Wednesday afternoon storms leave damage
A line of brief but strong thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon caused some trees and power lines to fall, according to weather officials.
One tree fell across a MARC train rail between Metropolitan Grove and Germantown stations, causing a two-hour delay. [WTOP]
Hogan joins short list of Republicans condemning President’s tweets
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan condemned President Donald Trump’s recent Twitter thread calling on four women of color in the U.S. House of Representatives to “go back” to the “places from which they came.”
“I thought the comments were terrible and very unbecoming of a president,” Hogan said. [Washington Post]
More states pass laws mandating Holocaust education, but Maryland holds back
Oregon recently became the 12th state to mandate Holocaust education in its schools — a list that doesn’t include Maryland, despite a Montgomery County lawmaker’s efforts to change that during the most recent General Assembly session.
Sen. Ben Kramer, a Democrat, introduced a bill that would have required the state Department of Education to develop guidelines for middle and high schools to include a unit based on the Holocaust and other contemporary acts of genocide. Kramer says he will re-introduce the bill next session. [Baltimore Sun]
Today’s weather
Some early afternoon storms possible Thursday with a high temperature of 90 degrees.
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