Maryland Politics: January 7, 2007 - January 13, 2007
Keeping Kopp?
The process to select a state treasurer has begun, but despite an earlier push for a Prince George's County candidate, few lawmakers expect that current treasurer Nancy K. Kopp will lose her spot. House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel)...
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Phyllis Jordan
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January 13, 2007; 7:42 AM ET |
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Ask the Reporter
What are the chances for slot machine gambling? A smoking ban? More education money for the Washington suburbs? the ICC? The Post's State House reporter John Wagner answered these and other questions about the Maryland General Assembly and Gov.-elect. Martin...
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Phyllis Jordan
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January 11, 2007; 10:01 AM ET |
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Cabinet Choices: Slowly but Surely
Six days before he takes office, Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley is announcing two more nominees today: a health-care policy expert popular with lawmakers and a top environmental official from the previous Democratic administration. The announcements of John M. Colmers as secretary...
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January 11, 2007; 6:27 AM ET |
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O'Malley Greeted by Large Audience, ICC Opponents
Even Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley seemed taken aback by the size of the audience that greeted him last night on the first stop of a pre-inaugural tour. A crowd that swelled to more than 750 people came to a town-hall style...
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January 10, 2007; 8:02 AM ET |
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Welcome to Annapolis
With the return of the Maryland General Assembly today, the Post and, by extension, the Maryland Moment has a new reporting team in place. Veteran reporter John Wagner, who covered Martin O'Malley's gubernatorial campaign so ably last fall, will be...
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January 10, 2007; 8:00 AM ET |
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One-Party Party
After four years doing battle with outgoing Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R), jubilant Democrats basked in their return to power in Annapolis yesterday with a lovefest on the eve of the General Assembly session. "Think of the collegiality in...
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January 10, 2007; 6:34 AM ET |
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Her Honor, the First Lady
Maryland's soon-to-be first lady, Catherine Curran O'Malley, is sticking with her plan to stay on the bench once her husband is sworn in as governor. O'Malley, a district court judge in Baltimore, spoke publicly about her intentions during the summer,...
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January 8, 2007; 10:56 AM ET |
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