The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: MD Governor Wes Moore pardons 175,000 criminal convictions for marijuana possession. MCPS appoints new superintendent. Montgomery County and Washington DC find money in existing education budgets to avoid the worst cuts. New noise pollution signs go up in downtown Silver Spring but enforcement remains unclear. Drought conditions temper the impact of the summer’s first heat wave. Music by Rockville singer-songwriter Andrew Glor and Drew Pictures.