Banner political notes: Maryland leaders at the White House; One conference, two govs

Two of Maryland’s prime political leaders visited the White Home on the identical day earlier this week.

Home of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones joined 4 different Black state home audio system from across the nation for a gathering with White Home officers on Monday. Within the night, Gov. Wes Moore attended a Black Historical past Month occasion within the East Room.

The 5 Black audio system met with Julie Chavez Rodriguez, director of intergovernmental affairs, and Susan Rice, assistant to the president and home coverage advisor, to debate how they’re working with President Joe Biden’s administration “to ship for working households of their states,” in response to a recap from the White Home.

“The White Home officers thanked the Audio system for his or her management and congratulated them on their historic elections,” the White Home mentioned in its recap.

Jones posted on social media that the audio system have been invited to debate their very own priorities, an indication of the Biden administration’s “dedication to partnering with state legislatures.”

In the course of the roundtable dialogue, Jones shared a few of her legislative priorities and efforts to positively impression financial and well being outcomes for folks of colour, in response to a Jones spokesperson. Jones additionally thanked the Biden administration for funding vital highway initiatives in Prince George’s County and enhancements at Baltimore-Washington Worldwide Marshall Airport with Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act cash.

Afterward Monday, Gov. Wes Moore and his spouse, Daybreak Flythe Moore, have been amongst a number of hundred individuals who attended a Black Historical past Month celebration on the White Home.

In the course of the occasion, Biden spoke about his administration’s investments in traditionally Black faculties and universities, appointments of Black ladies within the federal judiciary, and awards of federal contracts to minority-owned companies.

The governor posted a photograph along with his spouse in entrance of a portrait of Michelle Obama on the White Home.

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Former Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford spent the final 4 years crisscrossing the state on a mission to go to each state park — and he’s turned these journeys right into a publication.

“Rutherford’s Travels” is a small shiny guide that paperwork his travels to all 76 parks in each phrases and photographs.

“It’s actually to share the experiences,” Rutherford mentioned in a cellphone interview.

The publication was pulled collectively within the waning days of the Hogan-Rutherford administration. Rutherford mentioned he noticed some errors after the small print run, and his regulation agency (Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny) plans to print a bigger batch.

“There are nonetheless some ending touches to placed on it,” he mentioned.

A signing occasion and guide giveaway is within the works, Rutherford mentioned. The guide gained’t be on the market.

Along with his #LGStateParkBucketList behind him, we requested Rutherford an necessary query: Which was his favourite park?

He answered with not his favourite, however the park that turned out to be a nice shock: Janes Island State Park close to Crisfield on the decrease Japanese Shore. The park has a portion on land and in addition a 2,900-acre island that’s a 5-minute journey in a motorboat or a few half an hour in a kayak or canoe.

Rutherford mentioned he visited the park at one of the best time of the 12 months: October, when there are not any mosquitos, biting flies or jellyfish.

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Gov. Wes Moore and former Gov. Larry Hogan don’t have a lot in widespread politically — besides maybe their opposition to former President Donald J. Trump — however they’ll each converse at a political convention in Washington, D.C., this weekend.

Moore, a Democrat, and Hogan, a Republican, are on the agenda for the Rules First summit, a conservative occasion that’s positioning itself as a substitute for the right-wing Conservative Political Motion Convention being held at Nationwide Harbor in Prince George’s County.

Rules First is a company that describes itself as “main the battle for principled conservatism.”

Moore is scheduled to seem on a panel Saturday morning titled “American Elections: A Pillar of Democracy,” whereas Hogan is scheduled to open Sunday’s occasion with remarks that he’ll ship through video.

Hogan continues to check the waters for a possible presidential run in 2024, the place the introduced main Republican candidates to date are Trump and Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the U.N. In early polling, Hogan continues to path Trump, Haley and sure candidate Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida.

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Mike Ricci, who was former Gov. Larry Hogan’s communications director, has landed a brand new gig as a accomplice with the bipartisan communications agency Seven Letters.

“You may’t discover a steadier hand in navigating disaster than Mike Ricci,” Seven Letters founding accomplice and CEO Erik Smith mentioned in a press release.

Along with working for Hogan, Ricci’s expertise additionally contains working communications for then-Speaker John Boehner and then-Speaker Paul Ryan.

“His in depth background within the public sector makes him an amazing useful resource each for our workforce internally and for the purchasers with whom we accomplice,” Smith’s assertion mentioned.

Seven Letters has workplaces in Washington, D.C., and Boston.

Ricci is also a fellow in disaster communications at Georgetown College this semester.

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