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Attorney General Mark Herring running for Va. governor
Virginia does not allow governors to seek consecutive terms, meaning current Gov. Ralph Northam cannot run for re-election. Herring, a Democrat, said he’s planning to run in 2021.
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Bulova will not seek third term at helm of Fairfax County
Sharon Bulova is chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County. The 71-year-old Democrat announced Thursday that she won’t seek re-election next year.
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After big turnout in Fairfax County, concerns about prepping for future elections
After an unusually large turnout for the midterms, elections officials in growing Fairfax County, Virginia, are preparing for what comes next, which could include an extremely tight turnaround next fall.
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Montgomery County Council heads back to work, with four new members
Heading into Tuesday’s council session, Hans Riemer, who served a one-year term as council president, told his colleagues: “We welcome new voices to county leadership — we are looking forward to your contributions.”
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Search for a new chancellor to lead DCPS narrows to 2 candidates
Interim chancellor Amanda Alexander, and Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee are the finalists out of 40 applicants, according to the Washington Post.
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Maryland Democrats pick Rockeymoore Cummings as chair
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, wife of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, has been elected chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.
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Federal team finds no intrusion on Maryland election systems
The Hunt and Incident Response Team from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center was deployed in August to offices in Annapolis, Maryland, at the request of state officials to examine the state’s election infrastructure network enclave.
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Rushern Baker exit interview: ‘I believe citizens have the right to yell at you’ (Part 2)
In Part 2 of a two-part interview with Maryland Matters, Baker discusses why he pushed to take control of the county school system and offered support for casino-style gambling, two proposals he opposed as a candidate.
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Exit interview: The education of Rushern Baker
In a conversation with Maryland Matters, outgoing County Executive Rushern Baker talked with unusual candor about his tenure, his accomplishments, a fear that he was in over his head, and a public panic attack that he fretted would create public doubt about his readiness for the job.
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GOP, eyeing Supreme Court, seeks 2019 Virginia primary delay
House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox also formally asked the court Wednesday to suspend efforts to redraw 11 House districts found to be racially gerrymandered. A court-appointed expert is scheduled to file a redrawn map by Dec. 7.
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Outgoing Md. lawmaker launching pro bono lobbying shop
Outgoing state Del. Jimmy Tarlau, D-Prince George’s, will become a pro bono lobbyist for progressive organizations and causes.
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Md. governor says panel will redraw congressional map
Monday’s announcement by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan comes weeks after a panel of federal judges ordered Maryland to submit a new map for its 6th District, In Maryland, Democrats were in charge of the last controversial redistricting.
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The Hogan campaign’s quiet, relentless pursuit of Democratic women
Jim Barnett, Gov. Larry Hogan’s campaign manager, said Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2017 win, propelled almost exclusively by moderate-to-liberal suburban women, served as a blueprint for Hogan’s own winning campaign earlier this month.
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Column: Politics and the politics of the Catholic Church
The annual meeting of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops last week fizzled like a Roman candle. The bishops were prepared to adopt a stern policy and strict guidelines for dealing with predatory priests. But minutes before the discussion, an emissary from the Vatican instructed the bishops to forestall a vote. A long-time observer of politics in Maryland discusses the Catholic Church at a crossroads.
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Top Democrat in Virginia House to leave leadership role
House Minority Leader David Toscano has told members of his caucus he’ll step down from his leadership post next year.
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