Maryland Politics Watch

AU Today--the agitprop organ of the university which employs both of us--has a front-page above-the-fold photo of Sen. Raskin at work with ...

Marriage equality in Maryland is far from a done deal--it needs a lot of urgent support to convince legislators to pass the bill--but the ad...

January 29, 2011 Joseph Rigby, Chairman Pepco Holdings Inc. 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 Re: Pepco Power Outages Beginning ...

From Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen's e-newsletter: On Tuesday we will vote on the Resolution I introduced urging the Mar...

The Diamondback has the story.

The full content as well info on where to call about outages after the jump. ...

Details on registration after the jump. Have you registered for the YDM Convention yet ? Registration at the $10 level closes tomorrow at ...

You can find a list of sponsors here and of supporters here .

Aaron Kaufman, a new member of MCDCC and a strong supporter of the alcohol tax increase, passed along the results of a poll conducted by Opi...

Read the story here . Topline numbers after the jump. Marriage leads by 51-44. Gov. Martin O'Malley's numbers also look good with ...

. . . according to Kiplinger thanks to Gov. O'Malley's tuition freeze and the university's high-quality: Virtually all of the s...

“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to us...

Dear Friends, This week, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and his place in our nation’s history as a visionary leader fo...

Dear Friends, On Wednesday, January 12th the 428th session of the Maryland General Assembly began in earnest. Yesterday, with the inaugurati...

The Sun has great profiles of when the personal becomes political and how they drive various legislators passion on issues ranging from med...

Dear Friends, We just wrapped up our first full week of the Legislative Session, so I’d like to share with you what’s been going on in Annap...

Delegate Brian Feldman (District 15), who is the Chairman of the 24 member delegation from Montgomery County, will be on "Political Pul...

“The purpose of bringing this committee together and creating the report was to determine whether Maryland's existing laws are out of da...

. . . the Republican website rested.

Another was sent to MDOT Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley . See coverage in the Baltimore Sun , the Annapolis Capital , and from the Associa...

MCDCC Member Aaron Kaufman forwarded the following information: At our Tuesday, January 11 meeting, the Montgomery County Democratic Centra...

Can be found on the delegation website here . Thanks to Aaron Kaufman for the link.

The Post's Maryland Politics blog has the story. Update: I missed that Alan Brody at the Gazette had the story and an interview with ...

Councilmember Hans Riemer and his wife, Angela, just welcomed a very important new constituent: Travis Martin Riemer on January 2nd. He...

Old news but just in case you missed it . Type rest of the post here

The New York Times has the story on how the Big Apple is going green fast with this aggressive expansion of public transit that is already ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD – House Speaker Michael E. Busch today announced committee assignments for six standing committees in the House of Delegates, ...

Our thoughts are with Daniel and his family. Dear friends, Republicans, and Marylanders : For the last two weeks, I have had the rare privil...

Topics included: the election and appointment to the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee; Maryland's fiscal picture; the new 19th Dis...

Delegate Derrick Davis responds to Blair Lee's column: So political corruption is now the exclusive domain of African-Americans? I’m go...

The Hill has the story.

MoCo County Council President Valerie Ervin (and Council-Member from District 5) will be on the "Political Pulse" TV Show on: Thur...

. . . on Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale . Apparently, some families near the site can now light their tap water on fire: A floo...

In case you missed the Baltimore Sun story. Attorney General Doug Gansler says enough is enough and has filed a civil lawsuit: Maryland At...

Can't figure out what to get for Christmas? Here's that special last-minute gift for the Democrat who has everything. I swear we...

Make sure to catch the picture of Steele's family in the background of the interview. Priceless. And don't miss the Steele shout o...

How much does it cost to win a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates? In District 18, vote shares for the House appear inversely related t...

Muppets groan and MPW smiles along with the Daily Show for all the material we look forward to him continuing to provide. Hat tip to Alan ...

MPW invites readers to submit guest posts. Here is a one from MCEA Executive Director Tom Israel: The County pays less for health insuran...