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SOSRiverBoy III showcases local talent; brings fun entertainment to Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- An annual concert and community event will return for the third year in a row when SOSRiverBoy III is held Nov. 28 at the Fort Smith Convention Center.
Kehoe holds signing for new health care licensing law
Gov. Mike Kehoe stopped in Kansas City on Thursday for a ceremonial signing of a new bill that opens doors for out-of-state health care professionals.
Immigration activity taking toll on children’s health, doctors say
In Minnesota, an elementary school child has gone without surgery to treat a rare, life-threatening neck infection that isn't responding to antibiotics.
Arkansas Outdoors column: Drought, heat altering health, behavior of deer
The summer of 1980 is the benchmark for heat and drought in Arkansas, but 1997 was pretty tough, too.
Arkansas Outdoors column: Drought, heat altering health, behavior of deer
The summer of 1980 is the benchmark for heat and drought in Arkansas, but 1997 was pretty tough, too.
Friday Football: Helias takes care of business with shutout of Battle
The Helias Crusaders got exactly what they wanted Friday night: jump out to a big lead, get the starters out of the game for the second half, finish with a shutout. “The challenge all week was to play to our standard,” Helias coach Chris Hentges said Friday night after the Crusaders rolled to a 52-0 win against the Battle Spartans in a Central Missouri Activities Conference contest at Ray Hentges Stadium.
Arkansas Department of Health plans to cut 38 jobs, eliminate additional 33 empty positions
The Arkansas Department of Health plans to eliminate 71 positions, including 38 that are currently filled, effective Nov. 1, a department spokesperson said Friday.
ENTERTAINMENT: Prize-winning mezzo-soprano on weeklong state tour
Mezzo-soprano Claire McCahan, winner of the 2025 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition, kicks off this year’s Young Artist Tour.
Arkansas Department of Health plans to cut 38 jobs, eliminate additional 33 empty positions
The Arkansas Department of Health plans to eliminate 71 positions, including 38 that are currently filled, effective Nov. 1, a department spokesperson said Friday.
Dream Garden | custom KIDDO family entertainment destination
The new venue in Caracas, Venezuela, combines the client's colourful branding with an efficient, fun design
Barry I. Levy
Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Barry I. Levy works hand in hand with institutional and individual clients to navigate complex litigation in the insurance, healthcare and financial services arenas.
Brian A. Tully
As the founder and managing partner of Tully Law Group, Brian Andrew Tully serves his clients and the community as a trusted senior advocate in the legal, financial and healthcare realms.
Tom Dargan
Tom Dargan, a principal and co-managing partner of Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, focuses his practice on representing commercial clients in transportation law and complex civil litigation.
Greenberg Traurig's Entertainment & Media Practice Congratulates Clients Recognized with CMA Awards Nominations
/PRNewswire/ -- Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Entertainment & Media Practice congratulates its clients on their nominations for the 60th annual Country Music...
72nd annual Decatur BBQ Fest offers flavor, fun and free family entertainment this Saturday
DECATUR -- A Northwest Arkansas tradition is set to return Saturday as the Decatur Chamber of Commerce hosts the 72nd annual Decatur BBQ Fest.
Community Health Center receives national honors
Community Health Center of Central Missouri (CHCCMO) recently received multiple national quality awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Around the Net In Media: Thunder Road, Lit Entertainment Founders Launch Media Firm
Basil Iwanyk, founder of Thunder Road Films, and partner Eria Lee are partnering with Lit Entertainment Group founder Adam Kolbrenner to launch TR/AK, a media company focused on creators and original stories. The new company will also pursue ambitious film and television projects that will reach global audiences. Thunder Road has grossed more than $4.4 billion worldwide with its films, and Lit Entertainment clients boast of writing projects that have generated more than $7 billion.
Church-focused agency rebrands from KingsCover
The agency has saved clients more than $3 million since launching less than a year ago
ENTERTAINMENT: Museum’s Tinkerfest, various concerts on calendar
Okorie “OkCello” Johnson kicks off the 11th Acansa Arts Festival of the South, 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Morgan Hall of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Stella Boyle Smith Music Center.
Amy Joyce
Sheehan & Company welcomes Amy Joyce, CPA, JD, as Director of Private Client Services. Amy brings 25+ years advising high-net-worth individuals,
Dog grooming and Taco Bell: See business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued Aug. 31-Sept. 4, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
Favored Farmhouse expands business
MOSES LAKE — The owners of the Favored Farmhouse celebrated expanding their business by cutting the ribbon for the new drive-through Thursday – and co-owner Daphne Martinez said there’s more to come.
