O’Malley rumor has become weapon in governor’s race
It started as a rumor, but the tale of Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley's supposed marital infidelity, unproven and denied by the mayor, has become much more. It is now a...
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Affair with staffer a mistake, Mfume says
Attempting to distance himself from allegations that he created a hostile environment for women at NAACP headquarters, U.S. Senate candidate Kweisi Mfume yesterday called his affair with a female staffer...
Magna tries slots again
With the Preakness Stakes little more than a week away and the state's ailing horse racing industry commanding fresh attention, the owner of the Pimlico and Laurel tracks plans to...
Analysts assess Mfume damage
Kweisi Mfume's bid for the U.S. Senate has not been mortally wounded by reports of sexual harassment and favoritism under his watch at the NAACP, political experts said yesterday. The...
Allegations could hurt ex-NAACP head’s Senate bid
Allegations that Kweisi Mfume promoted women at the NAACP based on personal relationships with them could harm his fledgling campaign for Senate, political experts and several allies said yesterday. "I...
Stalemate on state property tax cut viewed as a possible opening for a slots-bill solution
Maryland Senate leaders are refusing to accept a House of Delegates plan for a statewide property tax cut, leading some lawmakers to question whether a budget stalemate has been artificially...
Hopes, lobbyists persist for slots passage
Slots may fail in the General Assembly again this year, but lobbyists haven't stopped pushing for them. Tonight, for example, the General Assembly's fiscal leaders have been asked to share...
Ex-aide to senator files ethics complaint
A former aide to state Sen. Richard F. Colburn has sent a complaint to the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, asking for an investigation into the aide's allegations...
Ehrlich wants to determine if rivals exposed former aide
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday he wants to determine whether Democratic rivals were behind exposing a former administration aide who participated in Internet rumor-mongering about Baltimore Mayor Martin...
State senator withdraws from university amid claims that ex-aide did schoolwork
State Sen. Richard F. Colburn, a Dorchester County Republican who sits on a committee that oversees education issues, has withdrawn from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore amid allegations from...