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Senate panel votes to advance architect for another Stadium Authority board post.

If you’ve been thinking the pace of the 2023 General Assembly session is slower than some years, you’re not wrong. A backlog of bills…

Next step is for Gov. Wes Moore to formally appoint Martinez to seat to represent District 22 in Prince George’s County.

At least three people have confirmed they plan to seek the District 22 House seat representing parts of Prince George’s County.

The candidates will wait to make formal announcements until after Gov. Wes Moore confirms the appointment of Del. Alonzo Washington to a vacant Senate seat.

If confirmed by Gov. Wes Moore, Del. Alonzo Washington would replace former Sen. Paul Pinsky to represent District 22.

The fate of several lawmakers could be determined over the next few days by the pending count of mail-in ballots.

These aren’t the only lawmakers who are potentially vulnerable — and of course, not everybody on this list is going to lose.

The 2020 census revealed that Latinos grew from 8% of the Maryland population to 12% in the last decade, making representation in government more…