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WEB3 days ago · By Capital News Service | October 2, 2024 | Election | 0 |. When discussions finished at a local town hall, Michael Riker, 61, grabbed his home-designed palm cards and hustled to the door. Dressed in an oversized gray suit and sporting a yellow tie with “We the People” printed on it, Riker stumped for votes mainly by commiserating with ...
Maryland Senate candidates Hogan and Alsobrooks face off in …
WEB1 day ago · By JACK BOWMAN. OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The issue of Republican Senate hopeful Larry Hogan’s party allegiance took center stage in the first, and perhaps only, debate with Democratic opponent Angela Alsobrooks on Thursday. As he has throughout his campaign, Hogan, who moderator Chuck Todd mentioned was recruited to run by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, spent much of the ...
State Roundup: Md. hits hospital emergency threshold as Omicron cases ...
WEBDec 24, 2021 · MERRY CHRISTMAS: We’re taking the next week off. State Roundup will return next Friday morning, New Year’s Eve for the final roundup of the year. COVID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS TRIGGER HOGAN’S EMERGENCY PLAN: Maryland’s number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations have exceeded the threshold set forth in a recent order by the Maryland Department of Health. Measures being […]
STATE ROUNDUP: SENATE DEBATE CIVIL THEN SNIPPY; MD LAW …
WEB1 day ago · U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES FRAME ELECTION NARRATIVE WITH SNIPPY DEBATE: Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) stuck relentlessly to their messages Thursday during what is likely to be the lone televised debate of the Maryland Senate election — and each frequently accused the other of misrepresenting their records. Josh […]
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WEBOct 2, 2024 · When discussions finished at a local town hall, Michael Riker, 61, grabbed his home-designed palm cards and hustled to the door. Dressed in an oversized gray suit and sporting a yellow tie with “We the People” printed on it, Riker stumped for votes mainly by commiserating with disgruntled attendees.
State Roundup: Most Marylanders support enshrining abortion …
WEB3 days ago · MOST MARYLANDERS SUPPORT ENSHRINING ABORTION RIGHTS: Maryland voters are poised to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state constitution, with 69% of voters saying they will support it and just 21% opposed, according to a poll released Wednesday. The abortion question has also “played a front and center role” in the contest for Senate, where the poll shows Prince George’s ...
State Roundup: Almost a million Marylanders remain unvaxxed; …
WEBSep 30, 2021 · 900,000 MARYLANDERS REMAIN UNVAXXED: While Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination metrics are better than that of most states with about 84% of residents partially vaccinated and about 60% fully vaccinated-significant outreach and education must be a continued priority as about 900,000 Marylanders still are unvaccinated, Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan told Bryan Renbaum of ...
Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative …
WEBNov 19, 2021 · In the General Assembly, the ratio gets much larger with 41 percent female and 59 percent male. And when looking at the state Senate separately, the ratio gets larger again, with twice the number of male senators as female senators. The House is most representative of Maryland as a whole, with 56 percent male and 44 percent female.
Maryland General Assembly closes 2022 session with sweeping …
WEBApr 12, 2022 · Senate President Bill Ferguson, D-Baltimore, watches confetti rain down around him as the Maryland General Assembly legislative session ends at midnight Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Joe Ryan/Capital News Service) ANNAPOLIS — The 2022 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up late Monday with lawmakers pushing a handful of bills across the finish line ...
State ends 2021 with surplus, but some Marylanders struggle
WEBSep 30, 2021 · By RACHEL LOGAN Capital News Service. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has ended its 2021 fiscal year with $2.5 billion in unassigned funds that Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, hopes to reinvest in those still struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The extra revenue is anticipated to continue with nearly $1 billion increases to general fund revenue estimates for 2022 and 2023.