The Maryland General Assembly headed into the last three weeks of its annual legislative session on Monday, advancing bills on its deadline known as “crossover day.” That’s when legislation needs to be approved by one chamber and sent over to the next, or else face a greater challenge to passage.
Governor Wes Moore appeared upbeat and smiled often at an afternoon press conference that day. The Democratic governor spoke about the progress of his legislative agenda, even though the Democratic-controlled legislature has made changes to some of his proposals.