The best business gifts aren’t the most expensive. They’re the most personal.
Louisville businesses are using engraved bourbon bottles to personalize corporate holiday gifts and strengthen client relationships.
Armor Health Names Regional VP of Client Relations
National correctional healthcare provider Armor Health has appointed Tamara Taylor, RN, CCHP as the company’s first Regional Vice President of Client Relations.
Your Business Is Growing — So Why Aren't You Making More Money? Here's the Revenue Trap Many Founders Fall Into.
More clients, more employees and more revenue can look like success. But if growth isn’t creating more profit, a stronger company and a better life, you may simply be building a bigger job.
Tulsa Fire Department marks 10 years of mobile health care
The program helps Tulsans address health needs before they become 911 emergencies, with clients seeing major reductions in emergency calls.
72nd Annual Decatur BBQ Fest promises flavor, fun, and free family entertainment on Sept. 12
DECATUR -- A cherished Northwest Arkansas tradition returns Saturday, Sept. 12, as the Decatur Chamber of Commerce hosts the 72nd annual Decatur BBQ Fest at Veterans Park (1105 W. Main St.).
Accenture and Google Cloud Deepen Partnership with Formation of New Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group
Accenture and Google Cloud today launched the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group, a global group designed to help clients scale Gemini Enterprise outcomes in the agentic AI era.
Headline Booking Celebrates 15 Years of Creating Extraordinary Live Entertainment Experiences
Entertainment company marks 15 years of connecting private clients, corporations and charitable organizations with world-class headline talent.
ATT: Former Accenture consultant says consultants hate conflict
At Accenture, Lauren Bronson saw senior leaders struggle to confront toxic clients. Now, she helps leaders find common ground.
WATCH | Mobile speech therapy business ‘Speech on the Spot’ helps meet families needs
Stepping inside Speech on the Spot, a mobile therapy business, visitors are greeted by bus walls decorated with stickers of sunshine, clouds and the phrase "Imagination Blooms."
Lecxe Consulting Debuts to Help Indian Businesses Turn AI into Business Outcomes
Lecxe Consulting is an AI consulting and implementation company helping Indian businesses build custom AI powered business systems. Since inception, Lecxe has helped clients reduce costs up to 80% every month through AI-powered business systems, while simplifying the way organisations operate.
Clancy murder case spotlights maternal mental health in U.S., Arkansas
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy in the January 2023 killing of her three young children ended in a mistrial in Massachusetts on Friday when one of 12 jurors refused to join the others in finding her not guilty by reason of insanity.
Port of Grandview works to attract new businesses with active marketing and land development
The BriefThe Port of Grandview is actively marketing the community to attract new business development, with efforts including attendance at trade shows and conventions like Food Northwest in Portland.The Port reports strong demand for business property, with several prospective clients currently seeking space to build in Grandview.The Port recently acquired 45 acres for its new Woodworth Road Business Park, with planning underway to support the community's continued growth.GRANDVIEW — The Port of Grandview is capitalizing on strong interest in the community by actively marketing Grandview to businesses seeking locations for expansion and growth. The Port's efforts are paying off, with increased development activity and growing demand for available business property.Grandview's appeal stems from multiple factors. The community's available land and central location between the Tri-Cities and Yakima make it an attractive option for businesses looking to establish or expand operations. The Port has recognized these advantages and is taking a proactive approach to market the community directly to potential clients.Port Executive Director Randy Tucker says the Port has been actively attending trade shows and conventions to promote Grandview as a business destination. These events, including Food Northwest in Portland, provide opportunities to connect with companies actively seeking new locations."Say, hey, locate your business here and bring your customers here. And it's worked out pretty good for us," Tucker said.The Port's marketing strategy is generating results. The Port reports strong demand for business property, with several prospective clients currently looking for space to build in Grandview. This interest reflects the effectiveness of the Port's outreach efforts and the community's appeal to businesses in various industries.To support this growth, the Port recently acquired 45 acres for its new Woodworth Road Business Park. Planning is underway to determine how the property can best support Grandview's continued development and attract additional businesses to the area.The combination of available land, strategic location, and active marketing positions Grandview as an increasingly attractive option for businesses seeking to relocate or expand. As the Port continues its efforts to promote the community, Grandview appears poised for continued economic growth and development. News Three Queens Fire approaching 10,000 acres, now 11% contained Robert Desaulniers, Josh Culbreth News Two injured after rear-end crash leads to rollover near Grandview Robert Desaulniers News Grandview High School temporarily enters secure and teach for possible altercation between students Robert Desaulniers News Port of Grandview pursues economic growth with new business park development William Albert, Apple Valley News Now News Driver dies in fiery crash in Columbia Park Friday Erin Wencl COPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
She Couldn’t Hire the Talent Her Business Needed. So She Bought the Company That Had It
Hiring asks you to evaluate a story. An acquisition lets you examine financials, contracts, clients, and real performance.
