Hurry up and wait in the Senate, debating Charlie Kirk, and Bouchat’s last bill, in political notes

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,207

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago


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In retrospect, they might wish they had allowed for a day’s delay.

When they gathered Monday night, most senators probably thought the biggest item on the agenda in the mostly empty State House — emptied by Monday’s storms, which caused visitors to stay away and the House to cancel its session for the day — would be the budget bill, which was presented by Budget and Taxation Committee Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard) before being put …

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