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Sizing Up This Year's General Assembly

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Nearly 2,700 bills were introduced in this year’s session of the Maryland General Assembly, which came to a close on Monday night. Paid sick leave is in. Fracking is out. Ethics laws for lawmakers were juiced-up, as a long time member is indicted on fraud charges. There was a package of bills to address the opioid epidemic, and a measure that could lead to punishment for drug manufacturers who hike prices unreasonably. Gov. Larry Hogan reached a compromise on a transportation bill, and legislators found a way to allocate additional help to local school jurisdictions, including Baltimore. When asked to assess the third General Assembly since being elected in 2014, the Governor told reporters,“I’m not sure how it could have been any better."

Today a recap of the 2017 Maryland General Assembly. Tom speaks with Delegate Nick Mosby, a Baltimore Democrat who was appointed to represent the 40th District, and Republican Senator Justin Ready who represents Carroll County's District 5.   

Then Tom is joined by Rachel Baye, WYPR’s State House Reporter and Erin Cox, the politics reporter and State House Bureau Chief for The Baltimore Sun. 

 
 

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