Election 2014: Don’t believe the hype
Right on cue, Americans are starting to take responsibility for the future of our country. We’re obsessing over cable news
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State election official wants to set record straight on Hogan ruling
State Elections Board Vice Chairman David McManus wants to set the record straight. The board did not find a campaign violation had occurred when it investigated a finance complaint filed against Larry Hogan Jr., the Republican nominee for governor, he said.
The state elections board voted Thursday to waive a $50 fine in the case. McManus, one of two Republicans serving on the five-member state election board, said he wanted to set the record straight after reading several media reports indicating Hogan and his grassroots organization Change Maryland had run afoul of campaign finance regulations
Rascovar: Franchot delivers bad news for Brown campaign
OUCH! That’s the sound coming from Anthony Brown’s campaign headquarters after hearing of a $405 million drop in expected state revenue over the next 21 months.
This is bad news for the lieutenant governor’s gubernatorial drive.
The shrinking revenue forecast not only buoys Republican Larry Hogan’s campaign, it powerfully reinforces Hogan’s central theme: Maryland’s budget is out of kilter and in need of serious overhaul
Read moreMajor complaints of violations in Brown-Hogan race unlikely to be resolved till after election
State election officials are scheduled to rule Thursday on the first of three campaign finance violation complaints filed in the contentious race for governor, but the two most serious complaints won’t likely be resolved till after the election. Civil penalties could be imposed on Larry Hogan’s Change Maryland organization. Another complaint involving possible collusion between the Brown-Ulman campaign, its chief fundraiser and a political action committee (PAC) supporting Brown is still under investigation
Read moreBack to the future voting: Elections board demonstrates new paper ballot
Maryland’s Board of Elections put on a demonstration last week of two potential voting systems that will have voters producing paper ballots again for the 2016 Presidential Primary Election
Read moreRegisters of Wills feel misunderstood, but most unopposed for reelection
Everyone knows about the certainty of death and taxes. But in Maryland, many also must face a register of wills.
Marylanders will vote for the position in November – the office is on the ballot every four years – but many are unsure what the job entails
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What Democrats don’t get about 2014
The DSCC’s shameful and dismissive treatment of a promising Senate candidate may hobble the party in the entire state for
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