Ups, downs bring winners, losers in what was supposed to be a slow session

By: Bryan P. Sears, Christine Condon, Danielle J. Brown, William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 18, 2026

Words: 2,886

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Can we be forgiven for being upset that we didn’t get the boring legislative session we were promised?

It’s the fourth year of the legislative term, when lawmakers are supposed to stick to noncontroversial topics, avoid taxes and just not screw up.

They didn’t pass any new taxes or raise any fees, as they will repeatedly remind you. But it wasn’t exactly drama-free, beginning with the election of a new House speaker just weeks before …

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