Michael Dresser
Michael Dresser is on his second tour of duty covering Maryland politics from Annapolis. He previously served as State House correspondent from 1996 to 2004, then moved to the transportation beat for seven years. He has also covered retailing and telecommunications.
Recent Articles
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Maryland nears record high voter registration — and independents make up the fastest-growing group
Ed Brown says he leans Republican on most issues, and will definitely vote for Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the Nov. 6 election. But he isn’t a registered Republican, and he doesn’t plan on becoming one. “Republicans are now the ‘Trumpian’ party, and I can’t deal with that on a number of levels,”...
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Johns Hopkins day of service takes students out of their Homewood bubble
Natalia Camargo, a Johns Hopkins freshman, is from New York. Before Saturday she had never been to a farm. But there she was in a field a few miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line in Baltimore County showing off a huge cabbage that she had just harvested with a wicked-looking cutting tool. Camargo’s...
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Hogan, Jealous appeal to Maryland municipal officials at gubernatorial forum
Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous made separate and far different appeals to Maryland's city and town officials Friday as they briefly occupied the same room without interacting. The Republican governor and his rival were each given 15 minutes to make a case for their candidacies...
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Hogan, Jealous campaigns trade accusations after contact between aides outside candidates' forum
The campaigns of Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous traded accusations Friday after a scuffle between a Jealous security aide and videographer for the governor. Hogan’s campaign said the Jealous aide assaulted its video tracker as Jealous headed into a gubernatorial campaign...
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Washington Post poll: Republican Gov. Larry Hogan leads Democratic challenger Ben Jealous by 20 points
Supported by more than one in three Democrats, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has built up a 20-point lead over challenger Ben Jealous with four weeks to go before Election Day, according to a new poll by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland. The poll the Post published Thursday found...
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Five takeaways from Maryland's U.S. Senate debate
Maryland Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin faced off Sunday in the only debate of the race against Republican Tony Campbell and independent Neal Simon. The debate will be broadcast Saturday on WBFF-TV at 5 p.m. and can be seen at FoxBaltimore.com. Here are some of the takeaways: 1. The heavily favored...
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U.S. Senate challengers fault Cardin in debate for not solving problems
Two challengers to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin criticized him Sunday for failing to solve a range of problems during 52 years in public office as the candidates met in the sole televised debate of the campaign. Republican nominee Tony Campbell and independent candidate Neal Simon portrayed the incumbent...
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'Sextortion' ban among many new Maryland laws taking effect to protect women
Using threats of shame or economic harm to coerce a person into having sex will become explicitly illegal in Maryland under one of the hundreds of new laws that take effect Monday in the state. (Find a list of notable laws here or at the bottom of this article) While officially gender-neutral,...