A service of Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Marylanders Approve of Executive Order for Later School Start Date

creative commons

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A new poll has found that while 54 percent of Maryland residents say an executive order should be used "rarely or never," 67 percent approved of Gov. Larry Hogan using one to start schools after Labor Day.

The poll by Goucher College was released Monday.

The Republican governor announced the executive order on Aug. 31 for next year's school start. Democrats who control the legislature have criticized the use of executive order to make the change.

Meanwhile, Maryland residents are divided on the natural gas drilling technique known as fracking. The poll found 43 percent support banning it, 32 percent oppose banning the practice and 24 percent said they didn't know.

The telephone poll of 668 state residents from Sept. 17-20 has a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.