The Gazette newspapers pulled the plug on political columnist Blair Lee IV last week, ending his 27 years of vociferous weekly opinionating in Montgomery County newspapers. Two days later the Gazette editor who canned Lee due to budget cuts, Doug Tallman, got his walking papers as well. Tallman spent years covering the State House, and was one of just a few employees laid off last week.
West Virginia leading 21 state-initiative to overturn Maryland’s gun control law; state could require police to begin wearing body cameras; Maryland campuses grapple with hazing, sexual assault, while UMBC suspends one fraternity; rumors circulate that Sen. George Edwards to become Natural Resources secretary; Sen. Conway questions results of probe into group home death; judge dismisses ad agency case against Bongino camp; Prince George’s agency admits violating open meetings law; sharp limits on new spending expected in Montgomery; half of Schuh’s 38 appointees donated to campaign; Salisbury agency urges passage of rain tax; Rawlings-Blake wields veto power; and Towson University ivy gets its goats.
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