A reminder: Just because you can roll dice at a half-dozen Maryland casinos doesn’t mean you can’t be arrested and jailed for doing it at an underground gambling spot or on your own turf.
But this legislative session, Baltimore State Sen. Jill Carter and Montgomery County Del. David Moon hope to change that by removing incarceration from the equation for punishing street gambling.
A group of recent grads from Baltimore’s prestigious City College High School are taking their former teacher, J.D. Merrill, to task in his campaign for the 41st District Senate seat. In an op-ed published in the Afro this morning, four alumni say he discouraged students from protesting his father-in-law, ex-Gov. Martin O’Malley, and actively recruited white private school pupils to the predominantly black magnet school when he taught there.
A new ad from the campaign of Martin O’Malley son-in-law and 41st District Senate candidate J.D. Merrill has drawn the ire of opponent Jill Carter, as well as a couple black community leaders and one city councilman.
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in a 5-2 decision that disgraced Sen. Nathaniel Oaks, who in March pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, must remain on the ballot for the June 26 primary election for the Maryland State Senate seat in the 41st District.
Gov. Larry Hogan today announced Jill P. Carter will be appointed to the Maryland State Senate seat previously held by Nathaniel Oaks, who last month pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.
Suspect sought in attempted robbery of blind person on metro train in NW Baltimore – Fox45
New pirate boat attraction among changes coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor – Baltimore Sun
Keep On Pushing: Jill Carter continues to fight for civil rights – City Paper
Baltimore hopes to be part of U.S. bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup – BBJ
Email On Hogan Fundraising Solicitation Prompts Complaint – AP
