We're the Only Ones High-Flying Enough

Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday pledged $21 million to help fight crime in Baltimore and endorsed the use of a controversial surveillance plane to fly over the city recording the movements of people and vehicles below. In a letter to Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Hogan also said he authorized up to 10 Maryland State Police helicopter crews to staff their own flights over the city and urged city officials to set a goal of reducing homicides to below 200 a year. [More]

Any bets that the violence won't continue to soar?

[Via bondmen]

Deadly Serious

Citing their opposition to mandatory minimum sentences, Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly say they are unlikely to pass Gov. Larry Hogan’s top priority this session ― the Violent Firearms Offender Act ― infuriating the governor who alleges lawmakers aren’t taking shootings in Baltimore seriously. [More]

Of course they are. Reduce them and you'll take away all those handwringing opportunities for free media air time, not to mention run the risk of getting people to start questioning the lies they rely on to stay in power.

The Heavy Lifter

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Yeah. Larry Hogan, he's our man!

Glad you've got everything under control there in Maryland, champ. There's nothing to do now but revel in all that hard-won freedom!

UPDATE: Yeah, forget it, Mike. Nothing to worry about there.