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Special session underway in Maryland, congressional redistricting efforts in spotlight

Democrats are leading the charge to amend the state's constitution, a change that could eventually turn Maryland's entire 8-seat congressional delegation blue by 2028.

Maryland House approves constitutional amendment clarifying redistricting rules

Lawmakers in the Maryland House on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to clarify rules around redistricting as the national fight over congressional lines promises to rage beyond the midterms.
Yahoo

Maryland House OKs new congressional map, but Senate will likely prove a roadblock

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House approved a new congressional map Monday that could enable Democrats to win the state's only Republican-held U.S. House seat, but leadership in the state Senate has said since October the bill doesn't have enough ...
The Washington Post

Maryland House speaker steps down from role in which she made history

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) on Thursday said she will step down from her leadership position, marking the end of an era in which she made history as the first Black woman to serve in the role. “When elected Speaker, I ...
WBAL-TV

Adrienne Jones to step down as Maryland House speaker, to keep delegate seat

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. FIRST AT FIVE. ADRIAN JONES ANNOUNCES SHE WILL STEP DOWN AS MARYLAND’S HOUSE SPEAKER. JONES ASCENDED TO THE POSITION IN 2019, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN MARYLAND ...