“Truth is the lifeblood of democracy,” journalist Walter Lippmann once wrote. Against a backdrop of partisan messaging and competing narratives, The Baltimore Sun invites readers to weigh in: Are our elected officials in the state of Maryland obligated to tell the truth?

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