‘Mostly Dead’ redistricting, a tense committee exchange and driving bears, in political notes

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 1,326

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The exact status of a bill that would redraw the state’s eight congressional districts — and eliminate the last Republican-leaning district — has been elusive.

House Bill 488 passed the House three weeks ago but remains in the Senate Rules Committee, a kind of legislative purgatory. Mostly dead. But to quote Billy Crystal’s character from “The Princess Bride,” mostly dead is slightly alive.

For the moment, anyway.

In recent weeks, Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore), …

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