Gary M. Collins
@GaryCollins
Emmy-Nominated Investigative Journalist at @WeAreSinclair @BaltimoreSun @SpotlightMDNews | Signal: gcollinstv.84 | gmcollins@sbgtv.com | Opinions & RT = My Own
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HAPPENING NOW: Live on-air, WBAL NewsRadio’s host Bryan Nehman marks the latest in Maryland who says that Nicole Beus Harris “should resign today” as the leader of the Maryland Republican Party.
The mounting comments come after multiple high-profile Election Day losses in the state.
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MARYLAND REPUBLICANS HOLD SENATE SEATS: Based on *current* ballot numbers that continue to trickle in, it appears that the Republican Senate Caucus has been able to maintain all 13 of its seats.
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POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN LOSSES?: Maryland ballot results continue to pour in at this late hour.
By my current count, Republicans are poised to lose at least 2 seats in the Maryland House of Delegates, with at least 6 seats currently up for grabs in close races.
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JUST NOW: Former Maryland Republican Party executive director Adam Wood is denouncing his party's performance tonight as "incredibly disappointing."
"Fairness was literally on the ballot this year," Wood texted @SpotlightMDNews. "If we can't message that as a party, we have failed."
He said he is running to challenge MDGOP's current leader, Rep. Andy Harris's wife.
"I would describe [tonight's current results] as completely unacceptable underperformance by us as a party."
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CONTINUING: The gap in the Wicomico County Executive race continues to narrow as Election Day ballot counts continue to trickle in.
BREAKING: Preliminary numbers show a complete flip in Maryland House of Delegates District 4 (Frederick and Carroll counties). This seat includes Republican House Minority Whip Del. Jesse Pippy.
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HAPPENING NOW: Maryland House of Delegates members Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy Szeliga lead in preliminary ballot returns.
HAPPENING NOW: Preliminary state ballot returns show incumbent Republican Del. Mark Fisher leading Democratic challenger Jennifer Davidson after a hard-fought race in Southern Maryland.
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BREAKING: Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano, the Republican incumbent, is trailing Democratic challenger Ernest Davis, according to preliminary ballot return numbers.
BREAKING: Preliminary ballot-return numbers suggest Democrats could pick up a Maryland House of Delegates seat in Anne Arundel County, with Republican Del. Stuart Schmidt trailing far behind.
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There are no trains, no construction, and no firm opening date, despite Maryland Gov. Wes Moore previously announcing construction would begin in 2026 or 2027.
So what's the plan? Check out the latest now:
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IS THE BALTIMORE RED LINE A 'PIPE DREAM?': One of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's first actions nearly four years ago was to resurrect the controversial Red Line transit project.
A former senior advisor to Gov. Larry Hogan says there is "no way in hell" it gets off the ground.
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BREAKING: 7 press orgs signed a joint letter, writing that they are "alarmed" at Gov. Wes Moore's admin's responses to our news questions.
"We urge you to instruct all [Md.] agencies that Smith's lawsuit against you is a personal matter and not an excuse to send media requests into a legal review black hole..."
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“Law enforcement inquiry”:
'FUTILE EXERCISE': Annapolis PD fired back when asked for an interview as part of our ongoing investigation into Maryland Sen. C. Anthony Muse hitting a car and then parking on a tree.
We have learned much more about what happened that night, but more questions are emerging.
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'YOU'RE ANTI-DEMOCRACY': Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was stopped by an angry attendee at the Maryland State Fair on Friday during a choreographed visit.
"You should be ashamed of yourself," said the man about Moore's mid-decade redistricting priority, just upheld by the courts.
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