Newswrap: Baltimore County and a new Speaker of the House

By Tom Hall,

Teria Rogers, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Published October 27, 2023 at 12:25 PM EDT

1 of 2 — Plastic Bag Ban

A customer putting plastics bags in a recycling bin at a grocery store.

Paul Sakuma / AP

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

2 of 2 — Congress Capitol Hill

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Today in the Midday Newswrap, Tom speaks with WYPR Reporter Wambui Kamau about the Baltimore County Council and an initiative to address mass incarceration in Maryland.

Afterwards, Tom talks with New York Times Congressional Reporter Luke Broadwater about the election of the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

WYPR Reporter Wambui Kamau and New York Times Congressional Reporter Luke Broadwater