I Hate the News Feb 13

<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-c549a348-7fff-b63a-a29a-f9973e5f768e" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The weekly news analysis from <em>I Hate Politics</em>. This week: The sale of the biggest media company in Montgomery County raises the specter of yet another decline in local news. Will county governments gain more direct control over school districts because of Maryland's Blueprint education reform legislation? No new taxes says the governor, but some legislators are trying to fix the revenue problem, says the MD Legislative Coalition. The lowdown on local and state primary races and what it means when Democrats want to run against Trump in solidly blue districts. Music from DC songwriter and composer Oren Levine playing with the band Lucky So & Sos:</span> <a href="https://ohljazz.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span> https://ohljazz.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p>