I help families prepare their kids for inheritance. Follow my 3 steps.
The founder of a family office shared how he speaks to his children and clients about inheritance and finances.
March of Dimes report gives glimpse into Arkansas maternal health
One-third of U.S. counties are maternity care deserts, leaving more than 2.4 million women of reproductive age without access to local maternity care, according to the March of Dimes' 2026 report, "Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S."
Burgers Specialty Foods-owned business wins $10 million for ham
A 16.7-pound ham won $10 million Thursday at the 62nd Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction.
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education brings hands-on learning to area classrooms through hydroponic gardens
FORT SMITH -- The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Research Institute Health & Wellness Center expanded its hydroponic gardening efforts this summer by equipping area teachers with the tools and knowledge to bring hydroponics directly into their classrooms.
SpaceX, Meta, Hyundai. Can these multibillion-dollar deals change Louisiana's fortunes?
“Site selectors and business executives read the news and when they see a state has momentum, there is a certain degree of herd mentality,” said Chris Lloyd, a site selector with McGuireWoods Consulting, a Richmond, Virginia firm whose clients include Google, Honda and Amazon Web Services. “Once Meta came in that made it safe for Amazon to come in and that put Louisiana on the map.”
FOR YOUR HEALTH: Active aging
As we age, it is important to support our health by staying physically active.
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Alley Harjo has joined real estate developer Haag Brown Commercial's Northwest Arkansas office as a marketing and creative leader, the company announced.
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Alley Harjo has joined real estate developer Haag Brown Commercial's Northwest Arkansas office as a marketing and creative leader, the company announced.
McKinley’s assassination and the growing distance between politicians and the public
At 4 p.m. on the afternoon of Sept. 6, 1901, the doors of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y., swung open and the public began filing past the president of the United States. An organist played Bach. William McKinley stood beneath a blue-and-gold dome, smiling and extending his hand to anyone who wished to take it.
Moiese gallery and gift business celebrates 50 years
A kiddie pool with gently floating ducks in Scottish Highlander costumes, and a big sign over the door that says Happy 50 Years gave a clue that something was happening at Lonesome Heritage Farms at Wagon Wheel Gift and Gallery in Moiese.
Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs
Bubba McCoy reports for Labor Day that his blood pressure is down thanks to medicine, beet juice that's tastier than you think, an elimination of salt, a steep reduction in booze and coffee, and to the fact that he doesn't pay a bit of attention to politics anymore.
Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs
Bubba McCoy reports for Labor Day that his blood pressure is down thanks to medicine, beet juice that's tastier than you think, an elimination of salt, a steep reduction in booze and coffee, and to the fact that he doesn't pay a bit of attention to politics anymore.
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn’s south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole.
WelcomeHealth marks 40 years, lauds partners with A Toast to Health in Fayetteville
Welcome Health: Northwest Arkansas' Free Health Center backers gathered Aug. 27 at the Fayetteville Public Library as the group marked its 40th anniversary at A Toast to Health, the nonprofit's signature annual fundraising event.
Chamber looks to build on business recruitment momentum
The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is working with seven active state recruitment and expansion projects, has helped support 201 new jobs and is putting more attention on housing, infrastructure, health care and workforce needs.
IN THE HOUSE: Notable prospects attending North Alabama game
Arkansas is hosting approximately 60 recruits on unofficial visits Saturday afternoon for the North Alabama game at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
‘You Haven’t Got a Business Yet, You’ve Got a Theory’: Dave Ramsey to 25-Year-Old Working 3 Jobs
A 25-year-old juggling three jobs asked Dave Ramsey whether to bet his entire savings on a fitness coaching brand before landing a single client. The answer exposed a mistake that quietly kills most side hustles before they ever start.
