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Elijah Cummings lies in repose; visitors pay respects
Mourners, constituents and other well-wishers paid respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday as his body lay in repose at a historically black college in Baltimore ahead of the first in a series of services.
Sarbanes, Democrats urge sweeping reforms to boost voting access
House Democrats are unveiling a comprehensive elections and ethics reform package that targets what they call a "culture of corruption in Washington" and aims to reduce the role of money in politics.
State’s congressional incumbents cruise to victories
Maryland's eight members of Congress have all been nominated to serve new terms.
Special help for a special session
At least Gov. Martin O’Malley hasn’t lost his sense of humor about things. After the General Assembly ended with leftover business and a “doomsday” budget with $500 million in cuts […]
6th District brawl main event in House races
WASHINGTON — Candidates in Maryland‘s 6th Congressional District focused their last-minute campaigning mainly on Montgomery and Frederick counties Tuesday as voters went to the polls to choose their parties’ nominees. […]
Maryland lawmakers push against fundraising ruling
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Democratic Reps. Christopher Van Hollen and John Sarbanes are joining Democratic state lawmakers in pushing for a U.S. constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United […]
Sarbanes re-introduces environmental education bill in Congress
WASHINGTON — Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes says he has reintroduced the No Child Left Inside Act to strengthen environmental education in schools nationwide. Sarbanes said Thursday that the act is […]
O’Malley to sign Holocaust disclosure bill
Gov. Martin O’Malley will sign into law Thursday a measure that will require the French national railroad to disclose its role in the Holocaust so a subsidiary can bid on […]
Jay Perman sworn in as president of University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jay Perman was sworn in as the sixth president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, former State Senator Francis X. Kelly Jr. and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake spoke at the inauguration ceremony.
6 Md. House members re-elected
On the Democratic side, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has won a fifth term in the 2nd district; John Sarbanes has won a third term in the 3rd; Donna Edwards has won […]
