Per the Maryland Government website:

First Phase Will Be I-270. The Board approved Governor Hogan’s request to make I-270 improvements the first phase of the project. With a clearer consensus for making improvements on I-270, this will allow more time for local residents to convince leaders in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties of the need for traffic relief on I-495 and the American Legion Bridge before the state moves forward with the planned Phase Two and Phase Three of the project.”


Since the General Assembly passed the bills by veto-proof margins, it is expected that a vote will take place in the coming days to override the governor’s veto.

In 2016, Hogan’s executive order mandated that all Maryland public schools must start after after Labor Day and end by June 15th. If the override occurs, the new bill would allow school districts to start prior to Labor Day, as MCPS has done in recent years prior to the executive order.


​Yesterday The Baltimore Sun reported that the bill will be moving forward in the Maryland General Assembly.

Sen. Will Smith is quoted as saying “This is a way that we can recognize that segment of the population so they can feel like they can move throughout society with a little bit of ease.”


Ashman, a Democrat, made waves last week when he wrote an article for Maryland Matters crossing party lines and publicly endorsing Maryland’s Republican Governor.

The event was well-attended by a couple hundred people and featured Governor Hogan addressing the crowd in Gaithersburg. Both Ashman and Hogan spoke against partisanship in Washington.