Druid Ridge Cemetery

The Health and Government Operations Committee voted 20-3 to support the legislation, which will advance to the full House of Delegates on Monday.DEVELOPMENT BILL TO BE PULLED: A state senator said he would withdraw an obscure bill that sought to undo a 2013 Maryland Court of Appeals decision blocking development at a Pikesville cemetery. Alison Knezevich and Pamela Wood of the Sun report that residents who years ago went to court to stop a housing proposal at Druid Ridge Cemetery had cried fouled over the legislation, which was introduced late in the General Assembly session by a state senator from Montgomery County.STATE CIRCLE: Maryland Reporter’s Len Lazarick was on Maryland Public TV’s State Circle program Friday night discussing Annapolis action last week on the end-of-life options bill and the state budget. State Circle is now being live streamed and archived on YouTube. Lazarick appears at minute 20 of the show for Political Roundtable.UMMS OFFICIALS BLASTED: Top officials of the University of Maryland Medical System came under sharp criticism from state lawmakers Friday, as members of a key committee began considering legislation that would prohibit financial arrangements between the institution and members of its board. With no UMMS board members in attendance, it fell to a trio of top system officials to absorb the expressions of disapproval from state lawmakers, Bruce DePuyt of Maryland Matters reports.RED FLAGS AT UMMS: In this first installment of a two-part series for MarylandReporter, contributor Charlie Hayward, a career government auditor, describes the numerous red flags uncovered to date at the University of Maryland Medical System. PUGH UNDER FIRE: Running for election three years ago, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh promised to be “transparent and accountable.” In another she pledged “honest leadership.” Ian Duncan of the Sun writes that now, in the early stages of her re-election bid, Pugh has come under fire for revelations that while she sat on...