Category: Government

Examiner
A federal judge has dismissed a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a Baltimore County employee who claimed she was fired after interrupting two top officials in a “compromising position” in a county office.

U.S. District Court Judge …

Pat McDonough email:
Delegate Pat McDonough will be the guest speaker at the East County Republican Club on Thursday, November 13th at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the general public and is being held in the Conference Room …

As a veteran myself, I just wanted to reflect on Veterans Day for a few moments in a post. I think we should all take time to thank a veteran today and to remember all of those veterans throughout our …

Baltimore Sun
After leading his party to a gain of at least 19 seats in the House, Rep. Chris Van Hollen has agreed to another two-year term as chairman of the committee that works to elect more Democrats to the …

Baltimore Sun
The Army will break ground Thursday on an $8.8 million high-speed test track at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The 4.5-mile course to be built at the post’s Automotive Technology Evaluation Facility will enable the military to …

WBAL.com
Democrat Frank Kratovil has increased his lead in the race for Maryland’s only open congressional seat following a count of provisional ballots on Monday.

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Now, Kratovil has gained 151 votes from provisional ballots to lead Harris by 173,008 votes to …

Michael Dresser
The Maryland Transit Administration held a public hearing Thursday night on its proposed Red Line - but not everybody could attend.

There, outside the rear door of the Lithuanian Hall in West Baltimore, sat Bob Reuter in his wheelchair. …

On the Record
The presiding officers of the Maryland House and Senate say spending is going to be tight this year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be new policy proposals on the table. And though the cash-crunched state is …

WBAL.com
Maryland State Police say a flight paramedic was killed while on vacation with his family in North Carolina.

Police say 39-year-old First Sgt. Tobin Triebel was jogging Friday morning when he was hit by a tree trimming truck in Hillsborough, …

Not that he was going to be offered one but…

WBAL.com
Governor O’Malley says he is not going to accept a Cabinet post in the new Barack Obama administration soon to take power in Washington.

The Examiner-Baltimore edition reports that O’Malley …