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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. David Trone spoke at a candidates' forum in March.
In the US Senate primary, will the Baltimore region decide the winner?
Winning an election is all about numbers. Where will Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates find their votes?
Voters can’t ask for a re-do if they’ve already voted, state elections officials are reminding voters.
No, you can’t cast another ballot just because a candidate dropped out
Elections officials are reminding voters that if they’ve already submitted a signed ballot via mail or a dropbox, or voted during early voting, that action is final. Even if a candidate has said they no longer want the job.
Callum Robinson, an alum of Stevenson University in Baltimore County, was one of three people found killed near the township of Santo Tomás in Mexico on Friday.
Former Stevenson, pro lacrosse player Callum Robinson found dead in Mexico
Robinson, a native of Australia, his brother Jake and their friend Jack Carter Rhoad went missing last weekend on a camping and surfing trip on Mexico’s Baja California coast.
Olympic and world champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, who grew up in Montgomery County, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday.
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 4 with Maryland ties
Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and politician, philanthropist Michael Bloomberg and astrophysicist Jane Rigby will be honored at the White House on Friday.
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Banner political notes: Dixon and Scott endorsements; tax sale update; the governor’s gifts
Mayor Brandon Scott, for the fourth consecutive year, has removed owner-occupied properties from the annual tax sale list, his office said Wednesday.
The leading Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate for Maryland in 2024 are U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
Trone loans more to his US Senate campaign, topping $57 million
Both David Trone and Angela Alsobrooks have made an issue about how their opponent funds their campaign, in what is likely to be the most expensive race in state history.
Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
Race for Maryland House seat turns negative with new ad
A leading candidate in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District released an ad this week negatively targeting his top opponent.
Retired U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, left, and Angela Alsobrooks pose for pictures along with other politicians. Mikulski announced her support for Alsobrooks in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate during a fundraiser for Alsobrooks at Guilford Hall Brewery in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
In US Senate race, Alsobrooks picks up support from retired Sen. Mikulski
In the contested Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, candidate Angela Alsobrooks picked up support from the only other woman who has held the job in Maryland: Barbara A. Mikulski.
The leading Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate for Maryland in 2024 are U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
In US Senate race, Trone turns negative on Alsobrooks in new ad
As in-person voting approaches, the top Democratic candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat are getting chippy over a new ad from David Trone that criticizes Angela Alsobrooks.
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Political notes: AFRO goes for Alsobrooks, Scott; Elections board member dies; Moore pops up in Senate race
Baltimore’s historic Black newspaper endorses Scott, Alsobrooks and others
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Political notes: 1st District City Council candidates face off at forum; Moore gets pressure to veto
Baltimore voters in the city’s 1st District got a taste of the three council candidates running to represent them Thursday night when the contenders met for a debate ahead of what may be Baltimore’s most competitive City Council election.
The leading Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate for Maryland in 2024 are U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
US Senate candidates Trone, Alsobrooks face off in first — and only? — TV debate
The top Democrats running for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat engaged in their first televised debate in Baltimore on Friday, which may prove to be the only televised matchup ahead of primary election day.
A composite photo of candidates for the 3rd Congressional District in Maryland (from left): Mark S. Chang, Harry Dunn, Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam.
Former cop Harry Dunn leads fundraising in Central Maryland congressional race
The district includes all of Howard County, the central and northern parts of Anne Arundel County and a small portion of Carroll County.
Leading candidates for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2024 are, from left: U.S. Rep David Trone, a Democrat; former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican; and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
Maryland’s U.S. Senate race is among the most expensive in the nation
Democrat David Trone shells out $40 million of his own money, while a Republican megadonor launches a super PAC for former Gov. Larry Hogan.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, talks about the impasses in selecting a new speaker Thursday at his office on Capitol Hill.
Andy Harris breaks with hard-liners, says US should ‘front’ Key Bridge funds
Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, said he thinks it’s acceptable for the federal government to front the money for the bridge while pursuing payment from liable parties.
Del. Shaneka Henson, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, sits in the Maryland State House during sine die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024.
Ethics panel asks Anne Arundel delegate to apologize for conflict of interest
Del. Shaneka Henson has been urged by an ethics panel to apologize for discussing state funding for a nonprofit organization that paid her to be its legal adviser.
Two men stand next to each other and one speaks into a podium microphone.
Maryland’s Congressional delegation pushing for Key Bridge funding
Maryland’s delegation on Capitol Hill is preparing legislation that would ensure that the federal government pays the full cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River two weeks ago.
Del. C.T. Wilson (left) fist bumps Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo in the Maryland State House during sine die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight on sine die is dead and lawmakers will need to address it next year.
Here’s what your Maryland lawmakers did this year
The last bills have been considered, the last amendments have been offered and the final votes have been taken. Here’s what Maryland lawmakers did — and did not — do during their 90-day General Assembly session this year.
Sen. Anthony Muse (front left) takes a call in the Maryland State House during sine die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight is defeated for the year.
Maryland lawmakers wrap work after budget dispute, fatal bridge collapse
Heading into the final hours of the final day Monday, legislators were closer to resolving questions about the long-term future of Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course and financial aid for Baltimore's port workers.
Gov. Wes Moore and President Joe Biden walk out for a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters in Dundalk on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Gov. Moore reflects on the moment he learned the bridge collapsed and the road ahead
“I mean, that moment still takes my breath away,” Moore said of first seeing the empty place where the Key Bridge had stood.
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