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If you like Gary Hart, Al Gore and Joe Biden we can be friends.
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Post # 144 Charlie Kirk’s murder will NOT change anything
He cultivated young angry white males into Trump voters. He was successful.
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I enjoyed doing this interview with
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Post #62 Fixing juvenile crime in Baltimore
The problem is many leaders are MIA at the table
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Post # 61 President Biden protected by staff, just like Congress
And staff at all levels covers things up and Congress won’t fix it
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Post # 60 Andy Harris, Maryland’s Congressman or Trump’s Congressman
Gerrymandering creates this problem
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Post #59 What Moody’s thinks of Maryland economic future
If you are a Maryland state employee, or retiree, be very scared
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#Post 58 The 2026 politics of firing an ethics czar in Baltimore County
They are not good
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Post #57 Prayers for Joe Biden
He has given more empathy than he has received
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Post # 55 Maryland loses AAA Bond Rating
No one likes a lower credit score.
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Post #54 The consequences of being ethical in Baltimore County
Inspector General Kelly Madigan gets fired for doing her job too well
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Post #53 Johns Hopkins University endowments and taxpayer support
Does a billion-dollar institution need taxpayer dollars?
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Post #50 Maryland Governor Ed Hale?
Wes Moore is too popular among progressive to beat IN A PRIMARY.
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He has no shot.
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Ed Hale announces 2026 run, challenging Governor Moore for democratic nomination
Governor Wes Moore could face a primary challenge in 2026. Longtime city banker and owner of the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team, Ed Hale, announced his cand
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Post # 49 Tariffs and impact on Maryland state government
Repeat after me, "A tariff is a tax you pay."
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Post # 46 Washington Redskins/Commanders look to return home
Trump to announce NFL Draft coming to DC in 2027 at the National Mall
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Post #45 Baltimore States Attorney Ivan Bates and Baltimore’s falling Crime Rate
Exhibit 1A of why prosecutors matter. They set the tone.
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Post # 44 Trump’s first 100 days 2.0 on state governments
Less federal money means higher state government spending.
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Post #43 The overrated panic over preserving Maryland’s AAA Bond Rating
The sky and the AAA bond rating is not falling.
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Post #42 Governor Wes Moore's Sunday show future
The Sunday shows host offer plenty of softball questions to help build a profile.
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Post #41 ICE, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and effects on state and local governments
Summer tourism, construction stand to suffer
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Post #40 Mayor Brandon Scott and the State of Baltimore City in 2025
A victory lap full of optimism.
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Post #38 William Donald Schaefer, Baltimore’s greatest Mayor.
On April 18, 2011, the Greatest Mayor Baltimore ever had died, William Donald Schaefer.
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Post #37 Part 3 Baltimore Riots 10 years later The Political Blame game
In the aftermath of the riots assessments started on who, what, where, when, why and how the riots started.
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Post #36 Part 2 Baltimore Riots 10 years later- the immediate aftermath
In the early days of the riots there was a hero, an unelected woman who received a great deal of praise.
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Post #35 Part 1 Baltimore Riots 10 years later
It was an event that set back the community years.
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Political Analyst Weighs in on what Passed in Annapolis as Session 2025 Wrapped Up
The 90-day Maryland legislative session came to an end last night as lawmakers finalized budget cuts, tax increases and bills that will have impacts on energy,
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Post #32 The POWER of the Maryland Board of Public Works
Today is Sine Die.
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Monday is the deadline to pass state budget solution
We are just hours away from the end of the 2025 legislative session.This morning we were joined by political analyst John Dedie on what is still up for debate i
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Post #30- Federal employee Trump voter loses their job and glee is the reaction.
Elections have consequences and for some Trump voters they are finding out quickly that the Musk/Trump Administration meant what they said on the campaign trial.
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Post #29 Maryland’s bad budget choices of their own making.
The current Maryland state budget situation is a cluster disaster, years in the making.
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Post #28 Elon Musk becomes the April Fool.
April Fools Day often brings surprises that leave people to ask, “Is this an April Fools joke.” Florida and Wisconsin were ground zero for April Fools Day.
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Post #27 The Other Wes Moore, the national figure
In 2011 Governor Wes Moore wrote a real good book about a man with the same name whose life ended up behind bars.
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Post # 26 The 94% of Marylanders Getting a Tax Cut Myth
According to Maryland Governor Wes Moore, 94% of Marylanders will either get a tax cut or see no change in their income taxes under the agreed-upon budget.
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The problem in Maryland with the state budget. Hint: it is a mess.
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Senate takes on budget plan as $3 billion shortfall deadline looms
Political analyst John Dedie discusses budget challenges on Fox45 Morning News
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Post #24 Do Your Job!
Former Annapolis resident and North Carolina football Coach Bill Belichick is known for the expression, “Do your job.” Recently I saw where that phrase came from in a podcast with former Patriots exec...
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OPENING DAY!
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Post #23 The Key Bridge collapse one year later.
I slept in that day.
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Post #22 The Maryland Blueprint/Kirwan, a time bomb no one can defuse
Education is always a political issue in a campaign.
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Trump took away Joe Biden’s security clearance while his cabinet was texting top secret plans with a member of the media.
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Post #21 Maryland, who’s on first, what’s going on in trying to cut the state budget
In Maryland the budget crisis has created a problem for some legislators in the Maryland General Assembly.
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Google McGovern and Mondale. To see how this would work out.
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Post #19- McCormick Spices could have been a 1984 Baltimore Colts Mayflower Van situation
People take pride in their home state and the products the community produces.
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Post #18 Maryland, A Middle Temperament motto but not for Maryland House Democrats on taxes and spending.
The most dangerous type of legislator is one who can cast votes with having to worry about constituents in anger rising to vote them out of office.
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Sadly Governor Moore is MIA on tax proposals. Democrats are calling for tax hikes and no spending cuts.
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State budget crisis looms as Maryland legislators face critical crossover day tomorrow
Annapolis lawmakers scramble to address $3 billion deficit before crossover day deadline
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Post #17 Marylanders looking for leadership in taxing times
Leadership is a fascinating thing.
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Post #16 Yes Virginia, Governor Youngkin is no Santa Claus
In the last couple weeks, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia has had a lot to say about the Musk/Trump Administration cuts to the federal workforce, 140,000 of them live in Virginia.
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Post #15 Maryland House Democrats limiting citizens voices and free speech
Legislative public hearings in state capitals are a great opportunity for citizens to voice support or objections to legislation.
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Wes Moore needs to get his act together or it will be no more in 2026.
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Maryland Democrats call for investigation into 'No Moore' campaign over alleged violations
Firing back at the online campaign targeting Governor Wes Moore, the Maryland Democratic Party is demanding an investigation into “No Moore.”The anonymous group
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-democrats-call-for-investigation-into-no-moore-campaign-over-alleged-violations
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Post #14 Kathy Hochul, political retribution NY style
Governor Kathy Hochul is not a popular Governor.
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