Mike DeBonis on Local Politics Archive: Maryland
Local Mega Millions winner could mean windfall for ailing governments
Tonight, some lucky person might win the $355 million Mega Million multi-state lottery jackpot, which is sold in the District, Maryland and Virginia, among other states. And while thousands of people across the region are lining up to buy...
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Mike DeBonis
| January 4, 2011; 4:10 PM ET |
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Maryland, The District, Virginia
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Montgomery government campaigns in election, drawing lawsuit
An interesting spectacle is developing in Montgomery County in the long-running debate over whether to levy ambulance fees there. Because fee opponents managed at the 11th hour to get the question put on Tuesday's ballots, that has left the county...
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Mike DeBonis
| October 29, 2010; 7:04 PM ET |
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Maryland, Montgomery County
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Kane skipping debate to attend 'Red Mass'
Maryland gubernatorial combatants Martin O'Malley (D) and Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) have finally agreed to debate this month. But a debate between their running mates that had been scheduled for Sunday will not be happening. As first reported by...
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Mike DeBonis
| October 1, 2010; 6:14 PM ET |
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Bob Ehrlich, Martin O'Malley, Mary Kane, Maryland, Maryland Governor 2010
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Behold Bob Ehrlich's fake news clips
If you haven't read John Wagner's piece from earlier this week on Bob Ehrlich's "faux news" YouTube clips -- featuring TV reporter turned campaign flack Andy Barth -- you should. And if you haven't seen the latest iteration --...
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Mike DeBonis
| June 24, 2010; 2:59 PM ET |
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In praise of boring license plates
In my column thingy today, I take a look at the new Maryland license plates and wonder whether the most ubiquitous pieces of state-sponsored public art -- potentially hundreds of thousands of 6-inch-by-12-inch metal canvases -- are too important...
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Mike DeBonis
| June 18, 2010; 6:00 PM ET |
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Sheriff Michael Jackson: Still tough on unwitting accomplices
Prince George's County Sheriff Michael Jackson, now running for county executive, appeared on WAMU-FM's Kojo Nnamdi Show on Friday. There he was asked once again about a topic still very much on the minds of county voters: his department's...
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Mike DeBonis
| June 2, 2010; 5:55 PM ET |
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Maryland, Michael Jackson, Prince George's County, Rushern Baker
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