A Miner Detail Podcast

Frederick County resident Shaun Porter joined A Miner Detail Podcast host Ryan Miner and A Miner Detail Deputy Editor Eric Beasley on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Porter is known for traveling around Maryland and standing alongside busy roads and intersections with a giant sign targeting Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner. Mr. Porter joined A Miner Detail Podcast to explain why he's holding the sign and some of the trouble he's run into while protesting Maryland's COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail PodcastRyan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

A Miner Detail Podcast is featured with Maryland podcasts Baltimore Positive and Elevate Maryland alongside Maryland state Del. Brooke Lierman (D-Baltimore City), Marc Steiner and Lucinda Ware. ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail PodcastRyan@AMinerDetail.com Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

White House political columnist Paul Schwartz joins A Miner Detail Podcast on Monday, November 9, 2020, to discuss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' election victory over Donald Trump and Mike Pence. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail PodcastRyan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

KDKA-TV Money and Politics Editor Jon Delano joined A Miner Detail Podcast to break Pennsylvania's presidential contest. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Dan's Restaurant and Tap House co-owner Charlotte Aufdem Brinke joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Charlotte and Dan's Tap House has been the subject of ongoing harassment and mischaracterization since her business took a public stance in support of civil rights. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Cecil County Executive candidate Jeff Kate joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Monday, October 5, 2020. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Attorney and political activist Robin Ficker joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Sunday, September 27, 2020, to discuss Montgomery County Ballot Initiative Question B. Question B would take away the county’s power to enact property taxes that would exceed the rate of inflation even if all nine members of the county council agreed to the increase. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Cassie Conklin is one of Western Maryland's leading investigative journalists. She joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Sunday, September 20, 2020, to break down what's happening in Mountain Maryland. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. An all-star Maryland political panel joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, to discuss RBG's life and legacy. Panelists include: MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Nine Districts for MoCo founder Kim Persaud joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Sunday, September 13, 2020 to discuss the grassroots movement to amend Montgomery County's Charter to require each of the Council's nine members to be elected from a Council district where she or he lives. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Roy McGrath resigned as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's (R) chief of staff on Aug. 17, 2020, after The Baltimore Sun reported that McGrath was given a six-figure severance package when leaving the Maryland Environmental Service. State Sen. Clarence K. Lam (D-Howard/Baltimore) and Del. Marc Korman (D-Montgomery) joined A Miner Detail Podcast host Ryan Miner on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, to discuss McGrath's severance and his tenure at the Maryland Environmental Service. MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes Lam and Korman serve on the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Fair Practices & State Personnel Oversight. Their committee is holding hearings on McGrath's severance package.

Arthur "Mac" Love IV Arthur "Mac" Love IV served as deputy director for the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives, which is responsible for outreach to diverse ethnic groups and faith communities. Love shared a series of social media posts supporting Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. Love was fired from his statehouse job on Saturday, Aug. 29th, 2020. A Miner Detail Podcast host Ryan Miner moderated a panel discussion about Love's firing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. This is A Miner Detail Podcast episode 278. Panelists included: MORE ABOUT A MINER DETAIL Ryan Miner is the Editor, Founder and Publisher of A Miner Detail, a leading Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. A Miner Detail Podcast Ryan@AMinerDetail.com A Miner Detail is a Maryland politics blog featuring Maryland political news, political commentary and opinion. Listen & Subscribe to A Miner Detail Podcast on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon Music Google Podcasts The Podcast Index TuneInStitcher iHeartRADIOListen Notes

Maryland state Del. Carl J. Anderton Jr. (R-Lower Shore) joined A Miner Detail Podcast host Ryan Miner on Sunday, Aug. 30 to discuss his journey through the Wicomico County executive selection process. This is A Miner Detail Podcast Episode 277.

A Miner Detail Podcast featured a guest panel on Sunday, Aug. 23, for its monthly Maryland politics roundup show. This is A Miner Detail Podcast Episode 276. Topics discussed: Danielle HornbergerreportedRoy McGrathdramastoryDemocratic National Convention Panelists include: Len FoxwellPeter V. R. FranchotMark J. McLaurinRichard DeShay

A monument honoring Confederate soldiers is staying put for now in front of Talbot County’s Courthouse in Easton, Maryland. The Talbot County Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, against removing the statue. The statue, dedicated in 1916, commemorates the 84 soldiers from the county who fought for the Confederacy. This is A Miner Detail Podcast Episode 275. On Sunday, August 23, 2020, A Miner Detail Podcast, hosted by A Miner Detail Editor in Chief Ryan Miner, featured five panelists to discuss the fallout from the council’s decision to allow the racist statue to remain on public property. Panelists include: Len FoxwellPeter V. R. FranchotCorey W. PackWini RocheMaryland Tourism CoalitionMark J. McLaurinRichard DeShay Elliott

Roy McGrath resigned Monday as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's chief of staff amid turmoil over a six-figure severance package he received from his previous state government job. McGrath officially assumed the role of Hogan's top aide on June 1. The Maryland Environmental Service board of directors approved McGrath's severance in May. The board offered McGrath a year's salary - roughly $233K - plus tuition reimbursement and other perks. Senate President Willam C. "Bill Ferguson IV (D) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D) released a statement Friday calling for special hearings into McGrath's severance. Though McGrath did not release an official statement, he wrote on Facebook that he "remains focused" on his job, and he decried the report as toxic, partisan politics." The governor and his press officials declined to comment. On Monday, however, McGrath said he was "exiting state service," referring to the latest incident as a "distraction." "For me, this entire topic is simply the sad politics of personal destruction, and right now, we cannot afford unnecessary distractions from the critical work the governor and his team are doing," McGrath said in a statement. Hogan's office released a statement Monday announcing the governor regretfully accepts McGrath's resignation. "It is with regret that I have accepted Roy McGrath’s resignation as chief of staff. Roy has been a deeply valued member of our administration, and our state is better for his dedicated service," Hogan said. "I recognize that this was a difficult decision for Roy, but I understand and respect his reasons for making this decision. I have always known Roy to be someone of the highest character, and I wish him well in his future endeavors." Hogan taps Keiffer Mitchell Jr. as Acting Chief The governor tapped Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr., the administration's chief lobbyist, as his acting chief of staff. Mitchell is widely respected by both sides of the political aisle and established himself as a bipartisan consensus builder. “I am humbled that Governor Hogan has put his trust in me. We have a first-rate team that is working around the clock at such a critical moment in our history. Together, we will continue to change Maryland for the better," Mitchell said in a statement, released by Hogan officials. Both Bill Ferguson and Adrienne Jones released a statement Monday saying that agreed with McGrath's decision to step aside. Hogan's spokesman said McGrath is "not receiving severance from the governor's office," the Sun reported. A Subplot A Miner Detail received a data dump earlier Monday morning from someone apparently on the inside of state government - someone who worked closely with McGrath. Stay tuned. Feedback/Questions? Ryan@AMinerDetail.com.