Greens take on data centers, a literal hat trick by Kagan, Tablada retires, in political notes

The Green Party adds a prominent data center opponent as a campaign adviser, Sen. Cheryl Kagan literally pulls questions out of a hat for a quiz of election officials and longtime state and county environment official Horacio Tablada retires, in political notes.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 972

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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The Maryland Green Party is doubling down against data centers.

In a news release Monday, the party’s candidate for governor, Andy Ellis, announced he was bringing on a Prince George’s county anti-data center activist, Taylor Frazier McCollum, as a campaign organizer focused on the issue.

“I am thrilled she is joining our campaign to do this work,” Ellis said in the news release. “Data centers are the perfect issue for the Green Party right …

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