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Gansler: SCOTUS likely to chip away at reproductive rights in Mississippi case
@BryanRenbaum Former state attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler...
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Gansler says his primary-election defeat would benefit Republicans
Gansler emphasized that he has proven progressive bonafides, such as having been an early supporter of same-sex marriage and having embraced police reform before it was fashionable. However, Gansler noted that the nomination does not always go to the candidate who is most ideologically pure.
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Perez: Maryland Republicans should not emulate Youngkin’s campaign strategy
Maryland Republicans should be careful not to emulate the type of campaign Glenn Youngkin ran to get elected governor of Virginia if they want to have a chance of holding on to the governor’s mansion in 2022, former Democratic National Committee chair and gubernatorial candidate Tom Perez said.
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Van Hollen says he backs Biden’s openness to filibuster reform
“We need to reform the filibuster in order to make the Senate work,” Van Hollen told MarylandReporter.com. “I think it is vital that we pass the Freedom to Vote Act, which is the bill that would provide uniform national standards to protect people’s access to the ballot box.”
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MSEA president says the pandemic exacerbated teacher attrition
While attracting and retaining good teachers has always been difficult, the coronavirus pandemic has made the situation even more difficult as already overburdened educators are forced to take on even more responsibilities with fewer resources, according to the head of the state’s main teachers’ union.
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Maryland is the sixth most vaccinated state in the nation: Study
Maryland is well ahead of most of the states in the nation in terms of vaccinating its residents, according to a recent study.
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How would Hogan fare in a GOP presidential primary?
Gov. Larry Hogan has said he is not interested in running for U.S. Senate, however he has not ruled out running for president in 2024.
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Franchot: State employees should be ordered to get vaccinated
Comptroller and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Franchot said state employees should be required to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus just as most federal employees will soon be required to do under new rules recently announced by the Biden administration.
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Would overturning Roe v. Wade have any effect on abortion in Maryland?
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses precedent and strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion will remain legal in progressive-leaning states such as Maryland that are likely to choose to continue to allow the procedure, legal analysts confirmed to MarylandReporter.com.
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Perez: ‘I was proud to support Secretary Clinton in 2016’
Former Democratic National Committee chair and gubernatorial candidate Tom Perez said he has no regrets about having supported the 2016 presidential campaign of fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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DeMarco: Affordable Care Act is ‘here to stay’ following recent US Supreme Court ruling
With the U.S. Supreme Court now having rejected three legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is likely to remain codified in statute forever, one of Annapolis’ most well-known health care lobbyists said Friday.
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Maryland’s GOP lawmakers say they would back Schulz over Steele
Several of Maryland’s Republican lawmakers said that they would back state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz’s campaign for governor in a prospective primary contest between Schulz and former Lt. Gov. and former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele.
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