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Washington County, Western Maryland February 28, 2018

Washington County politics front and center in 2018 cycle

Observers of Maryland politics may often ignore Western Maryland as a peripheral political playground, while Montgomery, Baltimore, Prince George’s, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties, plus Baltimore…

Allegany County, State Delegate races, Washington County, Western Maryland February 24, 2018

Poll shows McKay trumps opponents in District 1C race

A recent telephone poll conducted by a national Republican polling firm shows incumbent Republican state Del. Michael W. McKay of Cumberland crushing his two primary…

Endorsements, MD06, Roger Manno, Western Maryland January 31, 2018

Former Maryland speaker endorses Manno congressional bid

Maryland’s former speaker of the House of Delegates, Casper R. Taylor Jr. (D-Cumberland), has endorsed state Sen. Roger Manno’s (D-Montgomery) congressional bid for Maryland’s 6th…

Allegany County, Amie Hoeber, David Trone, Frederick County, Garrett County, Hagerstown, MD06, Washington County, Western Maryland January 27, 2018

Trone and Manno make major inroads in Western Maryland

Total Wine & Wine More co-owner David Trone of Potomac and state Sen. Roger Manno (D-Montgomery) coincidently announced their congressional bids on the same day…

Congress, MD06, Montgomery County, Western Maryland January 2, 2018

Miller opens congressional campaign office in Germantown

State Del. Aruna Miller, a Montgomery County Democrat running for the Sixth Congressional District, opened her first campaign office in Germantown last Friday, Dec. 29….

Western Maryland September 1, 2017

Mike McKay flip flops and settles for District 1C

By Ryan Miner Note: A Miner Detail occasionally breaks from the news side of Maryland politics and editorializes on local issues. This following opinion piece…

Western Maryland August 30, 2017

Jordan Lysczek running for Maryland House of Delegates

By Ryan Miner Jordan Lysczek is set to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 1C. When reached for comment today by A…

Allegany County, Washington County, Western Maryland August 23, 2017

Nicole Alt-Myers set to file for District 1C

By Ryan Miner A former Cumberland City councilwoman is set to file her candidacy today to run in District 1C, one of Maryland’s most geographically…

Western Maryland August 17, 2017

Rebecca Drew’s resignation may result in a few legislative vacancies

By Ryan Miner A Miner Detail was the first media outlet to report that Rebecca Drew, Allegany County’s former Register of Wills, was set to…

Western Maryland July 21, 2017

Former Hancock town councilman caught trespassing on private property

By Ryan Miner A former Hancock town councilman was recently asked to leave the Harvest of Maryland LLC property, Hancock, Maryland’s newly-constructed medical cannabis dispensary,…