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Month: March 2025

Postponement of West OC harbor zoning change continues

County evaluating action that could impact offshore wind developer’s project Worcester County officials this week continued to postpone a proposed zoning amendment that would stymie offshore wind developers from operating as a utility in the West Ocean City commercial fishing harbor. “With any big change like this, you know, we want to deliberate. At the …

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‘Fun bill’ eyes Orange Crush as Md. Cocktail

A Lower Shore lawmaker is raising a toast to the iconic Orange Crush, with a bill pending in Annapolis that would designate it as the state’s official cocktail. Del. Wayne Hartman introduced the legislation in response to Delaware’s summer 2024 declaration that the Orange Crush was the First State’s official adult beverage. “The fact that …

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Ocean City Council votes 4-3 to pass short-term rental crackdown

Following a four-hour hearing, a council majority this week supported an ordinance banning short-term rentals in single-family zoning districts beginning in 2027. On Monday, the Ocean City Council voted 4-3 to support an amended ordinance that establishes a five-day minimum length of stay for short-term rentals in the R-1 residential and MH mobile home districts …

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Commissioners to consider property tax rate decrease

County officials direct staff to prep revenue projections for proposed rate reduction Could a tax break be coming to Worcester County property owners? Elected leaders say they want to explore the possibility. “Because we are having increased revenue coming into the county, that doesn’t mean we should spend it,” said County Commissioner Chip Bertino at …

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US Soldiers Arrested for Giving Classified Info to China

Two active-duty U.S. soldiers and one former soldier were arrested Thursday and charged with giving classified information to the Chinese. Indictments by federal grand juries in the District of Oregon and the Western District of Washington accuse the three of giving documents and hard drives about U.S. weapons to contacts in China as recently as …

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Trump calls on Americans to ‘bear’ with him on tariffs during Congress speech: ‘Adjustment period’

President Trump addressed one of the elephants in the room during his Tuesday address to the joint session of Congress for this speech — tariffs. Acknowledging the economic repercussions of his tariffs, the president said Americans will have to “bear with” him through an “adjustment period.” He also reiterated that he will announce a sweeping agriculture tariff to take effect …

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Dems Step on Another Rake, Block Senate Bill Protecting Girls/Women Sports

When I was in high school, I ran track. My best event was the long jump. I set a school record when I was 16.  My best jump was 21’11”. Not great, but not bad for a 16-year-old who spent more time surfing than practicing for the long jump. That jump would have put me …

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Democrat Rep. Hammered Over ‘Stupid’ Rant Telling Elon Musk to ‘Go Back to South Africa’

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) was heavily criticized after her comments during a speech outside the Housing and Urban Development Department on Monday, indicating Elon Musk should “go back to South Africa.” The remarks were ill-advised on two fronts: 1) She was trying to counter a debunked claim that Musk himself had said Italians should stay in Italy …

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Democrats Hold Retreat to Figure Out How to Win Back Voters – Recommendations Include Rejecting Almost Everything They Stand For

Democrats are in the political wilderness and don’t seem to understand how they found themselves there. In response, they recently held a retreat to try to figure out how to appeal to voters again, especially working class voters. It’s amazing that they needed a retreat for this with consultants and lists of recommendations, but they …

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Harris Statement on Gov Moore’s Quadrupling Down On Expensive, Harmful Offshore Wind

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) issued the following statement in response to Governor Moore quadrupling down on Maryland’s expensive, harmful offshore wind projects Thursday. Maryland ratepayers have already seen exorbitant increases in their electric bills recently, and those increases will pale in comparison to the ones they will see when they are paying the …

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