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U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks leads Hogan by 5 in Gonzales Research poll
Gonzales Research and Media Services puts Angela Alsobrooks ahead of Larry Hogan by 5 percentage points, 46% to 41%, within the margin of error.
What we know about Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Bronze Star
Two veterans who help investigate cases of people lying about their military records said Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claiming a Bronze Star on a White House application was not stolen valor.
Report: Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claimed Bronze Star on 2006 application
“I made an honest mistake by including something because my commanding officer thought it was a good idea,” Moore said Thursday. “He thought that I earned it and he was already going through the paperwork to process it.”
RFK Jr. is no longer running for president, but he’ll be on Maryland’s ballot
Before dropping out, Robert F. Kennedy’s supporters had amassed enough signatures on a petition to get him on Maryland’s ballot as a presidential candidate, state elections officials declared on Tuesday.
Hogan and Alsobrooks are tied in US Senate race, poll finds
National elections prognosticators have rated Maryland’s Senate race as “leans” or “likely” Democratic, but the new poll shows that the race is closer than some analysts have predicted.
Larry Hogan won two terms as governor. A Senate victory will be more challenging.
Voters rarely elect U.S. senators who are from the opposite party from the one that dominates their state. Hogan is trying to buck that trend in his race against Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks.
Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s handgun license requirements
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of Maryland’s tough requirements for obtaining a handgun license, a blow to gun rights supporters who have been fighting the law for years and a win for gun safety advocates.
Angela Alsobrooks meets her moment at the Democratic National Convention
Alsobrooks used her time to both tell part of her own personal story as well as to boost the candidacy of presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
U.S. Senate candidate Alsobrooks gets a moment in the national spotlight
Angela Alsobrooks, currently the Prince George’s County executive will speak during prime time on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where the party faithful are newly energized by the candidacy of soon-to-be presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Gov. Moore warns of tough budget choices — again
Gov. Wes Moore’s remarks came at the close of the Maryland Association of Counties annual conference, which draws thousands of local and state officials to the beach to hash out policy issues, along with an unofficial roster of political fundraisers and receptions.
More love for Moore — and other takeaways from Biden and Harris’ Maryland visit
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore came close to upstaging the main act, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, with his warm-up performance.
Biden and Harris tout drug savings in Maryland after presidential race shake-up
The raucous event marked the first time the pair appeared together since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris and also spotlighted two Maryland politicians with rising national profiles
Gov. Moore calls for ‘full investigation’ after Baltimore sanitation worker’s heat death
A coalition of Baltimore City Council members and AFSCME Council 3 leaders came together Tuesday morning to demand more protection for public employees following the heat-related death of a sanitation worker, Ronald Silver II.
Federal judge: Maryland can’t ban concealed carry of guns in bars, private buildings
A federal judge who previously temporarily blocked some of the state’s restrictions on the concealed carry of guns has made that block permanent.
How Maryland’s top Senate candidates say they would vote on 10 key issues
Maryland voters will send either Angela Alsobrooks or Larry Hogan to the U.S. Senate this year. Here is a breakdown of how each would vote on 10 key issues.
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