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Hogan vetoes bills pushed by teachers union

Hogan vetoed three education bills, two of the bills were backed by the Maryland State Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union. The legislation would have changed the composition of the Maryland Board of Education to include two teachers and a parent, made it possible for more school supervisors to join the union and made it harder to fire hundreds of political appointees at the state Department of Education. The state’s largest teachers’ union issued a statement calling Hogan partisan for vetoing the legislation that required him to appoint teachers — who would have been recommended by the union — and a parent to the state school board. “It’s the very definition of common sense that teachers should be at the decision-making table when developing policies that affect our students,” MSEA president Betty Weller said in a statement. “Gov. Hogan is sending a very clear message: He doesn’t believe teachers should have a voice in decisions about our schools, students and profession.”

Hogan Censors Facebook Users

Hogan and his team were recently caught deleting comments and banning critics on his official Facebook. More than 450 people have been blocked from Hogan’s page over the past two years. One caller on the Kojo Nnamdi show is quoted as stating, "“I was cordial. I was friendly … I was blocked after asking the question about where does Maryland stand with the Muslim ban. The next day my comment was gone and I could no longer comment.” Gov Hogan owes Marylanders answers, including whether public taxpayer dollars and resources were used to silence their voices and whether first amendment rights were violated.