ENTERTAINMENT: Hot Springs’ Muses set old and new ‘Standards’
The Muses Project's touring fall concert, "Broken Standards," bridging 150 years of early Western European music with early 20th-century American jazz standards, opens with a student show, 6 p.m. Monday at the Muses Cultural Arts Center.
Plex warns users to patch security vulnerabilities immediately
Plex urged users this week to update their desktop clients and media servers immediately to patch multiple security vulnerabilities.
Studio71 Alum Joseph Marchese Joins Bent Pixels as Head of Creator Strategy and Business
Joseph Marchese has joined creator network Bent Pixels as executive VP of creator strategy and business as the firm revs up its portfolio of support services offered to attention-economy clients. Marc...
Wealth Enhancement buys advisory business of Dickerson Jackson & Associates
The business being acquired was set up in 2004and is responsible for more than $376m in client assets.
Wealth Enhancement buys advisory business of Dickerson Jackson & Associates
The business being acquired was set up in 2004and is responsible for more than $376m in client assets.
Vina Nails and Art in the Evenings: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued Aug. 24-28, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office.
KPMG sets up new S.F. office in ‘AI Alley’ near Anthropic and Salesforce
KPMG opens its new San Francisco office at 505 Howard Street, featuring an Ignition Center designed for client collaboration on AI transformation and business challenges.
U.S. Bank expands business banking roster
The super-regional lender is adding bankers to serve business clients in Florida and Georgia, where it already has wealth and middle market bankers, an executive said.
Laci Bohannan has memorable debut for Arkansas volleyball
The UCA transfer put down 15 kills in her Arkansas debut as the Razorbacks moved to 2-0 with their second straight sweep.
A new browser feature hides which website you're visiting from your ISP, and it has nothing to do with a VPN
Security and privacy requires layers, and this is the latest piece of the puzzle.
ENTERTAINMENT: Watercolor exhibition opens at LR Visitor Center; Festival Ballet sets season
Watercolors by Laura Remmel Powers go on display with a 6-7:30 p.m. reception Tuesday at the Little Rock Visitor Information Center.
‘Like at McDonald’s’: Sports nurse practitioner sold opioids to athletes like ‘you gotta pay for your burger,” DEA investigation finds
Joan Rubinger had a client list that included hundreds of athletes—but the DEA found she doled out thousands of illegal prescriptions.
'We need something right now': Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari on NCAA eligibility rules, Protect College Sports Act
The Razorbacks coach, speaking on The Sideline with Andy Katz, again stated he was in favor of the Protect College Sports Act despite some of his objections to parts of the legislation.
Mother-daughter team open new dog grooming business in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A shared love of animals and a desire to serve local pet owners led a mother-daughter team to open Groomer Has It, a new dog grooming business in downtown Ephrata. The business, owned by Paige Moore and her mother, Millie Roduner, officially opened Aug. 7 at 217 W. Division St.
Get to know: Arkansas '28 baseball pledge Evan Canode
Bentonville infielder and multi-sport standout Evan Canode recently pledged to Arkansas baseball as a member of the 2028 class.
Texarkana fans reflect on late entertainment icon Dolly Parton
TEXARKANA -- Local fans on Wednesday added their voices to the millions expressing their grief and admiration upon the death of entertainment icon Dolly Parton.
Walton siblings to make up Arkansas Business Hall of Fame class of 2027
The four children of Walmart Inc. founder Sam Walton will be inducted together next year into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
ENTERTAINMENT: Stone-skipping, ‘Seersucker Soiree’ on the calendar
The annual Great Southern Stone Skipping Championships take place for the first time on the banks of the Arkansas River, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the boat launch in Little Rock’s Murray Park.
