Maryland lawmakers are debating weighty issues that affect everything from economic development to health care.
But there's one issue they're really sinking their teeth into: making the soft-shell crab sandwich the official state sandwich.
"Debate began to heat up on Thursday when Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D-Calvert) testified in favor of
the bill he is co-sponsoring at a committee hearing," writes the Huffington Post.
Maryland Life magazine Editor and Publisher Dan Patrell weighed in on the debate, arguing that official designation could lead to more awareness of the Chesapeake Bay's bounty and higher sales.
"It wasn’t long ago that this same body considered naming the Smith Island Cake as the state dessert, which some may have also thought frivolous," Patrell said in written testimony. "But I ask you to consider the economic impact of that legislation: you raised general awareness not only within the state but well beyond its borders."
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