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“Getting to this point is historic. You're going to be overseeing police accountability in the entire county, your role" -- Barry Stanton
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“Getting to this point is historic. You're going to be overseeing police accountability in the entire county, your role" -- Barry Stanton
Moore and Lierman will assume positions on the contract-approving Board of Public Works (BPW) when they are sworn in in mid-January.
New Market Development Joint Venture LLC is owned and operated by Major Riddick, former chief of staff to Glendening.
“Ben has demonstrated a commitment to our core values throughout his career as a community organizer, environmental activist" -- Cruz
The 10 applicants up for a vote on Wednesday represent nearly all of the big-name players.
The Minnesota-based firm processes billions of dollars in behavioral health claims each year.
David Romans, coordinator of fiscal and policy analysis at the Department of Legislative Services, conceded that at times there were fears.
Pittman had been trailing his Republican challenger, County Councilmember Haire, for a full week, but pulled ahead with the latest count.
Similarly, Del. Brian Crosby (D-St. Mary's) declared victory recently, after his 327-vote election night lead.
Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary's College in St. Mary's County, commented on the General Assembly.
Harris and Moore co-founded the organization a decade ago.
The “transition and transformation” team (Moore's label) will have four co-chairs and be run on a day-to-day basis by Cleo Hirsch.
Brown (D) is a three-term member of Congress who scored a resounding victory in the race to succeed outgoing Attorney General Brian Frosh.
In addition to Franchot, honorary chairs of Lierman's transition team include Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and others.
Cultural competency, collaboration, and fidelity were some phrases that educators, advocates, parents, and community leaders echoed.
The quiet, durable war against pollution from coal-fired electric plants occurs four times a year, in a small room near Wall Street.
How did the best-selling author and former non-profit CEO propel himself to victory? Moore himself called it “an improbable journey.”
“We always knew this race was going to be close. The district is different,” the two-term congressman told supporters.
“The math suggests that I will be re-elected to a second term,” Pittman wrote in a memo to members of his cabinet Wednesday morning.
Brown, a three-term congressman and former lieutenant governor, will take over an office once led by Roger B. Taney.