Former Delegate Cheryl Kagan has updated her website and may be getting closer to a campaign announcement for District 17 Senate.Kagan’s website, updated on February 8, contains lots of biographical…
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Kramer Hit on Committee Votes
A prominent local activist has distributed records of many of Delegate Ben Kramer’s (D-19) votes inside the House Judiciary Committee to rival campaigns. The revelations are sure to stir up…
Election Law Broken in District 4?
Flyers advocating for Robin Ficker that have been recently distributed in District 4 indicate a possible violation of Maryland’s election law.Following are both sides of these flyers: Section 13-401 of…
Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17), who is a trial attorney, has introduced a bill enabling accused domestic abusers to expunge their court records. No, folks, we are not making this up.HB…
More District 4 Tidbits
OK D4 junkies, it’s time for a few more bits.1. Ten candidatesThe Gazette has the full roster of candidates in the race. The Democrats are Nancy Navarro, Ben Kramer, Cary…
Five Senators and the Death Penalty
The failure of death penalty repeal in Maryland came down to the actions of five Senators. Here is their story.To understand the part played by these five, we must first…
Following is a press release from Nancy Navarro’s campaign as well as an editor’s note.##FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE## Sunday, March 8, 2009 Contact: David Moon, Campaign ManagerEmail: david@navarroforcouncil.com NAMED AMONG “MARYLAND’S…
Massachusetts Considering Slots Parlors
The Boston Globe is reporting a push by Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill to open slots parlors in his state. According to the Globe: Cahill has argued that slot machine…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has named Help Save Maryland a “nativist/extremist group” – its only such designation in the Free State.SPLC, a civil rights organization devoted to combating white…
Death Penalty Repeal Dies in the Senate
The Maryland Senate has spoken: there will be no repeal of the death penalty this year. But we learned a few valuable things from the process.First, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18)…