Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot acknowledged that he can not win the Democratic major race for governor Friday, as two different candidates tallied extra votes within the slow-going depend of mail-in ballots.
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Franchot concedes in tight, unsettled Md. Democratic governor’s race
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Moore leads former Democratic Nationwide Committee chair Tom Perez within the major contest, however the race stays unsettled, with tens of 1000’s of mail-in ballots nonetheless uncounted.
Some tv networks declared Moore the winner Friday morning, however The Washington Publish and the Related Press seen the race as too early to name, given the massive variety of mail-in votes nonetheless to be counted statewide. AP estimates that 31 p.c of all votes solid have but to be tabulated, together with 46 p.c in Montgomery County, the place Perez leads Moore by a large margin.
Perez’s marketing campaign supervisor Sean Downey mentioned in a press release: “Put merely, it’s too early to name this race.”
Regardless, Franchot’s concession units up an finish to a greater than three-decade run in public workplace when his present time period expires in January. Franchot served because the state’s chief tax collector for 16 years, after 20 years spent representing Takoma Park within the Home of Delegates. He developed from a liberal crusader to a fiscally conservative determine who typically operated independently from the Democratic Social gathering institution.
With excessive title recognition and an enormous war-chest constructed up over years with out major challengers, Franchot entered the 2022 contest because the nominal front-runner. He stayed close to the highest of polls as many citizens remained undecided, however he by no means dramatically constructed a lead within the 10-candidate discipline.
By Friday, he was nonetheless in third place, trailing Perez by greater than 30,000 votes.
“I’m extremely grateful to all of our supporters and volunteers who believed in a our imaginative and prescient for a reliable authorities that will get outcomes each Marylander can see and really feel,” Franchot’s assertion mentioned, pledging to assist elect a fellow Democrat in November.
Franchot had lengthy eyed the state’s high job and ran a marketing campaign designed to enchantment throughout celebration traces in November. He described himself as socially liberal and fiscally reasonable, questioning whether or not the state may afford to totally implement a expensive schooling program heralded by Democrats within the Common Meeting.
Regardless of his a long time in workplace, Franchot, 74, solid himself as an outsider to the political institution. He was an ally of Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on the Board of Public Works, a three-member panel that oversees state contracts, and was essential in serving to the governor push by transportation tasks, such because the Purple Line.
He championed new rules for the craft beer business, and campaigned towards political enemies. In 2018, he backed a major problem to iconic, then-Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a fellow Democrat. He railed towards fellow Democrats in his efforts to repair failing faculty air-conditioning techniques in Baltimore County and Metropolis, the place some college students are despatched house on sizzling days when lecture rooms turn out to be insufferable.
This yr, Franchot known as for the state to droop its gasoline tax and lobbied the legislature to chop larger tax breaks when federal coronavirus aid flooded state steadiness sheets. His marketing campaign for governor pitched voters on making the state present nice customer support, and solid him as the proper sort of Democrat to enchantment to voters in a state that’s picked Republican governors in three out of the previous 5 elections.
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University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7
The University of Maryland on Sunday reversed its decision to allow an anti-Israel protest on the first anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, following backlash from local Jewish groups.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine and UMD Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at the campus’s Mckeldin Mall, but the University System of Maryland (USM) said in a statement that on the day of the Hamas-led pogrom it would limit campus events requiring permits or approval to those supporting “a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
“From the beginning of the war, we have come together as a University System to urge that we use this moment to encourage conversation, compassion, and civility; to engage with one another across our differences and draw on our shared humanity and our shared values to bridge what divides us,” said USM. “These dialogues aren’t new. Many of our universities have been hosting this kind of programming for several months. Reserving Oct. 7 gives us a chance to continue these urgent conversations and to mark this solemn anniversary in a way that gives students—all students—the time and space to share and to be heard.”
USM said that its intent was not to infringe of the free expression and speech of students, but to be sensitive to the needs of students as October 7 was a “day of enormous suffering and grief for many in our campus communities.”
