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…
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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…
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Massachusetts Considering Slots Parlors
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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…
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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…
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Death Penalty Repeal Dies in the Senate
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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)…
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Pay and Go, a proposal to lift some of Montgomery County’s infrastructure requirements from developers, produced one of the biggest conflicts over development policy this county has ever seen. It…
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Death Penalty Debate Mutates
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The Baltimore Sun and Maryland Moment summarize the twists and turns in today’s death penalty debate. But the most interesting comments come from – surprisingly – one of the state’s…
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Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved early voting last year and an upcoming state bill would allow it in the District 4 special election. In a county full of liberals that supported…
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The 1997 passage of Pay and Go, a proposal designed to free developers from some of the county’s infrastructure requirements for new projects, set off a firestorm in the 1998…
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Jack Johnson for Governor
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Are you as excited as I am at the prospect of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson running for Governor? Of course you are! But just in case you’re not,…