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  "path": "/2026/05/04/ellis-wants-lawmakers-back-to-redistrict-veteran-reporter-retires-in-political-notes/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T00:20:08.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Associated Press",
    "Brian Witte",
    "Brooke Lierman",
    "Louisiana v. Callais",
    "majority minority district",
    "Maryland Transporation Authority",
    "Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026",
    "MdTA",
    "President Bill Ferguson",
    "racial gerrymandering",
    "Redistricting",
    "Section 2",
    "Sen. Arthur Ellis",
    "Sen. Stephen Hershey",
    "Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk",
    "Supreme Court",
    "Voting Rights Act"
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  "textContent": "Sen. Arthur Ellis makes another redistricting pitch after Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, AP veteran Brian Witte packs it in, Ed Wykowski moves up in the comptroller's office and Frank Waesche gets a seat on the MdTA board, in political notes.",
  "title": "Ellis wants lawmakers back to redistrict, veteran reporter retires, in political notes"
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