Afternoon Buzz: Hogan unveils agreement to enact new Maryland congressional map

Vetoes a test for Republican governor with national ambitions; Maryland cannabis bill leaves champions of criminal justice reform dissatisfied; Md. has $400 million plan for Commanders, but it won't build a stadium; Virginia General Assembly gavels out of session with no budget deal; Latinos find little room in majority African American county; What the student loan payment pause has meant to Black women; Former D.C. police officer admits to reckless driving in drag race; The first Jewish justice was also the first to face confirmation hearings; UMBC's next president will be an academic dean from Duke; Bruce Johnson, WUSA anchor and street-savvy reporter, dies at 71; D.C. is a great sports town — if you're a fan. Kids? Forget about it!; What's left when a franchise rebuilds? A fan base with questions. ; Demonstrators briefly shut down I-395 in District; Spice Kitchen wants to change the world with its stellar Nigerian food; One-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in D.C.'s Glover Park lists for $399,000 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Hogan unveils agreement to enact new Maryland congressional map Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said the Maryland attorney general's office agreed to abandon its appeal of a Maryland judge's ruling that found the state's previous congressional map was the "product of extreme partisan gerrymandering." By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Vetoes a test for Republican governor with national ambitions As Gov. Larry Hogan contemplates his future in the Republican Party, he faces having to take a stand for the first time on a suite of Democratic priorities, including abortion, gun regulations, climate change and recreational marijuana. By Erin Cox and Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   Maryland cannabis bill leaves champions of criminal justice reform dissatisfied Critics say the General Assembly's plan is incremental and falls short of a transformational change not only within reach but already achieved in other states. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   Md. has $400 million plan for Commanders, but it won't build a stadium The proposal, approved by a legislative committee Monday, is Maryland's first public bid in the multistate courtship for the team and the economic boon a new stadium could create. By Erin Cox, Laura Vozzella and Julie Zauzmer Weil ●  Read more »   Virginia General Assembly gavels out of session with no budget deal General Asssembly members were caught off guard when Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) called them back to Richmond for a Monday special session before a conference committee had even resumed efforts to reconcile differences in rival House and Senate budget bills. By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Latinos find little room in majority African American county County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) has emphasized the importance of representation. But there are no Latinos in her 39-member cabinet. By Rachel Chason ●  Read more »   What the student loan payment pause has meant to Black women Black women, who stood the most to gain from the payment moratorium, shoulder a disproportionate share of the $1.7 trillion student debt burden in the United States. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel ●  Read more »   Former D.C. police officer admits to reckless driving in drag race Two D.C. officers were charged with traffic offenses after crashing their marked patrol cruisers. By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   The first Jewish justice was also the first to face confirmation hearings Until Louis Brandeis was nominated by Woodrow Wilson in 2016, no justice had been subjected to confirmation hearings. Brandeis suspected his religion was a reason for the opposition. By Ronald G. Shafer ●  Read more »   UMBC's next president will be an academic dean from Duke Valerie Sheares Ashby, dean of arts and sciences at Duke University, will become the first female president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. By Nick Anderson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bruce Johnson, WUSA anchor and street-savvy reporter, dies at 71 He spent more than four decades with the CBS affiliate, where he was known for coverage of local politics and urban affairs. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   D.C. is a great sports town — if you're a fan. Kids? Forget about it! Mayor Muriel Bowser made the first pitch opening the Little League season over the weekend, then the kids whose batting cages were cut down by city workers opened up on her. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   What's left when a franchise rebuilds? A fan base with questions. Reality is complicated. Loving a baseball team is no different. By Jesse Dougherty ●  Read more »   Demonstrators briefly shut down I-395 in District The group is demanding the Biden administration not make concessions to drilling or mining for fossil fuel on federal and indigenous land. By Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Spice Kitchen wants to change the world with its stellar Nigerian food Spice Kitchen, a counter inside miXt Food Hall, wants to be the Chipotle for West African cuisine. Review ●  By Tim Carman ●  Read more »   One-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in D.C.'s Glover Park lists for $399,000 AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The Sheffield has a roof deck with views of the Washington National Cathedral and a private courtyard, and allows pets up to 25 pounds. By Michele Lerner ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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