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Kathy Szeliga Wins Republican Nomination For Md.’s U.S. Senate Seat

Kathy Szeliga Wins Republican Nomination For Md.’s U.S. Senate Seat

Apr 26, 2016 | 11:18pm
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Kathy Szeliga has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland that’s being vacated byretiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski after three decades. She will go on to face the Democratic nominee Chris Van Hollen in November’s general election. Szeliga has been member of Maryland’s House of Delegates since January […]
Baltimore City Loses $67M in Sales Since April Riots

Baltimore City Loses $67M in Sales Since April Riots

Apr 26, 2016 | 8:36am
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Baltimore’s April riots, which followed the death of Freddie Gray, appear to have had a direct impact on the economy. According to figures from the State Comptroller’s office, sales tax numbers in Baltimore City fell in seven out of the last 11 months. In comparison, Baltimore County sales tax numbers dipped during […]
Immigration is Key Issue in Primary, Especially Among GOP Voters

Immigration is Key Issue in Primary, Especially Among GOP Voters

Apr 26, 2016 | 8:33am
By Deepa Ramudamu, Alexandra Pamias and Eliana Block Capital News Service Immigration has been the focus of much debate during this election season and has been one of the animating issues behind the rise of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Democratic and Republican voters are deeply split over how they view the issue and which […]
Voter Turnout In Md. Expected To Be Heavier Than Normal

Voter Turnout In Md. Expected To Be Heavier Than Normal

Apr 26, 2016 | 8:30am
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Voter turnout in Maryland was expected to be heavier than normal Tuesday, because the nominations for president haven’t been determined yet. Whetting voter appetite, a high-profile U.S. Senate race was also being decided along with two strongly contested primaries in U.S. House districts. In the Senate race, Reps. Chris Van Hollen […]
State Roundup, April 25, 2016

State Roundup, April 25, 2016

Apr 25, 2016 | 9:10am
ABSENTEE BALLOT ERROR: A portion of Maryland voters who requested absentee ballots in order to participate in this year’s elections erroneously received written instructions to use a No. 2 pencil when filling them out, despite the fact that the state’s system for reading the forms performs best when they are filled out in black pen, […]
Donald Trump Held Massive Rally in Hagerstown,MD (Video)

Donald Trump Held Massive Rally in Hagerstown,MD (Video)

Apr 25, 2016 | 9:08am
Donald Trump Rally, Hagerstown Maryland – 4:00pm Live Stream… Posted on April 24, 2016 by sundance Candidate Donald Trump is held a rally in Hagerstown Maryland today at the Rider Jet Center. WATCH VIDEO HERE
Hundreds March In Unity For Freddie Gray

Hundreds March In Unity For Freddie Gray

Apr 25, 2016 | 9:05am
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One year after the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore continues to bring peace back to the city, taking over the streets of downtown Baltimore for a unity march. Tracey Leong has more. The peaceful unity march ended at the Freddie Gray Youth Empowerment Center. Hundreds of people joined the movement to get […]
Historical Society Launches Website All About Baltimore Unrest

Historical Society Launches Website All About Baltimore Unrest

Apr 22, 2016 | 9:07am
The Maryland Historical Society launched a website on Thursday with thousands of photographs, video and audio segments, and text files documenting the unrest in Baltimore, and they’re putting the call out for more. BaltimoreUprising2015.com currently contains 2,388 documents in a searchable database. According to the home page, the archive project aims to ensure that “the history of […]
State Roundup, April 22, 2016

State Roundup, April 22, 2016

Apr 22, 2016 | 9:05am
HOGAN ON SHORE TOUTING PROJECTS: Gov. Larry Hogan heard mostly thank-yous Thursday as he crisscrossed the Republican-friendly Eastern Shore, announcing new road and bridge projects, drawing drastically different responses than he has received from critics in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs, reports Josh Hicks in the Post. Less than a month after the Democrat-majority General […]