Robert J. Garagiola

Maryland General Assembly ends with legislators working to ensure passage of bills

2013-04-06 13:56:00

The 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly ends Monday, and local legislators were working last week to ensure final passage of some measures they had introduced. Bills introduced by local lawmakers that were on their way to becoming law...

Senators wrestle with death penalty vote

2013-01-27 15:44:25

State Sen. Allan Kittleman is torn. When lobbied by the ACLU and the NAACP to repeal Maryland's death penalty, Kittleman asks how he can ensure the most heinous murderers will never kill again. When approached by fellow senators or state's attorneys...

Recycling encouragement, new air service highlight Washington County in 2012

2012-12-29 13:47:00

Editor’s note: As we usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, The Herald-Mail has prepared a package of year-end stories that provide short recaps of some of the top stories of the year past. These stories will be published each day through New Year’...

One of biggest factors in 6th District race is voter enrollment reversal

2012-10-28 03:00:00

After years of representing a comfortably Republican swath of Maryland, U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett is trying to win an 11th term in a district that now leans Democrat. Bartlett is facing Democrat John Delaney, a well-funded financier, and Libertarian...

O'Malley to lead push for same-sex marriage next year

2011-07-22 17:43:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged on Friday to lead the charge next year for a law to recognize same-sex marriage in Maryland, saying he would include the effort among a "handful" of legislative priorities during the 2012 session. Supporters predicted the...

Bartlett focusing on creating jobs in 6th Congressional District race

2012-03-15 14:30:00

When asked about running for re-election, U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlettusually mentions his concern for the future of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But, several months ago, the 20-year incumbent was wavering, possibly leaning...

6th District congressional candidate wants to share job-creating success

2011-12-15 18:02:00

Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of profiles about candidates running for election in the 6th Congressional District. John Delaney said he has a proven record of creating jobs — more than 1,000 of them in Montgomery County, Md....

On the Campaign Trail - Feb. 23

2012-02-23 14:14:00

Garagiola, Delaney sparring Two Democrats in the 6th Congressional District race — John Delaney and state Sen. Robert J. Garagiola — have been waging a news release war in the last several weeks, including: - Garagiola’s campaign...

New map, new politics in Western Md.

2011-10-22 13:50:00

With a bit of math and a few clicks of a mouse, state Democrats transformed a once-sleepy congressional district in Western Maryland last week into one of the most closely watched political battlegrounds in the nation. Hours after Gov. Martin O'Malley...

Mooney says he's not running for House, will back Bartlett

2012-01-10 11:02:00

Former state Sen. Alex X. Mooney, a Republican, is not running for Maryland’s 6th District seat in Congress, even after raising more than $100,000 for a possible candidacy, he said Tuesday. Mooney’s announcement came the same day another...

Democrats, Republicans agree to push package of bills in Annapolis

2012-01-26 15:10:00

A bipartisan group of senators put aside the battling that often prevails in Annapolis to announce Thursday a common agenda of bills that Democrats and Republicans can rally around. The bills would preserve scholarships for veterans, protect children...

Korean War vets raising money to build monument

2012-03-11 14:23:00

Local Korean War veterans say they are off to a good start raising money to build a monument in Hagerstown to honor the men and women who served during that conflict. But they still need the public’s financial support to help reach their $70,000...

State Sen. Robert J. Garagiola, center, on Thursday received the endorsement of Gov. Martin O'Malley (next to Garagiola) in the race for Maryland's 6th District seat in Congress. Del. John P. Donoghue of Hagerstown, another Garagiola supporter, is at right.

2012-03-29 00:00:00