‘Some breathing room, some time to process’: Maryland voters digest election results
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by bill duffield
3M ago
As Henry Shippey walked to his job at a bar in Fells Point the day after the election the fact that everyone and everything seemed the same as always came in stark contrast to what was swirling inside his head. “I was filled with existential thoughts and dread,” the 22-year-old Bolton Hill resident said. He Read More The post ‘Some breathing room, some time to process’: Maryland voters digest election results appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Trump Impact: Largest Maryland county assesses future economic effect of presidential election
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by bill duffield
3M ago
The largest Maryland county, Montgomery County, also has the biggest federal government workforce in the state. With about 95,980 federal employees calling the county their home, local officials are looking into how President-elect Donald Trump’s second term could impact the economy. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich told reporters Wednesday that while it’s no longer considered Read More The post Trump Impact: Largest Maryland county assesses future economic effect of presidential election appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Trump gains in Maryland: A trend or an aberration?
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by bill duffield
3M ago
No, Maryland is not about to flip from blue to red. Vice President Kamala Harris carried the state by more than 20 points, and Democrats held the open U.S. Senate seat and were on the way to retaining their 7-1 advantage in the state’s U.S. House delegation — their top political priorities this year. They Read More The post Trump gains in Maryland: A trend or an aberration? appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Abortion-rights advocates celebrate Question 1 win, now worry about a federal abortion ban
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Abortion-rights activists celebrated the overwhelming approval Tuesday of a ballot measure that adds reproductive rights to the state constitution, but woke up Wednesday to President-elect Donald Trump and fears that a Republican-controlled Congress could undermine Tuesday’s win. Even though Trump backed away from previous anti-abortion positions during this campaign, reproductive-freedom activists fear that abortion protections Read More The post Abortion-rights advocates celebrate Question 1 win, now worry about a federal abortion ban appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth win congressional seats
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Johnny Olszewski Jr., the two-term Democratic Baltimore County Executive, won his congressional bid to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, besting Republican Kim Klacik. State Sen. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat, similarly defeated Republican Robert J. Steinberger in the race for U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes’ congressional seat. The post Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth win congressional seats appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Maryland votes to enshrine reproductive freedom in state constitution
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Maryland voters appeared to overwhelmingly affirm their support for reproductive rights Tuesday, with early returns showing almost 74% of Marylanders voted to enshrine the right to an abortion and other reproductive freedoms into the Maryland Constitution. “Maryland voters have rightly chosen to protect their health and their futures. The post Maryland votes to enshrine reproductive freedom in state constitution appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Alsobrooks faced a proven winner. Here’s how she defeated Larry Hogan.
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Larry Hogan entered the general election race for Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat with enviable popularity. As the state’s former governor, he had twice won statewide elections and had left office only two years ago with a favorability rating of 77 percent. Then he faced Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s county executive. The post Alsobrooks faced a proven winner. Here’s how she defeated Larry Hogan. appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Hopkins’ new Election Spending Dashboard helps track political spending
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has launched an election spending data dashboard that makes it easy to see how much the two major political parties spend on campaign and committee expenditures. The Election Spending Dashboard provides public access to the federal records that track that political spending. The Johns Hopkins research team was led by political Read More The post Hopkins’ new Election Spending Dashboard helps track political spending appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
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by bill duffield
3M ago
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 Read More The post Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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Ballot selfies are illegal in Maryland, for now
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by bill duffield
3M ago
If you’re thinking of taking a selfie with your ballot in the voting booth, think again. Maryland law prohibits taking photos in the voting booth, though photos with a mail-in ballot or outside a polling place are allowed. Tuesday’s election is likely the last one with that prohibition. At its meeting in late October, the Read More The post Ballot selfies are illegal in Maryland, for now appeared first on Center Maryland ..read more
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