Maryland Politics: January 15, 2006 - January 21, 2006
Lt. Gov. Schaefer???
One of the hottest games of the moment in Annapolis is trying to tease out the names of potential running mates for the candidates for governor. Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley has already tapped Prince George's Del. Anthony Brown. That...
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January 21, 2006; 8:29 AM ET |
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Gay Marriage--Beyond the Politics
As lawmakers and jurists across Annapolis geared up for the aftermath of a judge's ruling Friday that struck down a 1973 law banning same sex marriage, the result was far more personal for a College Park couple who cheered it...
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January 20, 2006; 11:17 PM ET |
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The Perks of Incumbency
When Montgomery County's Democratic legislative caucus--basically all but one of the county's lawmakers in Annapolis--meets on Sunday, delegates, senators and council members plan to discuss the upcoming elections, Del. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. wrote to fellow delegates this week. Elected...
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January 20, 2006; 5:56 PM ET |
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Same-Sex Politics
A Baltimore judge's ruling this morning that invalidates the state law defining marriage as a union between a man and woman hasn't prompted a rush to the county clerk. After all, Circuit Judge Brooke Murdock stayed her own ruling, pending...
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January 20, 2006; 1:25 PM ET |
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Schaefer on Duncan
Comptroller William Donald Schaefer reaffirmed his support for Montgomery County Executive's Douglas M. Duncan's bid for the Democratic nomination for governor this morning, but refused to say whether he would support Duncan in a general election match up against...
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January 20, 2006; 11:59 AM ET |
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Get Dangerous, The Sequel
Whenever Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. finds himself in front of a business group, he is quick to point out that they have been backing the wrong team for a generation. So it was this afternoon, when Ehrlich addressed the...
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January 19, 2006; 6:26 PM ET |
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Slots Again
Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. announced yesterday he plans to wade back into the contentious debate over slot machine gambling, submitting a bill that is similar to those he's offered in past years. Ehrlich has been clear that he...
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January 19, 2006; 6:13 PM ET |
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Duncan's Dough
Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan's relatives are putting their best possible spin on this week's campaign finance reports that shows Duncan trailing his opponent for the Democratic nomination for governor, Baltimore Mayor Martin J. O'Malley, in the race for...
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January 19, 2006; 12:39 PM ET |
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Forward
Do you want your state to move backwards? Didn't think so. Fortunately for the good citizens of Maryland and Virginia, your very different governors feel exactly the same way. Both have used strikingly similar language in recent days to boldly...
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January 19, 2006; 10:36 AM ET |
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Motivational Speaking
The Christmas wreaths and greens have disappeared from the governor's mansion, but the doors leading to the State House offices of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.'s senior aides have been decorated to mark a different season: the spirited legislative session...
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January 18, 2006; 6:28 PM ET |
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Curran's Currency
As annual campaign finance reports roll in today, most of the attention is on the big money, governor's race. But the reports offer some hints as to what's going to happen in some other contests, as well. Consider the attorney...
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January 18, 2006; 11:58 AM ET |
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Why can't Maryland's greens attract blacks?
Looking around the packed Environmental Legislative Summit in downtown Annapolis this week, African Americans in the room were more scarce than oysters in the bay. Among what organizers said were 300 attendees, fewer than a dozen were black. The conference's...
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January 18, 2006; 10:04 AM ET |
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Duncan Trails Opponents
When Doug Duncan files his annual campaign finance report this morning, he'll show $1.36 million on hand for the race ahead. That compares with more than $4 million his Democratic opponent, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley , will show in his...
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January 17, 2006; 9:50 PM ET |
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Spending a Surplus
With a news conference practically every day rolling out another spending initiative, there was little suspense when Gov. Bob Ehrlich delivered his $29 billion budget this morning. Still the Republican governor did manage to surprise Democrats with the budget's pace...
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January 17, 2006; 2:10 PM ET |
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Some Wal-Mart humor
The tone on the Maryland Senate floor has been pretty intense and pretty partisan in the session's opening days, so Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer decided today to inject a little humor -- at his own expense. Kasemeyer (D-Baltimore County) reminded...
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January 17, 2006; 12:16 PM ET |
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MLK with the RNC
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman joined Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele at the Hope Christian Church in Lanham today to pay tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. And while Steele stuck mostly to personal reflections on the civil rights leader,...
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January 16, 2006; 4:22 PM ET |
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O'Malley's Millions
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley is entering the 2006 election year with more than $4 million in the bank, aides to the Democratic candidate for governor said this afternoon. A spokeswoman for Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan, O'Malley's Democratic rival,...
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January 15, 2006; 5:20 PM ET |
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