In miniature, October 28

• Governor’s redistricting panel agrees on recommendations to end gerrymandering [Naomi Eide, Capital News Service/Cecil Whig,  my appearance on WFMD “Frederick’s Forum” with Dave Schmidt and Darren Wigfield, WBAL interview with Jennifer Bevan-Dangel of Common Cause Maryland, Angelette Aviles/Capital Gazette, earlier here, here, etc.]
• Frederick County shouldn’t be in nursing home business at all, let alone be using eminent domain to do so [Charles Jenkins/Frederick News-Post, more; related on state’s history of using eminent domain to threaten seizure of going businesses]
• Democrats, Governor Hogan cooperating on bipartisan approaches to incarceration reform [Carroll County Times]
• Proposed Frederick County ethics code would go further than surrounding counties’ [Jen Fifield/Frederick News-Post, report of ethics task force]
• “What to do about Baltimore’s high taxes?” [Len Lazarick, Maryland Reporter]
• One to defeat: “Bill Would Make Maryland Employers Set Work Schedules Earlier” [WAMU on Del. David Moon’s “Fair Work Week Act”; related on national Democrats’ “Schedules That Work” legislation, Connor Wolf/Daily Caller]

In miniature, October 14

• “Hogan has high ratings in poll, redistricting reform favored” [Len Lazarick/Goucher Poll; more on redistricting commission’s work, Todd Eberly, WMDT, Star-Democrat]
• “More Than 253 Corrections Employees Arrested Since 2013” [WBAL]
• Sanity prevails on Shore: Salisbury city council not interested in rent control [Salisbury Independent]
• South Mountain Creamery case: “Lawmakers Call for Return of Cash Seized From Dairy Farmers” [Heartland, quotes me]
• “Reforming Maryland Business Licensing Regime” [Free State Foundation]
• Tweaks to Maryland prevailing wage law a big reason new Frederick High School construction costs clock $115 million [Frederick News Post, MacRo blog]