Montgomery County pushes back on Larry Hogan's private schools order

The conflict between Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Montgomery County over who can make the call on reopening private schools in the state’s most populous county took another step Wednesday, with county Health Director Travis Gayles issuing a new order suspending in-person teaching at all nonpublic schools until Oct. 1. County officials said the new order bypasses an amendment issued Monday by Hogan, a Republican, that empowers private and parochial schools to make their own reopening decisions…