An attempt to extend the gas tax holiday an additional 45 days in Maryland...

Del. Brenda Thiam (R-Washington) proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 215 to continue the statewide gas tax holiday for 45 days. The amendment failed...

Pat Sands files to run for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022

We now have an 8th candidate running for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022: Pat Sands. Outside of the filing information I do not...

Maryland Court of Appeals hearing on legislative districts map scheduled for April 13th

Special Magistrate Wilner denied the case to throwout and redraw the legislative district maps in Maryland for 2022. Now the case heads to the...

Governor Hogan Enacts New Congressional Map; Defendants Drop Appeal to Maintain Gerrymandered Map

Press release from Governor Hogan: “Tremendous Victory For Democracy”: Governor Hogan Enacts New Congressional Map; Defendants Drop Appeal to Maintain Gerrymandered Map Governor Larry Hogan today...

Governor Hogan talks about signing the new congressional map into law on April 4th

From Governor Hogan on Twitter: For eight years, I have been fighting to restore fairness and competitiveness to our political system. Today, we achieved...

Governor Hogan endorses Thiru Vignarajah for Baltimore City State’s Attorney

I do not plan to write often about political races outside of Carroll County but I thought this was significant enough to post online...

Interview with Steve Whisler: Candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022

On March 22nd I had the pleasure to interview Steve Whisler (candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022). We talked on a...

Carroll County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20 announces its endorsement of Haven Shoemaker...

Information via Press Release from Haven Shoemaker (current Delegate in District 5 and candidate for Carroll County State's Attorney): FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ENDORSES SHOEMAKER...

Interview with Amanda Jozkowski: Candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022

On March 21st I had the pleasure to interview Amanda Jozkowski (candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022). We talked on a...

Interview with Tom Scanlan: Candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022

On March 20th I had the pleasure to interview Tom Scanlan (candidate for Carroll County Board of Education in 2022). We talked on a number of topics of interest to residents in Carroll County. You can watch that interview here: You can learn more about Tom’s campaign here: https://scanlanforeducation.com/ My candidate interview calendar is probably […]

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