LEADERS BATTLE HOGAN OVER BUSINESS LOAN: General Assembly leaders have no plans to schedule a vote on a $20 million loan the state promised Northrop Grumman, jeopardizing a plan to encourage the company to keep thousands of jobs in Maryland, Erin Cox reports in the Sun. The money is part of a controversial $37.5 million package marketed by the Hogan administration as a way to ensure the aerospace giant keeps jobs here and remains competitive with other defense contractors. The legislature approved the loan as part of the state budget in April, but it’s now mired in a fiscal fight between Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and top Democrats over money set aside for legislative priorities.

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State Roundup, August 29, 2016