(BALTIMORE – July 31, 2022) – Congratulations are in order for 45th district Delegate Stephanie Smith as she recently tweeted about her successful re-election: “FINALLY, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve won my primary to return to the Maryland House of Delegates. Thank you to all my family, friends, colleagues, volunteers & neighbors who sacrificed their time and treasure in support of our campaign. 1/” The final results for the Democratic delegate race are as follows: Jackie Addison garnered 9,577 votes (25.34%); Smith pulled down 8,638 votes (22.85%); and Caylin Young got 8.567 votes (22.66%). Former Delegate Talmadge Branch’s daughter,…

(BALTIMORE – July 29, 2022) – Bmorenews.com send congratulatory greetings to Del. Robbyn Lewis in the 46th district. She blew past the opposition, despite naysayers. Yesterday, she tweeted: “No hard feelings, guys. I’m the 1st Black woman ever elected in Baltimore’s whitest district. Twice elected, now, thanks to my wonderful constituents & supporters. It’s an honor to serve – and fun to make tikety toks to say, Thank you!” #mddems #BlackWomenLead

Cardin points to new program for underserved harbors as highly important to state’s smaller navigation channels and harbors in need of dredging Senator also highlights newly established statewide authorization for Corps to provide assistance on environmental infrastructure to Maryland communities (WASHINGTON – July 28, 2022) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today applauded the bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), a bill that provides crucial authorizations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and enables the agency to engineer better solutions for our nation’s toughest water resources challenges. The bill passed by a vote of…

(BALTIMORE – July 27, 2022) – When asked to tell us about herself, Salimah Jasani said this: “If you ask me who I am, I’ll tell you that I am a special educator at heart. I am a member of the disability community. I also grew up with many family members with disabilities, including a Deaf aunt and uncle and two cousins with cerebral palsy who both died when I was young. I chose to become a special education teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools because of my commitment to making sure that students with disabilities have access to opportunities that…

(FREDERICK COUNTY – July 24, 2022) – Thank you. Thank you to every one of you who knocked on doors, made phone calls, made a contribution, volunteered at the polls, and most importantly – voted. For over 18 months we have been working towards this moment, and I am incredibly honored and excited to be your Democratic nominee for Frederick County Executive! I am so grateful to my colleague, Kai Hagen, for running a strong campaign and for reaching out to me as well as his supporters and pledging to be all in behind our efforts as we head into…

Democratic Candidates – Vote for 1 (296 of 296 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot / Provisional Total Percentage Anthony G. Brown Democratic 8,229 20,631 9,264 38,124 58.35% Katie Curran O’Malley Democratic 4,496 13,838 8,883 27,217 41.65% (UPPER MARLBORO – July 23, 2022) – No one has really mentioned it much, but Congressman Anthony Brown’s return to statewide politics is on his own terms this time. I still say it was cruddy. No, no one owns a seat; however, for Judge Katie O’Malley to jump into that Attorney General’s race minutes after Brown announced…

(OWINGS MILLS – July 23, 2022) – BmoreNews.com has to pause to congratulate Dr. Cheryl Pasteur on the nomination for Delegate in the new 11A district. She ran unopposed. What’s significant is that this woman has given her life and career to empowering our students in Baltimore County. All of the students. For years, she has been a fierce Baltimore County School Board member who has served as a leader and an advocate, especially for our communities. The last go-around, the school board members she has served with for years abstained from her vote – leaving her out in the…

Sheriff Democratic Candidates – Vote for 1 (296 of 296 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot / Provisional Total Percentage John W. Anderson Democratic 6,224 15,607 4,218 26,049 49.42% Sam Cogen Democratic 6,138 15,881 4,642 26,661 50.58% (BALTIMORE – REVISED – July 22, 2022) – Wow! So much has happened in the past 24 hours, including another generation of the Conaway clan entering office. Belinda Conaway, Register of Wills, has now passed the torch of politics to her son, Xavier, the new Clerk of the Circuit Court. His late grandfather, Frank M. Conaway, Sr.,…

(BALTIMORE – July 19, 2022) – It appears that Wes Moore is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland. Despite staunch opposition from Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot and former US Labor Secretary Tom Perez, at 11:11 pm, Moore was leading substantially in the polls. By this same time, Dan Cox had been declared the Republican nominee for Governor. The likely showdown between Moore and Cox in the General Election is set for Tuesday, November 8, 2022. In other news, Delegate Brooke Lierman dominated the Comptroller’s race while the Democratic race for Maryland Attorney General between Cong. Anthony Brown and Judge…

Today’s newsletter is a guest dispatch from the Culture desk of The New York Times. Marc Tracy, who regularly covers the intersection of culture and politics, writes about Tom Cruise’s latest blockbuster — and the conservatives who are singing its praises.“Top Gun: Maverick,” the inescapable Tom Cruise blockbuster sequel, has been hailed as a cinematic throwback.Many critics have interpreted its story of an increasingly obsolete pilot being called back to teach today’s young people a thing or two for one last mission as a not-so-subtle allegory for the film itself. The movie uses relatively few computer-generated effects, stars the now-60-year-old…