CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — With tires screeching and bodies flying, Marcus Martin shoved his fiancée out of the way of a car charging through a crowd of peaceful protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., […]
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Former NAACP Head, Ben Jealous to Run for Governor of Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former NAACP head Ben Jealous says he’s running for governor of Maryland. FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Jealous speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington […]
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Maryland High School Thrust into Immigration Debate
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland high school has been thrust into the national immigration debate after a 14-year-old student said she was raped in a bathroom there by two classmates, including one who authorities said came to the U.S. illegally from Central America. Plastic cups spell out Rockville Strong, at Rockville High School in […]
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Despite Black Caucus Challenges, Maryland Senate Confirms Lottery Director in 27-17 Vote
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate confirmed the state’s lottery director Monday night, more than 21 months after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan appointed him. The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 27-17 to confirm Gordon Medenica. (Courtesy Image/Logo Twitter) Some senators expressed confidence in his experience during hearings on his appointment. He was the director of the […]
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Maryland Lawmakers Expand Attorney General Powers to Resist Trump
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Fearful of President Donald Trump’s policies, the Maryland General Assembly empowered the state’s Democratic attorney general on Wednesday to sue the federal government without permission from the state’s Republican governor. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (Photo/marylandattorneygeneral.gov) The House of Delegates voted 89-50 along party lines for a joint resolution already approved […]
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Baltimore Mayor’s Ex-Aide Faces Election Law Charges
Gary Brown Jr. (Photo via garybrownjr.com) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The office of the speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates has announced that the swearing-in of a man recently nominated to become a new delegate has been canceled, because he has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions to Baltimore’s mayor. Alexandra Hughes, the speaker’s […]
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Clinton, Van Hollen, Win in Maryland, Pugh Victorious in Baltimore Mayoralty Race
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Hillary Clinton won Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen will be the state’s next U.S. senator. State Sen. Cathy Pugh, a Democrat, won the Baltimore mayor’s race, defeating Republican Alan Walden in the heavily Democratic city. State Sen. Cathy Pugh (left) , a Democrat, has won the […]
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Beleaguered Howard County, Maryland Sheriff Resigning over Sexist, Racist Comments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A sheriff in Maryland has agreed to resign after an investigation found he created a hostile work environment by belittling staffers and making racist and sexist comments, a county official and attorneys announced Tuesday. Howard County Sheriff James Fitzgerald’s last day in office will be Saturday, said Calvin Ball, the chairman […]
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Helen Delich Bentley, Former Maryland Congresswoman, Dies at 92
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Helen Delich Bentley, a former Maryland congresswoman who was an expert on the maritime industry, died Saturday of brain cancer. She was 92. Former Maryland Congresswoman, Helen Delich Bentley. (Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) Key Kidder, a spokesman for the family, said Bentley died shortly after 1:30 p.m. at her home in […]
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Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Wins Md. Democratic Primary for Governor
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown acknowledges supporters at an election night party after winning the Democratic primary, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in College Park, Md. The victory marked a major step forward toward Brown becoming Maryland’s first black governor. BALTIMORE (AP) — Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown has won the Democratic primary for […]
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Md. Lawmakers Pass Minimum Wage Increase
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly on its last full day of the session Monday gave final approval to incremental increases in the state’s minimum wage over several years to $10.10 by 2018. The House of Delegates voted 87-47 for the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley, who made the bill […]
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Maryland Senate Approves Minimum Wage Increase Leading to $10.10 Wage
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate voted Saturday to increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8 in January, the first in a series of incremental hikes that will lead to a $10.10 wage in July 2018. The Senate voted 34-13, with all of the support coming from Democratic senators. All […]
