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Moore signs protections for judges’ personal information in wake of fatal shooting
May 10, 2024 -

Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law new privacy protections for judges and their families, which the legislature passed unanimously after Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot to death outside his home in October. The late judge’s wife, Stephanie Wilkinson, and their two children sat front row for a bill signing ceremony at the State House in Annapolis.

Read More: The Daily Record
Md. US Senate race causing division among Prince George’s Co. leaders
May 10, 2024 -

The increasingly negative U.S. Senate primary race between David Trone and Angela Alsobrooks is leading to greater division and hard feelings in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Most of the elected leaders at the county and state level have endorsed Alsobrooks, but those who haven’t are increasingly vocal about it.

 

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Mayor Scott promised to change Baltimore. The job has changed him.
May 10, 2024 -

Mayor Brandon Scott rubs his temples from behind the mayor’s desk as Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley runs through the week’s shootings and homicides.

Read More: Baltimore Banner
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Maryland early voting ends quietly ahead of Tuesday’s primary election
May 10, 2024 -

The trickle of voters who kicked off early in-person voting last week seemed to continue Thursday as the last day to cast a ballot in person before Tuesday’s primary drew to a close. By Thursday afternoon, almost 150,000 Marylanders had cast early in-person votes, compared to the 178,000 who voted early in the 2022 primary, according to Jared DeMarinis, Maryland’s election administrator.

 

Read More: The Baltimore Sun
Trone and Alsobrooks speak to WTOP about issues facing Maryland and the Senate
May 9, 2024 -

There’s less than a week to go before primary day in Maryland — and the top two candidates in a crowded Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Cardin could be locked in a closer race than many public polls indicate. And while early voting is already underway, both leading candidates — Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. David Trone — acknowledge there are still many Democrats undecided about who they ultimately want to vote for.

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit seeking to halt Maryland’s elections
May 9, 2024 -

A federal judge in Baltimore dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt the 2024 election in Maryland. The lawsuit filed earlier this year by two organizations alleged that the Maryland State Board of Elections violated state and federal election law as well as the Maryland Public Information Act.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Carroll officials to discuss using state cannabis sale proceeds for local agencies
May 9, 2024 -

During the Board of County Commissioners’ regular weekly meeting Thursday, officials are expected to decide on how to use tax revenue from the sale of recreational cannabis. Maryland imposes a 9% state sales tax on adult-use cannabis, and per a state statute, 35% of the proceeds are allocated to the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund, which is intended to support communities disproportionately affected by the enforcement of laws banning cannabis.

Read More: The Baltimore Sun
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The whole world is watching
May 8, 2024 -

All of a of a sudden, the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland — plus the prospect of a juicy general election featuring former Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who is catnip to national pundits — is the most interesting story in U.S. politics. For national political reporters, the story has irresistible if obvious elements — namely the historic nature of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ candidacy, along with the jaw-dropping spending of U.S. Rep. David Trone. Not to mention the primary has become decidedly snippy, with undeniable implications for the fall, as Democrats become increasingly panicked about the prospects of holding the Senate.

Read More: Maryland Matters
In the US Senate primary, will the Baltimore region decide the winner?
May 8, 2024 -

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stood in a West Baltimore park under cloudy skies, gripping a microphone that only worked intermittently, and laid out the geography of the race to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. “We saw back in 2022, the road to Annapolis, it runs through Baltimore,” he said to scattered applause from the crowd. “And so does the road to Capitol Hill. It runs through Baltimore.” The governor handed over the mic to his chosen candidate in the Senate race, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who predicted: “Victory will be ours.”

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
Alsobrooks tells supporters she’s ‘on course to win’ Democratic Senate nomination
May 8, 2024 -

Janice Turner calmly walked toward St. John Baptist Church in Columbia ready to cast her ballot Monday during early voting in Maryland’s primary election. Before the Columbia resident voted, she chatted with Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) and received a lime-green Alsobrooks wristband. Turner gladly accepted it and strapped it around her left wrist.

Read More: Maryland Matters

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