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WEB5 days ago · When discussions finished at a local town hall, Michael Riker, 61, grabbed his home-designed palm cards and hustled to the door. Dressed in an oversized gray suit and sporting a yellow tie with “We the People” printed on it, Riker stumped for votes mainly by commiserating with disgruntled attendees. By Capital News Service | September 19 ...
State Roundup: Seventh-Day Adventist Church sues Maryland over …
WEB23 hours ago · SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SUES STATE OVER EMPLOYMENT LAW: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is suing Maryland, arguing that its fair employment law prevents religious organizations from being able to hire — and fire — people based on their beliefs, bridging those groups’ constitutional right to religious independence. The church said in its lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District ...
Voter suppression, Maryland style - MarylandReporter.com
WEBAug 9, 2021 · Unaffiliated. Overall, 19% of Maryland voters are unaffiliated, below the national average. The share of independents is even higher in Howard County (23.7%) and Montgomery (22.6%). Independents outnumber Republicans in both, according to statistics derived from State Board of Elections reports. Maryland has closed primaries.
Maryland General Assembly closes 2022 session with sweeping …
WEBApr 12, 2022 · By LOGAN HILL. ANNAPOLIS — The 2022 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up late Monday with lawmakers pushing a handful of bills across the finish line just before the deadline at midnight Tuesday, although most of the major legislation already had passed in time for an override of a potential veto. The new laws, many of which passed over Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s objections, included ...
Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative …
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Census Bureau data shows that 55 percent of the state population is white, compared to the General Assembly’s makeup of 65 percent white members. Black and Asian representation is much closer between the state and General Assembly. Black people make up around 30 percent of both the General Assembly and …
Maryland residents head to polls on first day of early voting
WEBOct 27, 2022 · It was one of the many election locations Capital News Service visited on the first day of early voting in Maryland. In mostly Democratic Montgomery County, voters told Capital News Service the threat to democracy and abortion rights were their main issues. “I vote every year, every election,” said Stanley White, a consultant from Wheaton.
Maryland Voters Guide: candidates for Congress
WEBSep 14, 2022 · MarylandReporter.com is an independent nonprofit news website founded in 2009. We do not endorse candidates and we do not accept campaign advertising for any candidate. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Early voting will take place during the same hours Oct. 27 – Nov. 3.
Governor Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBApr 24, 2024 · In his response to Moore’s address, Hershey argued that the governor must push for a more proactive plan in addition to the three bills. The Joint Republican Caucus has proposed two bills, the Safe Communities Act and the Violent Firearms Offenders Act, and GOP leaders say they will continue to support the Gun Theft Felony Act proposed in …
News Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the owner and the operator of the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, asking for more than $100 million to recoup the cost of extensive cleanup efforts to reopen the Fort McHenry Channel.
General Assembly Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBMay 16, 2024 · A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.