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2024 election, Vatican vision for future expected to be key topics at Catholic bishops’ meeting in Baltimore
U.S. Catholic bishops will gather in Baltimore beginning Monday for their annual fall meeting.
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Baltimore County Board of Elections opens consolidated headquarters
The Baltimore County Board of Elections has opened a consolidated headquarters in Owings Mills, providing space for early voting, storage of equipment, and training of election judges.
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Bel Air lone incumbent likely voted out; Aberdeen may return three of four City Council members
The unofficial tallies from Tuesday’s elections forecast three new members for the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners, while three of the four current City Council members are leading in Aberdeen.
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RFK Jr. campaigns for president outside Annapolis, criticizing entrenched power and launching nationwide ballot bid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began a nationwide ballot initiative in his presidential campaign Monday outside Annapolis.
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Ruppersberger endorses Trone in 2024 Senate race, breaking from other Democrats in Maryland’s House delegation
U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is endorsing U.S. Rep. David Trone for Senate in 2024, giving Trone backing from a prominent Baltimore-area official. Other members of Maryland's Democratic House delegation have endorsed Angela Alsobrooks.
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Sarbanes: ‘This wasn’t going to be the last thing I did’; hopes to pass ethics reform as he leaves Congress
U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes says he announced his retirement more than a year ahead of the 2024 election to give potential candidates for his seat time to considering running.
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Redistricting and retirement of Democrat John Sarbanes in 2024 bring opportunity for GOP in Maryland’s 3rd District
Republicans believe redistricting and Rep. John Sarbanes’ decision not to seek reelection give them a shot at flipping Maryland's 3rd Congressional District in 2024.
Overhauling Baltimore’s Harborplace: Developer to seek approvals for $500M investment in office and apartment towers
A Baltimore developer's plan for Harborplace includes expanded parks, a revamped waterfront promenade and tall buildings with ground-level shops and restaurants, topped by offices and about 900 apartments.
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What RFK Jr. needs to get onto Maryland’s 2024 ballot alongside likely Biden, Trump nominations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as an independent candidate for president in 2024. His campaign in Maryland, where he has many family ties, is already underway.
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April McClain Delaney joins Democratic crowd in Maryland’s 6th District race
Democrat April McClain Delaney is the latest among at least 15 candidates seeking to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, leaving behind a job with the Biden administration to run for the office.
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Democratic Gov. Wes Moore endorses Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland’s 2024 Senate race
Gov. Wes Moore is perhaps the most impactful in a long list of high-profile endorsements for Angela Alsobrooks as she faces U.S. Rep. David Trone, a wealthy congressman from Montgomery County who has outspent her 10-1.
Everett Browning to step in as acting chair of Maryland Democratic Party
Everett Browning will serve as acting chair of the Maryland Democratic Party following the departure of Yvette Lewis.
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Democrat Shannon Sneed to run again in 2024 for Baltimore City Council president
Shannon Sneed is running for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore City Council president in 2024.
Democrat Will Jawando exits Maryland’s US Senate race to replace Ben Cardin
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination in next year’s election to succeed longtime U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin.
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1776 Project PAC fined $20,000 for texts sent to Carroll voters on behalf of Battaglia, Miller, Whisler
The 1776 Project political action committee, which financially supported the BMW Slate of Tara Battaglia, James Miller and Steve Whisler during the 2022 campaign for school board, has been fined $20,250 for failing to identify itself as having paid for 13,879 text messages sent to Carroll County voters on or around Nov. 1, the Maryland state prosecutor announced Thursday.
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Gov. Wes Moore says he has no interest in higher office in 2024, calling himself ‘the most improbable governor’
Gov. Wes Moore fended off questions on whether he’d run in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary.
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Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon to run again in 2024, apologizes again for crimes that forced her from office
For the third time since she left office amid an abbreviated term in 2010, former Mayor Sheila Dixon is once again a candidate for Baltimore’s top job.
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Where did Wes Moore go? In first months, governor crisscrossed Maryland, spent time in D.C. and called Obama
In his first six months in office, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has traveled all over the state, spent a lot of time in Washington and even made international business trips.
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Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones endorses Angela Alsobrooks for U.S. Senate
Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones is endorsing Angela Alsobrooks in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
Only Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is running again for sure. What if Sheila Dixon turns 2024 into a head-on contest?
Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is "strongly considering" another run for her former office.
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Maryland Reps. Ruppersberger, Hoyer among those facing one of Washington’s big questions: when to retire?
Senior members of Congress and those running for president have faced with questions recently pertaining to their age and retirement.
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Baltimore spent more than $33,000 on election cellphones city staff forgot to turn off
Baltimore paid more than $33,000 for cellphones that city officials neglected to turn off after the 2022 election was over.
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‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘West Wing’ actors among out-of-state donors in Maryland’s wide-open U.S. Senate campaign
The Maryland U.S. Senate race is heating up with both money and star power.
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Q&A: Amid disinformation, new Maryland elections head says ‘we have to be that trusted source’ in democracy
Jared DeMarinis, Maryland's new election administrator, says that in the fight against disinformation, he can't be on the sidelines.
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As Gov. Moore resurrects the Red Line, West Baltimore group pitches building it as east-west subway
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has promised to revive the Red Line, a light rail project in Baltimore canceled by his predecessor, Larry Hogan.
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Baltimore a wild card in Maryland’s 2024 U.S. Senate race, which so far lacks a hometown candidate
With no Baltimore candidates so far in Maryland's 2024 U.S. Senate race, the area's Democratic voters may be a coveted wild card.
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Melinda Smith says she’s ‘honored’ to be the next mayor of Manchester
Manchester Mayor Ryan Warner lost his bid for reelection to former Town Council member Melinda Smith, according to election results posted to the town’s website Tuesday night.
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. declines run for U.S. Senate seat, endorses Angela Alsobrooks
Maryland Democrats have been announcing their plans for a 2024 race for an open U.S. Senate seat since Ben Cardin decided against seeking another term.
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Ellen Cutsail and Bret Grossnickle elected to Union Bridge Town Council, defeating incumbent Edgar Wentz
Results in the Union Bridge Town Council election show Lou Ellen Cutsail and Bret Grossnickle as the top two vote-getters, defeating 16-year incumbent Edgar Wentz, according to town clerk/treasurer Dawn M. Metcalf.
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Hampstead mayor and two council members reelected to four-year terms
Hampstead Mayor Chris Nevin was elected to another four-year term Tuesday, alongside Town Council members Deb Painter and David Unglesbee. Nevin, Painter and Unglesbee each ran unopposed for their seats.