The Sun poll

The Sun Poll -- BRAC

Plan gets high marks

Feeling pinched by a weakening economy and higher taxes, Marylanders are generally looking forward to the growth expected from military base expansion rather than worrying about how it might worsen traffic jams or crowd classrooms, a new Sun poll shows.

The Sun Poll -- Education

Grasmick gets a C-plus

Nancy S. Grasmick, the state's long-serving schools superintendent who is fighting to keep her job, gets a C-plus from Maryland voters, according to a new Sun poll. And fewer than a third think she should have been given a new four-year term.

The Sun Poll Same-Sex Unions

Majority favors legalized unions

As the General Assembly gears up for a debate on the rights of gay couples, a solid majority of Maryland voters supports some form of legalized same-sex unions, according to a recent Sun poll.

The Sun Poll: Gambling

Most would legalize slots

Ten months before Maryland voters will decide whether to legalize slot machines, a strong majority is in favor of expanding gambling across the state, a new Sun poll found.

The Sun Poll -- Death Penalty

In Md., most want option of execution

A month after New Jersey became the first state in decades to abolish the death penalty, a majority of Maryland voters do not support enacting a similar repeal, according to a new Sun poll.

Democrats brush aside low ratings after tax increases

Gov. Martin O'Malley and his fellow Democrats in the state legislature brushed aside any concerns yesterday about his dismal approval ratings and voter discontent over tax increases approved during the November special session, saying that even if they aren't doing what is popular, they are doing what is right.

The Sun poll -- 2008 Campaign

Support fragile in Md. primary

Sen. Barack Obama built a fragile advantage among Maryland Democrats heading into the nation's first primaries of 2008, with the state's large black population solidifying around the candidacy of a promising African-American leader, a new Sun poll shows.

The Sun poll -- State politics

Taxes fuel discontent

Voters are profoundly dissatisfied with the $1.3 billion in tax increases passed during November's special legislative session, and a majority consider the package unfair, according to a new Sun Poll.