Maryland’s outgoing GOP Governor Larry Hogan is eyeing a 2024 run for president. He is also leaving behind a mass transit mess.
Eric Cortellessa
Eric Cortellessa, a Washington Monthly contributing editor, is a staff writer for Time magazine.
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Posted inNovember/December 2021
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The Republican Plan to Water Down Antitrust Reform
A sweeping package of legislation to take on Big Tech just moved forward in the House. There’s a trap waiting for it in the Senate.
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The Conservatives Out to Stop the New Bipartisan Antitrust Movement
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In Rebuke to Hogan, Maryland Statehouse Passes Ethics Bill
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