Boston Scientific hit by cyberattack causing ‘disruptions’ to parts of its business
This year has seen a growing number of medtechs hit by cyberattacks, and now Boston Scientific has become the latest victim. In an SEC filing posted Aug. 26, the medtech giant said it had detected a “cybersecurity incident” the day before. The incident has affected certain parts of its information technology systems, something that “has resulted in a global disruption to the company’s operations.” The incident has hit not just its information systems but also its business applications, which “support aspects of the Company’s operations,” it said in the filing. This includes its ability to process and ship customer orders. Boston Scientific said it is working to restore the systems, but the timeline remains unknown. Related Baylor Genetics hit by cybersecurity attack targeting patient, staff information As the company investigates the incident, it remains unclear how significantly its business will be affected. “Accordingly, the Company has not yet determined whether the incident is reasonably likely to have a material impact.” The company’s shares were down 3.5% in premarket trading as the news broke. This adds another layer of pressure for the medtech, which last month revealed a new global restructuring program that starts this year and is slated to be completed by 2029. The company said at the time that it “does expect some headcount reductions to result from these restructuring activities,” but did not provide any numbers or specify areas where the cuts may be made. It added, however, that new jobs are also set to be “created in areas of growth.” It was also forced to cut its sales guidance in Q2, saying in late July that it now expects full-year 2026 organic revenue growth of 5% to 6%, down from its previous guidance of 6.5% to 8%. Boston Scientific is one of a growing number of life sciences companies, notably medtechs, that have been hit by cyberattacks this year. These include Abbott, iRhythm, Medtronic and Stryker, as well as Big Pharmas Amgen and Novo Nordisk.
Stuck on science
MOSES LAKE — It was just another Saturday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, with Program Assistant Savannah Betz explaining non-Newtonian physics and the scientific method to a group of grade-school children. “We know that something is solid because we can feel that it’s solid,” Betz said. “We know that something is liquid because it looks like liquid and feels like liquid. And you know that something is a gas because, well, you can’t see it, really. Sometimes you can smell a gas, and you kind of feel it as you wave your arms around. (Oobleck) is called a non-Newtonian fluid because it doesn’t conform to those states of matter.”
Big Ten plans to address eligibility after TE waived by NFL team intends to join LSU, AP source says
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Big Ten administrators will discuss player eligibility a day after the agent for a player waived by the Cleveland Browns announced his client planned to go to LSU to use his fifth season of eligibility
Festival features entertainment all day
Come early, grab some delicious festival food, enjoy the exhibits and carnival, then head over to the Rafter 3C Arena for a weekend of amazing live entertainment.
Arkansas basketball 'grustling' through individual, team work in preseason
The Razorbacks got what they wanted out of their four-game swing in the Bahamas and are now working toward the season.
Community Voice: Mobile crisis services help fill Tennessee’s youth mental health gap
As concerns grow about the future of healthcare access in rural Tennessee, mental health professionals at Youth Villages encourage families to become familiar with a resource that remains available statewide: mobile crisis services.
Executive coach shares Monday morning and Friday afternoon routine
An executive coach tells clients not to work on Sundays. Instead, he protects Monday mornings to ease into the week.
Arkansas basketball visits expected to heat up
Aug. 20 began a quiet period for NCAA basketball which allows prospects to visit college campuses following the Aug. 1-19 dead period.
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Arvest Bank on Forbes' best employer list
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University of Arkansas employee Keith Urbanski recently completed the first of three years of the 40th annual Community Development Institute at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
WHO RUNS MARYLAND POLITICS NOW?
ByThe Maryland Wire The Machine Didn’t Die — It Broke Apart Mike Miller is gone. Steny Hoyer is retiring. The two men who helped define Maryland political power for generations are disappearing from the map. Nobody has inherited all of what they controlled. Instead, Maryland power has fractured among Wes Moore, legislative leaders, county organizations, federal figures and a new generation fighting to connect the pieces. By The Maryland Wire For decades, there were two names in Maryland politics that required almost no explanation. Mike Miller. Steny Hoyer. You didn’t necessarily have to agree with them. You didn’t even have to like them. But everyone understood something: Not social-media power. Not cable-news power. Not the temporary power that comes from one big election. They possessed political infrastructure. Relationships. Institutional memory. Donors. Staff. Allies. County leaders. Lobbyists. Legislators. Operatives. And the ability to connect people who needed something with people capable of delivering it. Today one is gone. The other is preparing to leave Congress after more than four decades. And Maryland faces a question it hasn’t had to answer in generations: The answer may be: Nobody. At least not the way Miller once did. Maryland’s old machine wasn’t inherited by one person. It fragmented. And now several ambitious political networks are competing to assemble the pieces. Miller presided over the Maryland Senate for 33 years, becoming one of the longest-serving legislative leaders in American history. He stepped down as Senate president in 2019 and died in January 2021. