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Gov. Larry Hogan, center, in black shirt helps unfurl a 150x300-foot American flag on the beach at Ocean City for Memorial Day. Sean Streicher has a neat 45-second video of the unfurling on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=334534101360435&external_log_id=fa81d914-def0-4f08-9a49-7c0c5874cbb9&q=ocean%20city%20flag Governor's Office photo HOGAN VETOES 30 BILLS: Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed 30 bills Friday, including measures inspired by the coronavirus pandemic that would have tightened rules for emergency purchases by state officials and required the state to draw up a plan for...

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs We’re taking off for Memorial Day Monday. State Roundup will return on Tuesday. Mohammed Choudhury NEW ‘TRANSFORMATIONAL’ EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT CHOSEN: A San Antonio public school administrator with a record of creative solutions to improve schools will take over as Maryland’s next state superintendent and face challenges in the wake of a year of pandemic schooling, Liz Bowie reports for the Sun. Mohammed Choudhury was appointed unanimously by the Maryland State Board of Education, Chris Berinato reports for WBFF. Choudhury will begin his term on July...

State Roundup: Hogan vetoes bills banning local governments from aiding immigration enforcement; restaurant Association head sees threat in commodity price hikes HOGAN VETOES ‘SANCTUARY STATE’ BILLS: Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed bills Wednesday that would have banned the state and local governments from helping with certain aspects of federal immigration enforcement, deriding the measures as “sanctuary state legislation,” Pamela Wood of the Sun reports. The bill bans local jails from being paid by the federal government to detain people on immigration matters in Maryland. The other measure...

LAWMAKERS REFLECT ON YEAR AFTER GEORGE FLOYD’s KILLING: On the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, and just a short time after that officer’s conviction on murder and manslaughter charges, Maryland lawmakers are reflecting on what impact it has had, writes Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter. “The broader lesson is that the media attention on events like this and the fact that when policymakers and activists and impacted communities come together we can actually make some real change,” Sen. Will Smith (D-Montgomery). Lawmakers...

State Roundup: Frederick County exec race begins to heat up as Hough, Hagen spar; Gansler running for governor again The front of the State House. Governor's Office photo HOUGH, HAGEN SPAR AS  FREDERICK COUNTY EXEC RACE HEATS UP: The race for Frederick County executive is only in its early stages but it has already begun to heat up. On Monday, state Sen. Michael Hough (Frederick and Carroll), the only Republican in the race, ripped one of the Democratic candidates as “far-left,” Bryan Renbaum reports in Maryland Reporter. SALMON 1-YEAR EXTENSION MUDDIES SEARCH FOR NEW SUPER: State laws d...