Maryland Center on Economic Policy Congratulates Senator Bill Ferguson on his Nomination as Maryland Senate President

The Maryland Center on Economic Policy released the following statement about the Senate Democratic Caucus recommending Senator Bill Ferguson to become the next Maryland Senate president:

“The Maryland Center on Economic Policy congratulates Senator Bill Ferguson on his nomination to become the next Senate President. Senator Ferguson is a leader and champion of legislation to help working families, lift communities across Maryland, and strengthen education for all our children, no matter where they live. 

“The upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly presents opportunities for leadership to move the state in the direction of progress and fairness. We urge Senator Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones to lead the General Assembly in passing fair funding legislation to support implementation of the Kirwan Commission’s education reform blueprint and other priorities.

“We’re confident Senator Ferguson and Speaker Jones will stand with the people and fight back against Governor Larry Hogan’s deeply troubling plan to raise and spend dark money to block the Kirwan Commission’s thoughtful and urgently needed public education reform package. The public overwhelmingly supports education reform and fair funding. We look forward to working with our legislative leaders to create fairness and equity in education and our state.”