It’s the Red Maryland News Hour for this week, bringing you the best in state politics.

On the program this week:

* Another candidate jumps into the 2018 race. We hear from Doug Arnold, and the guy he hopes to replace, Clerk of Court Bob Duckworth;

* Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to non-public school kids. We hear from him, and school officials;

* Gov. Hogan pushes to tame the gerrymander. We hear from him, and others, at his press conference;

* While a stringent version of mandatory sick leave is progressing through the legislature, the Governor's plan seems stalled. We talk with Delegate Seth Howard;

* Gov. Hogan is treating heroin addiction like other state emergencies;

* Del.Dan Morhaim was found to violate the spirit of ethics rules. We have his reaction, including calling the press attention to it a circus;

The Red Maryland News Hour usually airs Fridays on the Red Maryland Network…….and don’t forget that you can subscribe to all Red Maryland Network programming on iTunes and on Stitcher.