8:15 AM - INTERVIEW - OVETTA WIGGINS - covers Maryland state politics for The Washington Post

https://twitter.com/OvettaWashPost / washingtonpost.com/ovettawiggins

TOPICS: Maryland laws and upcoming 2018 gubernatorial race

- MARYLAND LAWS TAKING AFFECT JAN. 1: Laws taking effect in Md. lower birth control costs, upgrade smoke alarms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/laws-taking-effect-in-md-lower-birth-control-costs-upgrade-smoke-alarms/2017/12/28/c216baac-ebf4-11e7-9f92-10a2203f6c8d_story.html?utm_term=.8b63bc95bdaf

- Preview the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election: Lots of Dems jumping in to run against Larry Hogan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_gubernatorial_election,_2018

- Maryland — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is running for reelection: Hogan has remained popular and kept his distance from Trump in deep-blue Maryland. But a crowded Democratic primary with progressive energy in a Democratic leaning state likely heralds a difficult reelection battle for Hogan. No clear front-runner has emerged from the primary which includes former NAACP President Ben Jealous, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and former State Department official Alec Ross. Polling has shown Hogan with low-double digit leads against a generic Democrat, but that’s before an actual nominee has been picked. https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/31/top-ten-governors-races-to-watch-2018-255823