Senate President Bill Ferguson

Gov. Wes Moore, the Maryland speaker of the House and national Democratic leaders are all calling on the state Senate to vote on a new Congressional map, but the caucus remains — mostly — united.

The House of Delegates gave the new Congressional map its final vote of approval, but the Senate president remains steadfast in rejecting early redistricting.

The Protection from Predatory Pricing Act would eliminate discrepancies between shelf and register prices for groceries.

The Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day legislative marathon is underway with over 400 bills already filed for consideration.

Ferguson sat down with WYPR to discuss his policy priorities as Maryland’s annual legislative session kicks off in Annapolis.

Maryland is one of the top contenders to help counter newly drawn Republican-leaning congressional maps, but not all Democrats want to pursue redistricting.

Several high-profile Democrats, including Gov. Wes Moore, have pushed for Maryland to redistrict and potentially write out its lone Republican congressional seat.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says of redistricting: "The legal risks are too high, the timeline for action is too dangerous, the downside risk to Democrats is catastrophic, and the certainty of our existing map would be undermined."

The project clears the way for double-stacked freight trains, speeding up cargo along the East Coast and cutting truck traffic on I-95.

The ‘Neighborhood Services Unit’ is set to launch in October.