By Dan Kennedy
A promising idea to support local news has been dealt a major setback in Maryland, where Gov. Wes Moore has vetoed a bill that would direct state agencies to place at least 50% of their advertising in local news outlets. Even though the bill passed the state Senate unanimously and the House of Delegates by a margin of 129-7, Sean Curtis of WBOC reports that “a veto override is unlikely” because this year’s legislative session is about to expire.