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) But Miller’s real power wasn’t the title printed on his door. It was the accumulation of relationships behind it. Miller came from Maryland’s old Democratic organization and developed into an extraordinarily adaptable political operator, retaining authority even as the Senate around him became younger and more liberal. (The Washington Post) He understood something fundamental: politics is information. Who wants what? Who owes whom? Which senator needs help? Which county executive wants something in the budget? Which committee chairman can move a bill? Which lobbyist represents which client? Which candidate should receive support today because that candidate could be a senator ten years from now? Miller knew the answers because he’d spent decades collecting them. Miller’s influence wasn’t confined to elected officials. Former Miller aides became prominent Annapolis lobbyists. Maryland Matters noted figures such as Joseph Bryce and Timothy Perry among the high-profile lobbyists who had once served as top Miller aides. (Maryland Matters) That was one of Miller’s greatest political achievements. He didn’t merely accumulate power around himself. He produced alumni. Staffers became lobbyists. Legislators became committee chairs. Allies became power brokers. And decades of relationships reinforced one another. By the end, Mike Miller wasn’t simply a person. He was an ecosystem. Hoyer’s network was different. Miller’s power was rooted in Annapolis. Hoyer connected Maryland to Washington. He served in the Maryland Senate before winning election to Congress in 1981 and ultimately became one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House and a longtime No. 2 in House Democratic leadership. In January 2026, Hoyer announced that he would retire rather than seek another term. (The Washington Post) His influence stretched through: Prince George’s County, Southern Maryland, Congress, federal agencies, donors, campaign organizations, and generations of Democratic candidates. And Hoyer had something machine builders value enormously: a succession network. That became obvious almost immediately. When Hoyer announced his retirement, Maryland’s 5th Congressional District exploded with candidates. Twenty-four Democrats entered the race. But when the votes were counted, the winner was Adrian Boafo, Hoyer’s former campaign manager. Boafo wasn’t running without establishment help. He was endorsed by Hoyer. He was endorsed by Governor Wes Moore. And he ultimately won the Democratic nomination. (AP News) In his victory speech, Boafo described the result as voters deciding it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.” (AP News) That phrase captures the transition perfectly. Hoyer’s seat isn’t simply being vacated. Parts of his network are being transferred. But they aren’t being transferred to another Steny Hoyer. They’re being absorbed into a newer political constellation. And standing prominently inside that constellation is Wes Moore. If someone forces you to name the single person sitting nearest the center of Maryland Democratic politics today, the answer is Governor Wes Moore. The 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary underscored the scale of his position. Moore won renomination overwhelmingly, receiving roughly 88% of the Democratic primary vote. (WBAL-TV) But raw votes tell only part of the story. Look at the party infrastructure. The Maryland Democratic Party says Steuart Pittman ran for state party chairman in 2025 “at the suggestion of Governor Wes Moore.” Pittman took office that July. (The Maryland Democratic Party) That’s important. Governors traditionally influence their state parties. But party leadership plus fundraising, endorsements, executive appointments and national relationships creates the beginning of something bigger: a political network that could survive the governor’s term. Moore also played a role in the Hoyer succession by backing Boafo. That’s how political organizations reproduce themselves. You support tomorrow’s politician today. And that’s the distinction that matters. Moore has enormous statewide visibility. Miller had decades of accumulated legislative control. Moore can endorse candidates. Miller could influence the environment in which legislators lived every day. Committee assignments. Leadership positions. Legislative priorities. Relationships that had been accumulating since before many current lawmakers entered politics. Moore may have a larger national profile than Miller ever possessed. But he doesn’t possess Miller’s half-century of Annapolis memory. Nobody does. Which is why the modern Maryland political structure looks less like a pyramid and more like several power centers connected by overlapping relationships. One of those centers belongs to Senate President Bill Ferguson. Ferguson controls an institution no governor can simply command. The Senate. Maryland’s official 2026 legislative records identify Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That means influence over: committee structure, Senate leadership, legislative priorities, confirmations, and negotiations with the House and governor. But Ferguson is not Mike Miller 2.0. Miller’s extraordinary longevity allowed him to become