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Md GOP Delegate and Alternate Delegate Selection Process

Md GOP Delegate and Alternate Delegate Selection Process

Apr 20, 2016 | 10:56am
Maryland Delegate and Alternate Delegate Selection Process In Maryland, there will be 3 delegates and 3 alternate delegates elected per Congressional District on the Primary Ballot (April 26, 2016) for a total of 24. These delegates and alternate delegates are elected by the Republican voters in each Congressional District and are bound to the winner […]
New Maryland Poll: Trump Continues Lead – Cruz Rated Least Favorable

New Maryland Poll: Trump Continues Lead – Cruz Rated Least Favorable

Apr 20, 2016 | 10:28am
Posted on April 19, 2016 by sundance SNAPSHOT: The “Authenticity Issue” is now crushing Ted Cruz PPP has released a new poll from Maryland (full pdf below).  The top-line results are very good for candidate Donald Trump, but the internal results are even better. Donald Trump is viewed as most favorable and retains increased polling […]
Teachers Union Calls on School to Cancel Donald Trump Rally; Protests Planned

Teachers Union Calls on School to Cancel Donald Trump Rally; Protests Planned

Apr 19, 2016 | 10:11pm
Teachers union calls on school to cancel Donald Trump rally; protests planned The union that represents most teachers in Maryland called on the Worcester County school system to block Donald Trump‘s campaign from using a high school gym to hold a rally Wednesday evening. “Donald Trump and his divisive, fear-mongering rhetoric have no place in […]
Steny Hoyer Okay with Biological Men Using Women’s Restrooms

Steny Hoyer Okay with Biological Men Using Women’s Restrooms

Apr 19, 2016 | 10:04pm
(CNSNews.com) – House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Tuesday that people “ought to be able to use the restroom of the gender they identify with.” CNSNews.com asked Hoyer at his weekly meeting with reporters at the U.S. Capitol: “There has been a great deal of controversy lately about North Carolina’s bathroom law. Do you believe […]
Baltimore, Surrounding Counties Under ‘Red Flag Warning’ Tuesday

Baltimore, Surrounding Counties Under ‘Red Flag Warning’ Tuesday

Apr 19, 2016 | 9:42am
Baltimore, Surrounding Counties Under ‘Red Flag Warning’ Tuesday   BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties will be under a “Red Flag Warning” from noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday, meaning that warm air, strong winds and low humidity are creating ideal fire conditions. The National Weather Service warns that […]
Maryland Goes Back to Paper Ballots For Primary Election

Maryland Goes Back to Paper Ballots For Primary Election

Apr 19, 2016 | 9:34am
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland is going back to basics, with an ink pen and paper ballot, for the presidential primary elections. State Board of Elections Administrator Linda Lamone says that despite advances in digital technology, nothing safeguards a secret ballot like marking a piece of paper. The ballots are tabulated by an optical scanning […]
INSANITY: City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke Proposes $15 Minimum Wage in Baltimore

INSANITY: City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke Proposes $15 Minimum Wage in Baltimore

Apr 18, 2016 | 3:09pm
City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke proposes $15 minimum wage in Baltimore Baltimore would become the latest jurisdiction to require businesses to pay workers at least $15 an hour under controversial legislation City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke plans to introduce Monday. The minimum wage in Baltimore would increase incrementally until it reaches the full amount by […]
State Roundup, April 18, 2016

State Roundup, April 18, 2016

Apr 18, 2016 | 9:10am
State Roundup, April 18, 2016   JUSTICE REFORM AND VICTIMS: Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday told about 200 advocates for crime victims’ rights that a bipartisan criminal justice bill he intends to sign does not ignore victims’ needs, Ovetta Wiggins of the Post reports. Tamela Baker of the Hagerstown Herald Mail writes about one woman’s […]