UMD Jewish Student Union, Maryland Hillel, Terps for Israel, and Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland welcomed the USM decision and thanked UMD leadership in a joint social media statement on Sunday.
“October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, is a day of mourning for the Jewish and Israeli community,” said the UMD JSU. “We are relieved that SJP will no longer to be able to appropriate the suffering of our family and friends to fit their false and dangerous narrative.”
The Jewish groups said that it was distraught that the decision to only hold university-sponsored event had to be made at all, and wished to used the campus space to “grieve together as a community” to promote unity at the university. The unideal situation was necessary, according to the Jewish groups, to ensure the physical and psychological safety of students on the day of mourning.
UMD JVP and SJP attacked the decision to cancel the event, claiming that the vigil for Palestinians killed since the October 7 Massacre was attacked without familiarity of the content. The anti-Israel groups said that the discourse was “the continuation inherently racist, Islamophobic, and dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestinians.” JVP and SJP said that the actions against their event were an attempt to paint “Muslim, Arab, and anti-Zionist Jewish students as barbaric.”
The anti-Israel groups asserted that their vigil for Palestinians who died in the war was no threat to the campus’s Jewish community, but conflation of Zionism and Judaism did threaten UMD and the Jewish community.
“To claim that Palestinians cannot hold a day of remembrance in mourning one year of genocide, or lay claim to that date is an insult to every life lost in the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign,” UMD SJP and JVP said on Instagram on Sunday. “The disproportionate scale of suffering experienced by the Palestinians over the past year necessitates their remembrance and our solidarity on this day. The suffering of all innocents killed must not be monopolized and necessitates a fair and just representation.”
SJP and JVP demanded the right to organize and exercise their right to free speech, accusing Zionists of attempting to stifle Palestinian voices.
The organizations indicated on their Sunday Instagram post that they still planned to hold their all-day event at Mckeldin Mall, and on Monday a link to register still active and listing the campus building as the rally location.
UMD Jewish groups said that they would be holding their own event to memorialize the victims of the October 7 pogrom at the Maryland Hillel.
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Michigan State Has Several Things to Fix Before Heading to Maryland
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Michigan State’s football team emerged with a 16-10 win against Florida Atlantic, but it was far from a convincing victory. The Spartans struggled throughout the game, exhibiting a range of issues that need immediate attention if they hope to find more consistent success moving forward.
With less than a week to prepare for its next opponent, Michigan State has a critical opportunity to address these shortcomings and refine its game plan.
The win over FAU exposed several areas of concern for Michigan State, particularly on offense. The Spartans were plagued by poor execution and missed opportunities, with several drives stalling due to penalties and miscues. The offensive line, in particular, struggled to establish a rhythm, which led to limited success in both the running and passing games.
Quarterback play from Aidan Chiles was inconsistent, with errant throws and a lack of cohesion with the receiving corps contributing to the team’s inability to sustain drives and put the game away early.
Defensively, Michigan State managed to hold FAU to just 10 points, but there were still some worrying signs. Despite the Spartans having multiple interceptions and a safety, they gave up several big plays, revealing potential vulnerabilities in the secondary and raising concerns about the unit’s ability to maintain discipline and focus throughout the game. Missed tackles and lapses in coverage could prove costly against more formidable opponents, making it imperative for the coaching staff to address these issues in the coming week.
Special teams were another area where Michigan State faltered. On multiple occasions, the Spartans gave up more punt return yards than they should have because of missed tackles.
With less than a week before its next game, Michigan State has a valuable window to regroup and make the necessary adjustments. The coaching staff will need to focus on tightening up execution across all phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams. This includes refining the game plan, improving communication and instilling a greater sense of urgency and discipline among the players.
The Spartans cannot afford to let the issues that plagued them against FAU carry over into their matchup against Maryland. If they hope to be competitive as the season progresses, the team must use this time to correct course and demonstrate growth in all facets of its game.
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