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Eye Opener: The race to fill Senate seats
A few government and politics headlines for Friday.
Garagiola to resign; who’s the next senator up?
Sen. Robert A. Garagiola, the Maryland Senate's majority leader since 2011, plans to resign from elected office on Sept. 1, according to a press release sent by his office.
Eye Opener: Senate majority leader says he’ll resign
A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.
Eye Opener: O’Malley could create gambling commission
A spokeswoman for Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday that the announcement of a special legislative session — likely the week of May 14 — could come in the next day […]
State Democrats coalesce behind Delaney
ANNAPOLIS — Democrats got behind their nominee Wednesday to take on Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, after strong backing by the state‘s Democratic establishment for state Sen. Rob Garagiola wasn’t enough to […]
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. […]
Hoyer endorses Garagiola in U.S. House race
GERMANTOWN — State Sen. Rob Garagiola is getting support in his congressional campaign from Maryland‘s highest-ranking Democratic U.S. House member. Rep. Steny Hoyer said Wednesday he’s endorsing his fellow Democrat […]
Senate moves to exempt Maryland family farms from estate tax
A bipartisan group of Senate leaders is backing legislation that would exempt family farms from Maryland‘s estate tax. “When someone who owns a farm passes, so often the farm is […]
Analysis: Email attacks against Garagiola don’t hold up
WASHINGTON — Sixth District Democratic congressional candidate Rob Garagiola never shared cases with notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to their law firm. Moreover, public information used in political attacks on […]
Mooney out, Afzali in for 6th District race
Maryland Republican Party Chairman Alex Mooney said Tuesday he will not run for Congress in the state‘s 6th District and has endorsed incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. Separately, freshman Republican Del. Kathy […]
Trachtenberg drops out of 6th District race
ANNAPOLIS — Democrat Duchy Trachtenberg has dropped out of the race for Maryland‘s 6th District Congressional seat due to health reasons. Trachtenberg announced Wednesday that she is withdrawing because of […]
Bartlett steps up fundraising for House race
FREDERICK — U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he’s stepping up fundraising for a re-election bid now that a court has dismissed a challenge to the redistricting map that made Maryland‘s […]
