Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Jury deliberating fate of political consultant Henson

2012-05-10 16:19:12

After about eight hours of deliberations Thursday, the Baltimore Circuit Court jury considering the fate of political consultant Julius Henson went home for a second day without reaching a verdict. Henson, 63, of East Baltimore, faces charges of...

Key demographics of the 2012 campaign: youth, women and Hispanics

2012-05-12 05:00:00

Campaign 2012 is now joined. The darts heretofore traded between the Obama and Romney camps now have extra-sharp tips. And it's going to stay this way through to Nov. 2. Most pundits predict a "razor close" and "particularly ugly" campaign. I concur. So,...

Ire over income tax plan to get louder Monday

2012-05-13 13:53:00

A Maryland family making more than $175,000 will pay at least $254 more in income taxes this year under a revenue-raising plan the Maryland General Assembly is expected to take up when it convenes for special session on Monday. The same family of joint...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday

2012-05-08 03:59:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies, with a chance of showers this afternoon and a high temperature near 74 degrees. Tonight is expected to be cloudy, with a low temperature around 62 degrees. TRAFFIC Check our traffic updates for this...

Student-athletes need a degree, not a paycheck

2012-05-06 05:00:00

Many of you know I was fortunate to play high school football at Gilman and college football at Princeton. What most of you do not know is that I worked as a graduate assistant on the Wake Forest football staff to pay for my room and board during law...

Pay for top college athletes makes sense

2012-05-09 09:45:00

In his recent column ("Student-athletes need a degree, not a paycheck," May 6),Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.makes a persuasive case for the bargain available to students who are talented enough to win an athletic scholarship to a college or university. They, as...

Colorful closing arguments in election fraud trial of Ehrlich consultant

2012-05-09 16:20:00

Political consultant Julius Henson's attorney used a stack of fake oversized money, invoked slavery and called prosecutors' election fraud case against his client a "bunch of bull-honky" during his closing argument Wednesday afternoon. Using props,...

Henson suggests 'robocall' prosecution politically motivated

2012-04-30 19:29:00

Political consultant Julius Henson plans to suggest in court this week that he is being prosecuted by the state's Democratic establishment only because he dared to work for Republicans, his attorney said Monday. Henson is accused of election fraud...

Garagiola reprimanded over disclosure filing omission

2012-05-03 08:01:00

State Sen. Rob Garagiola, a Democrat from Germantown, has been sent a letter of reprimand from a state ethics committee for failing to disclose income he received as a lobbyist on state disclosure forms. The committee said in a letter it will take no...

Henson tells jurors his job was minority 'outreach'

2012-05-04 17:44:06

Political consultant Julius Henson took the witness stand Friday to defend himself against charges he tried to suppress the black vote on Election Day 2010, saying his job in former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s campaign was to encourage minorities to vote...

How The Sun traced the Election Night robocalls

2012-05-02 04:00:00

The number was untraceable - almost. On Election Night in 2010, The Baltimore Sun's switchboard lit up with reports of a suspicious "robocall": it told voters to relax, that President Obama and Gov.Martin O'Malley had been successful, and that there...

Civil marriage is about equality

2012-04-17 11:15:00

Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s recent column about gay marriage ("Drawing a line at same-sex marriage," April 15) is rife with contradictions. For starters, he says that a ballot initiative opposing gay marriage will be supported by a coalition of religious...

Former governor Robert Ehrlich , R-Md. (left) greets presidential candidate Mitt Romney as he emerges from the state flag to participate in the Arbutus Town Hall meeting.

2012-03-21 00:00:00

State Prosecutors Emmet C. Davitt talks about the sentence Paul Schurick received. The former campaign manager for Republican Gov.

2012-02-16 00:00:00

s campaign manager, talks about his sentencing outside Courthouse West flanked by attorneys, on left, A. Dwight Pettit, and on right, Matthew E. Bennett. Schurick received a one-year suspended sentence Thursday morning.

2012-02-16 00:00:00