It’s a rare snow day during the legislative session, which usually continues without breaks for 90 days. Lawmakers should be back in Annapolis Tuesday, where they’ll continue dealing with a budget shortfall, a hostile administration in the White House and more.

Here’s what we’re watching Monday, Jan. 26, Day 13 of 90:

• Snow day: Legislative leaders made the rare decision to close the General Assembly Monday because of the weather. Virtual hearings are still taking place as scheduled.
• Redistricting hearing bumped: An online public hearing on a new congressional map got pushed to Tuesday. The bill is getting fast-tracked in the House of Delegates as Gov. Wes Moore ramps up pressure on Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, who opposes the redistricting effort. Read more.
• Budget briefing: Key House and Senate committees will get a breakdown of Moore’s budget proposal. The governor pitched a plan last week that closes a $1.4 billion budget shortfall without new fees or taxes.

Check back here for live updates from The Banner’s team of politics reporters.

— Madeleine O’Neill

3:45 p.m.: Progressive coalition pushes Senate on redistricting

As the Maryland General Assembly prepares to debate a new map of congressional districts, a coalition of pro-redistricting progressive groups is launching a pressure campaign on Democratic lawmakers.

The “Meet the Moment Maryland Coalition” announced plans to go “directly into legislative districts to inform voters where their elected officials stand on redistricting and mobilize them to speak out as the maps move through the legislative process.”

The effort will involve paid digital ads and texting and calling voters.

The coalition is comprised of groups such as Progressive Maryland, Black Voters Matter, Indivisible, Color of Change and Move On.

With the House of Delegates likely to approve a new map as early as this week, the state Senate could be a major roadblock and will be a focus of the campaign.

Senate President Bill Ferguson has remained firmly opposed to redrawing the map and believes the majority of the Senate Democrats are with him.

The map under consideration would redraw the Eastern Shore-based 1st Congressional District, held by Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, so that it swings to favor Democrats — giving Democrats a potential for an 8-0 sweep of Maryland’s House delegation.

Debate begins Tuesday afternoon in the House of Delegates Rules Committee.

— Pamela Wood

1:32 p.m.: Redistricting puts strain on Moore, Ferguson

Gov. Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson agree on a lot of issues. But their disagreement on congressional redistricting — Moore is for it, Ferguson is against — may be bleeding over. As The Banner’s Pamela Wood and Lee O. Sanderlin report:

“Behind the scenes, though, things are becoming tense as the two Democratic leaders continue to disagree whether Maryland should redraw its congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats. While the two have disagreed on principle — Ferguson says it’s legally and politically risky to gerrymander the state map; Moore says it’s necessary to combat Trump’s policies — their split may be getting personal."

That include Ferguson noting that two Moore staffers had donated to the Democrat challenging Ferguson.

Read more here.

— John O’Connor