State Roundup, August 8, 2016

Helen Delich Bentley, former congresswoman, port advocate, Republican firebrand, dies at 92, is honored by many across political spectrum; medical marijuana panel whittles applicants down in first round; Gov. Hogan calls MSEA ‘union thugs’ after they make request; grid operator suspends power line after Hogan outlines rate hike concern; in address to Urban League confab, Hogan seeks bipartisan solutions; Senate candidate Szeliga continues to back liberal gun ownership; Baltimore City to tackle minimum wage; and Montgomery County Council considers term limits.