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2 days ago · BY Josh Kurtz - November 10, 2024. Immigration groups brace for a second Trump administration. BY Ariana Figueroa - November 10, 2024. Half of ‘extreme’ school board candidates targeted by Md. Democratic Party win their races. BY William J. Ford - November 8, 2024. Moore pledges to work with Trump administration, vows to push back when ...
2024 Voter Guide - Maryland Matters
Voting is the cornerstone of democracy, and this year Marylanders have a lot of important decisions to make when casting their ballots — from the very top of the ticket to the bottom. The November election will feature the presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, eight U.S. House races, judicial retention elections and a referendum on whether to …
Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
Oct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the monetary threshold […]
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Nov 6, 2024 · Marylanders have been hard at work campaigning – in Pennsylvania, the swing state next door. BY: Capital News Service - November 5, 2024. Deep-blue Maryland doesn’t present much of a contest in the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, so Democrats and Republicans alike in the state have been heading north of the border to campaign ...
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Oct 31, 2024 · We see the effects of hunger every day. Investing in Maryland farmers is a win for all. BY: Meg Kimmel - October 29, 2024. Hunger doesn’t happen because we don’t have enough food. Farmers often have to dump what they can't sell. But an innovative federal is helping bridge the gap between farm and hungry families, Meg Kimmel writes.
Poll: Economic pressures drive opinions on state government and …
Oct 8, 2024 · The poll is the first from the new Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Part one of the survey asked voters their opinions on the economy, the direction of the state and Gov. Wes Moore’s job performance two years into his term. It is a first look at how state residents feel about taxes and government months ...
Gov & Politics Archives - Maryland Matters
Nov 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning was projected by The Associated Press to have captured enough votes in the Electoral College to win the presidency. The first-ever convicted felon elected to the Oval Office, Trump by 8 a.m. Eastern had won four of the vital seven swing states in which he and the Democratic ...
New Maryland Law Will Expand Adolescents’ Access to Mental Health …
Jun 14, 2021 · Following contentious debate during the 2021 legislative session, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) has allowed a bill to let minors as young as 12-years-old to seek mental and emotional health care without their parent or guardians’ consent to become law. “There are so many young people who have struggled with depression, who’ve had ...
The key to Maryland’s growth is not austerity
Sep 3, 2024 · Maryland’s economy continues to produce one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7%, yet our economy is not growing as it should due to high cost of housing, long commutes and young workers leaving the state as a result. Maryland’s budget is facing a huge shortfall in the next fiscal year, as federal COVID-19 relief has ...
Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come - Maryland Matters
Oct 25, 2021 · Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come. By: Josh Kurtz - October 25, 2021 7:00 am. Change is coming to the Maryland State House and to the state’s overall political dynamic. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. As he agonized in recent weeks over whether to seek a third term in 2022, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) told associates that he didn’t want ...
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