almost inseparable from the institution. Ferguson possesses the office. Miller possessed the office plus decades of political mythology and accumulated relationships. Those aren’t the same thing. The House now has its own new center of gravity. Official 2026 legislative records identify Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker of the House of Delegates, alongside Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That makes the current Maryland governing triangle: Executive power. Senate power. House power. None fully controls the others. And that fact alone demonstrates how different modern Maryland is from the Miller era. The governor proposes. The legislature disposes. Committee leaders negotiate. County interests intervene. And political coalitions shift issue by issue. That’s not one machine. That’s a networked power structure. Then there’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks. Her significance isn’t that she is the new Hoyer. She isn’t. Hoyer spent decades constructing his network. Alsobrooks brings something different: Prince George’s County roots, a statewide electoral organization, a United States Senate platform, and relationships with national Democratic leaders. That makes her a critical bridge between Maryland and Washington at precisely the moment Hoyer leaves. Hoyer’s retirement therefore doesn’t necessarily weaken Prince George’s influence. It changes who carries it. Prince George’s itself is undergoing a dramatic generational transition. Official 2026 results show Aisha Braveboy winning the Democratic County Executive primary with 87,944 votes and 73.31% of the vote. (Maryland State Board of Elections) That’s political infrastructure. Prince George’s is one of Maryland’s central Democratic vote engines. A county executive with that level of primary support gains: appointments, budget influence, organizational relationships, donor access, and a platform for cultivating the next generation of political leadership. Braveboy therefore isn’t merely another person on the Maryland power map. She controls a place from which a political organization can be built. Boafo is particularly interesting because he sits almost perfectly at the intersection between the old and new worlds. He worked for Hoyer. Hoyer endorsed him. Moore endorsed him. Then Boafo beat an enormous Democratic field for Hoyer’s seat. (AP News) That doesn’t make him powerful on Hoyer’s scale. He’s just beginning. But it illustrates how power actually transfers: not through a ceremonial handoff, but through endorsements, donors, staff, relationships, and voter confidence. Boafo may become Hoyer’s congressional successor. He will not automatically inherit Hoyer’s 40-plus years of political capital. That part has to be rebuilt. This is the part that often gets overlooked. When a machine breaks apart, power doesn’t only move upward. Some people’s relationships become less valuable. Former Miller aides still know Annapolis. Former Miller allies still possess institutional memory. Veteran lobbyists don’t forget how legislation works. But something fundamental disappeared when Miller did: the common center. The person capable of connecting all of them instantly was gone. That changes the value of a political network. Imagine knowing everybody in Annapolis. Useful. Now imagine the person who introduced many of those people, appointed committee chairs, influenced Senate priorities and understood decades of relationships is simultaneously Senate President. Much more useful. Remove that person and the individual relationships remain. But the system becomes decentralized. First: Bill Ferguson. The Senate’s institutional relationships now run through his leadership rather than Miller’s. Second: the House leadership. With the Miller-Busch generation gone, today’s House leaders are building their own committee chairs, alliances and relationships. Third: Wes Moore. Moore became governor after Miller was gone. That distinction matters. Earlier governors had to operate with Miller sitting across State Circle. Moore entered office during a generational reset. Instead of negotiating with the old machine, he has the opportunity to help build the next network. Fourth: Angela Alsobrooks and the emerging Prince George’s generation. Hoyer is leaving. Miller is gone. The county’s political leadership now belongs to another generation. Fifth: politicians who were outside the old Miller organization. When someone dominates an institution for 33 years, inevitably some politicians develop within that organization and others outside it. Miller’s departure created room for people who may never have risen as quickly under the old structure. That’s the biggest point. If Mike Miller’s power had simply transferred to Bill Ferguson, Maryland would still have a machine. If Hoyer’s influence simply transferred to Boafo, Maryland would still have a machine. If every county leader simply took orders from Moore, Maryland would have a machine. None of those things happened. Instead: Moore controls the statewide executive platform. Ferguson controls the Senate. Peña-Melnyk controls the House. Alsobrooks has statewide and federal reach. Braveboy has Prince George’s executive power. Pittman leads the state Democratic Party after Moore encouraged him to seek the role. