Maryland: Baltimore County

October 28, 2009 - 08:14 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Maryland GOP prepares to elect new chairman as Cavey drops out and Scott becomes frontrunner

The race to replace outgoing Maryland GOP Chairman James Pelura narrowed Tuesday when Chris Cavey of Baltimore County, the party's first vice chairman, announced that he is withdrawing his name. The beleaguered party plans to select a new chairman at...

October 28, 2009 - 08:14 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Maryland GOP prepares to elect new chairman as Cavey drops out and Scott becomes frontrunner

The race to replace outgoing Maryland GOP Chairman James Pelura narrowed Tuesday when Chris Cavey of Baltimore County, the party's first vice chairman, announced that he is withdrawing his name. The beleaguered party plans to select a new chairman at...

October 27, 2009 - 01:52 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Harris one step closer to national GOP blessing

Baltimore County Republican Andy Harris has moved another step closer to gaining the full embrace of his national party's congressional campaign arm for the 2010 election. The National Republican Campaign Committee announced that Harris had advanced to "‘contender" status, the...

October 27, 2009 - 01:52 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Harris one step closer to national GOP blessing

Baltimore County Republican Andy Harris has moved another step closer to gaining the full embrace of his national party's congressional campaign arm for the 2010 election. The National Republican Campaign Committee announced that Harris had advanced to "‘contender" status, the...

October 14, 2009 - 10:15 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

A Good Debt is Hard to Find

From the PVRC
“Incumbents will increase Baltimore County’s debt 25% in five years – $752M in 2005 to $942M in 2010. Authorities forecast our debt to reach $1.36B in 2014! Staggering figures considering our annual General Fund is about $1.6B. In 2010, we’l…l spend 5.6 percent ($90.7M) of the General Fund just [...]

October 8, 2009 - 03:01 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Candidate Watch 2010: Jim Smith moving... to Maryland Senate?

The housing market is tough, but how's the job market? Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. is about to find out. Sun Talker Laura Vozzella writes today that the term-limited Democratic county executive has put his Reisterstown house...

October 8, 2009 - 02:45 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Candidate Watch 2010: Jim Smith moving... to Maryland Senate?

The housing market is tough, but how's the job market? Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. is about to find out. Sun Talker Laura Vozzella writes today that the term-limited Democratic county executive has put his Reisterstown house...

August 5, 2009 - 03:00 pm
NEWS FEED: On the Record

Neglected horses galloping toward recovery

The surviving horses that were taken from Hilton and Donna Silver are well on their way to recovery,  a Baltimore County animal control official said Wednesday.
“They are doing phenomenal,” said Brooke Birman-Vrany, assistant director at Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, which has housed the horses since April.
Birman-Vrany’s testimony was blocked by the judge after the Silvers pleaded [...]

July 8, 2009 - 09:13 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Slated for cash

This morning, we reported that out-going Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith has a nice chunk of political change to donate to other candidates, about $1.2 million, sources close to him report. And we explain a way he could circumvent...

May 6, 2009 - 02:04 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Mr. Smith wants to go to Annapolis?

Attorney General Doug Gansler is fueling speculation that Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. intends to challenge Peter Franchot for Comptroller next year, according to the Gazette, which got it via WTOP. “During an interview Friday on WTOP radio...