Officials are investigating possible explosions at the Maryland Department of Transportation’s headquarters in Hanover and a state government building in Annapolis. Firefighters and hazmat crews were sent to the MDOT building in the 7200 block of Corporate Center in Hanover shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. A source has told 11 News that two packages exploded, […]
U.S. Senate Barbara Mikulski (i) Dem Winner 61.9% Eric Wargotz GOP 36.2% Kenniss Henry Grn 1.1% Richard Shawver CST 0.8% Governor Martin O’Malley (i) Dem Winner 55.8% Robert Ehrlich GOP 42.3% Susan Gaztanaga Lib 0.8% Maria Allwine Grn 0.6% Eric Knowles CST 0.5% U.S. House District 1 Andy Harris GOP Winner 54.7% Frank Kratovil (i) […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Maryland residents are shifting toward a more positive opinion of same-sex marriage, with registered voters now narrowly supporting a law to allow it, a Washington Post poll has found. A clear majority of people responding to the poll — 55 percent — also say that if gays get married in another […]
VIA WTOP: In six months, new cell phone rules will be in effect on the roads and everyone driving through Maryland should know them. You can use your hands to turn your cell phone on, to answer and hang up calls and to turn the power off. Outside of those activities you’re not allowed to […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says it reported the death of an adult from the Baltimore area to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. The death occurred within the last week. Before that, the state hadn’t seen a swine flu death since February. On Thursday, the […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) said Wednesday that effective immediately, and until challenged in court, the state recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere and that Maryland agencies should begin affording out-of-state gay couples all the rights they have been awarded in other places. “State agencies in Maryland will recognize out-of-state […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The unemployment level in the Washington region dipped in November to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent the previous month, according to government data released Tuesday, further evidence to some economists that the area has weathered the worst of the recession. Washington and New Orleans had the lowest unemployment rates among metropolitan […]
VIA WTOP: ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Just like people bracing themselves for holiday credit card bills and the filing of taxes, Maryland lawmakers are heading to Annapolis to work on the budget. This year, it’s going to leave a mark. Just holding the line will come with a cost. “The truth is that a flat budget, […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: When Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks these days, the three words most likely to come out of his mouth are “jobs,” “jobs” and “jobs.” As he heads into an election year, O’Malley (D) is ratcheting up his rhetoric and policy proposals concerning employment, an area in which Democratic governors seeking reelection could […]