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Boafo represents the beginning of the post-Hoyer congressional generation. And Baltimore, Montgomery County, organized labor, donors and other county organizations maintain their own centers of influence. That’s not one machine. If you want to understand where Maryland power is moving, don’t simply watch office titles. Watch endorsements. Who does Moore support? Who does Alsobrooks support? Who gets Ferguson’s allies? Who gets House leadership? Who gets Hoyer’s blessing? Who gets labor? Who gets major donors? And most importantly: That is where the new Maryland network becomes visible. The Boafo race was a textbook example. Hoyer’s successor didn’t emerge randomly from 24 candidates. He had ties to the outgoing incumbent and support from the governor. The old network and the emerging one overlapped. And voters chose him. (AP News) Moore may ultimately become the most important person in determining whether Maryland develops another durable statewide political organization. But the test isn’t whether Moore himself remains popular. The test is what happens to the people he supports. Which delegates become senators? Which senators become committee chairs? Which county officials become executives? Which staffers become candidates? Which appointees become statewide leaders? Who gets his donor network? Who gets his political advisers? Who eventually gets his endorsement when Maryland faces a post-Moore gubernatorial succession fight? That’s how we’ll know whether Moore was merely a successful governor— or the founder of another generation of Maryland power. There’s another category worth watching: politicians who came from Miller’s Maryland but remain active in the new one. Dereck Davis is one. Anthony Brown is another. Veteran legislators and former officials throughout the state still possess old relationships that newer politicians don’t. These people can function as bridges. That’s important because political systems rarely reset completely. The new machine usually grows partly from pieces of the old one. Donors don’t disappear. Lobbyists don’t disappear. Operatives don’t disappear. Institutional memory doesn’t disappear. They find new centers of gravity. If you want one name: His overwhelming 2026 Democratic renomination, executive authority, national profile and influence within the Maryland Democratic Party make that difficult to dispute. (WBAL-TV) But saying Moore “runs Maryland” the way Miller once ran the Senate would oversimplify the reality. Maryland power today looks more like this: WES MOORE Statewide organization.Appointments.Fundraising.Executive government.National Democratic relationships. BILL FERGUSON The Senate.Committees.Confirmations.Legislative leverage. JOSELINE PEÑA-MELNYK The House.Committee leadership.Budget and legislative leverage. ANGELA ALSOBROOKS Statewide electoral organization.Federal platform.Prince George’s relationships.National Democratic connections. AISHA BRAVEBOY Prince George’s executive organization.County government.A major Democratic vote base. THE POST-HOYER GENERATION Boafo and the emerging political class that will have to rebuild Hoyer’s Washington-Maryland network rather than simply inherit it. It did something more interesting. Mike Miller’s influence was too personal, too old and too deeply rooted in his own relationships to be inherited whole. Hoyer’s network is too extensive and too intertwined with decades of congressional politics to fit neatly inside one successor. So the pieces are moving. Toward Moore. Toward Ferguson. Toward Peña-Melnyk. Toward Alsobrooks. Toward Braveboy. Toward younger candidates and new county organizations. And toward veteran political survivors who understand both eras. That’s the next chapter of Maryland politics. The person who eventually connects: Annapolis, Prince George’s, Montgomery County, Baltimore, labor, business, donors, the Maryland Democratic Party, and the congressional delegation will possess something Maryland hasn’t truly seen since Miller’s heyday. Not merely another elected official. And maybe that’s why searching for “the next Mike Miller” is the wrong exercise. There may never be another one. The more important question is: Miller spent half a century becoming that person. Hoyer spent decades becoming another version of it. Maryland’s current political leaders are still competing for the privilege. And until somebody actually connects all those pieces, the most accurate answer to the question “Who runs Maryland?” may be the most fascinating one of all: No one does. Not anymore. But there are plenty of people trying. Sources University of Maryland and Maryland Matters — Miller’s 33-year Senate presidency and political legacy. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) Washington Post historical reporting — Miller’s rise from Maryland machine politics and ability to retain power as the Senate evolved. (The Washington Post) Maryland Matters — former top Miller aides who moved into Annapolis lobbying and the changing Senate power structure. (Maryland Matters) Washington Post and Reuters — Hoyer’s January 2026 retirement announcement after more than four decades in Congress and his long Democratic leadership career. (The Washington Post) Associated Press — Adrian Boafo’s 2026 victory in the Democratic primary to succeed Hoyer, including Hoyer and Moore’s support and Boafo’s “pass the torch” remarks. (AP News) Maryland Democratic Party — Steuart Pittman’s official biography stating that he sought the state chairmanship at Moore’s suggestion. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Maryland General Assembly — official 2026 records identifying Bill Ferguson as Senate President and Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker. (Maryland General Assembly) Maryland State Board of Elections — official 2026 Prince George’s County results showing Aisha Braveboy’s dominant County Executive primary victory. (Maryland State Board of Elections) 2026 election reporting — Moore’s overwhelming Democratic gubernatorial primary victory. (WBAL-TV)
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