State Roundup: As General Assembly opens, Hogan announces non-partisan redistricting panel
The Montgomery County senators, all Democrats: From left, Will Smith, chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Craig Zucker, vice chair, Rules; Cheryl Kagan, vice chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs; Susan Lee, Majority Whip; Ben Kramer; Nancy King, majority leader; Brian Feldman, vice chair, Finance; Jeff Waldstreicher, vice chair, Judicial Proceedings. From Sen. Kagan’s Facebook page
HOGAN ANNOUNCES NON-PARTISAN REDISTRICTING PANEL: Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order Tuesday to establish a redistricting commission that will be composed of ordinary citizens and is tasked with making the state’s congressional and legislative districts more competitive. Maryland has some of the most gerrymandered congressional districts in the nation, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter.
State Roundup: Annapolis, like other state capitals, bracing for armed pro-Trump protests; Hogan $1B in COVID aid
On Thursday at the D.C. Armory, Gov. Larry Hogan addressed members of the Maryland National Guard to help protect the Capitol after the riot there on Wednesday. Governor s Office photo by Joe Andrucyk
ANNAPOLIS BRACES FOR ARMED PRO-TRUMP PROTESTS: If armed protesters march on Maryland’s state capitol this Sunday the state’s law enforcement agencies will be ready to address the threat, according to Greg Shipley, spokesman for the Maryland State Police. And Gov. Larry Hogan said at a news conference on Monday morning that he is aware of the threat and that “additional security measures” will be implemented around state buildings in Annapolis, reports Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter.
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