I Hate the News Apr 9

<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7709ae4-7fff-35ad-8e79-24046110193b" 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</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I Hate Politics</span><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;">: The Maryland General Assembly ends 2024 session with a budget increasing vehicle fees; Washington DC's proposed budget pivots to policing and away from services; colleges and universities further delay financial aid decisions because of data problems on the new federal financial aid platform; Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman upbraids UMBC for Title IX violations, and more. Music from Baltimore jazzman Seth Kibel:</span> <a href="https://sethkibel.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span> sethkibel.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>