democracy, but what Democrats and Republicans worry about differs significantly.

National Guard, federal security agencies on watch against election interference

Officials told reporters on Friday that the guard is working with the U.S. Cyber Command, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and federal and local law enforcement to detect and prevent election interference.

Democracy, inflation, political dissatisfaction drives Marylanders to polls

Although the diversity of candidates on the Democratic side of the ticket attracted some, others were more excited about the plans Wes Moore, lieutenant governor candidate Aruna Miller, comptroller candidate Brooke Lierman and Anthony Brown, running for attorney general, had for the state.

State Roundup: Biden in Bowie; Moores mostly ignored water bills; Baltimore city pension may come earlier for elected officials; and former Del. Sheila Hixson dies

Biden makes a pre-election bid in Bowie; Moores mostly ignored water bills; Baltimore city pension may come earlier for elected officials; and trail-blazing former Del. Sheila Hixson dies at 89.

President Biden rallies in Maryland in last minute push for Democrats

President Joe Biden, stomping here at a rally for the state’s Democratic candidates on the eve of Election Day, stressed the importance of voter turnout and the dangers of giving the power back to the Republican party.

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