MACo Night 1: The Parties worth remembering
The Maryland Association of Counties annual summer event has arrived. Finally! Even if you’re not part of Maryland’s political insiders’ club, Ocean City is the…
Maryland Politics
Hogan and Franchot’s lonely island of political sanity
Disclaimer: I am writing this column after a long day out in the sun and too much cable news on the XM dial. I’m feeling…
Boyd Rutherford’s clapback
President Donald J. Trump’s late July weekend was typical: A few rounds of golf at a Trump-owned property, reacting impulsively to a Fox & Friends…
Women could dominate Maryland’s 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary
2018 was an abysmal year for Maryland Republicans, notwithstanding Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) decisive 12-point victory over former NAACP leader Benjamin T. Jealous (D). The…
Franchot says he’s ‘agnostic’ right now on a 2022 gubernatorial bid
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said he is “agnostic right now” about whether he’ll run for governor of Maryland in 2022. Franchot was a guest on…
A relentless Franchot lifts his glass in the new year to reforming Maryland’s craft beer laws
Standing before about 40 reform-minded Marylanders on a chilly January evening inside Dundalk’s only brewery, Comptroller Peter Franchot lifts tall his glass in unflinching resolve,…
2018 Maryland Political Winners & Losers
The 2018 Maryland political winners and losers presented by A Miner Detail. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Larry Hogan won a second gubernatorial term in November…
Maryland Democrats have reason to be optimistic in 2022
By ever predictive measure, Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, former NAACP chief Ben Jealous, will lose handily to Gov. Larry Hogan on November 6th. Jealous’ campaign,…
Progressive Maryland says it has raised $110K to date for its anti-David Blair campaign
The left-wing activist group Progressive Maryland says it has raised $110K to date in its campaign to target Montgomery County executive candidate David Blair. The…
Ervin stock rising in Kamenetz camp
Multiple sources have told A Miner Detail that former Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin sits atop Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s (D) shortlist for lieutenant…