Dear Friend,

Our state legislators are back in Annapolis this week for a special session of the Maryland General Assembly devoted to congressional redistricting and, hopefully, legislative overrides of Governor Hogan’s vetoes from earlier this year.

Over the course of this week, our lawmakers have the opportunity to override Hogan’s vetoes of critical legislation including — though not limited to — immigration reform bills (the Dignity Not Detention Act and Maryland Driver Privacy Act), a bill to fund public transit across Maryland (the Transit Safety and Investment Act), a bill to remove the governor’s office from parole decisions, and a bill that would grant collective bargaining rights to community college faculty and employees. We support efforts to override the vetoes and reinstate these measures.

We also strongly support an override of Gov. Hogan’s veto of SB420, which would decriminalize drug paraphernalia and mark a major step toward ending some of the cruelest penalties created by the war on drugs — though a report published today by the Baltimore Sun [[link removed]] suggests this essential override vote has been indefinitely postponed.

We stand with Maryland workers and immigrants, with advocates for transit, and with those organizing tirelessly for drug policy and justice system reform. We hope you’ll stand alongside us. Stay tuned for related action items as the week progresses.

In Solidarity,
The Progressive Maryland Team

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