Baltimore County Exec Klausmeier bypasses incumbent Madigan as she names new inspector general; Maryland’s federal workforce sees biggest one-month decline in 29 years; demolition begins at Pimlico Race Course.
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state roundup: NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPT. REASSIGNED; Senate committee approves FBI HQ stay in D.C.; MOORE SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORDER;
NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT BEING REASSIGNED: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first woman and Hispanic person to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, is being reassigned after just 18 months in the latest Trump-era change at the Annapolis military college,...
STATE ROUNDUP: MASS OVERDOSE IN B’MORE; MOORE OFFERS BUYOUT TO STATE WORKERS; SENATE VOTES TO FUND FBI GREENBELT HEADQUARTERS
DESPITE SERIOUS CASES, B’MORE OVERDOSES CONTINUE DECLINE: The mass casualty event in Penn North that saw at least 25 people hospitalized on Thursday underscored the persistence of Baltimore’s overdose crisis, despite a recent drop citywide. Mathew Schumer/The...
Howard County raises new flag
Howard County officially raised its new flag Monday in front of the county’s George Howard Building in Ellicott City. The design by long-time county resident and designer Esen Paradiso won a year-long competition that attracted 209 entries from 102 individuals. The...
state roundup: Happy Fourth! “big beautiful bill” passes; harris changed his mind; medicaid cuts could threaten health coverage and services to rural MD; b’more officials call for more action to reduce energy bills
MASSIVE TAX BREAK AND SPENDING CUT BILL PASSES: U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified...
state roundup: key bridge remnants demolition to begin; ‘tech tax’ starts tuesday
DEMOLITION OF KEY BRIDGE REMNANTS TO BEGIN JULY 7: Fifteen months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s main span collapsed into the Patapsco River, the rest of the structure finally has a demolition date.Beginning “on or about July 7, weather permitting,” mechanical...
STATE ROUNDUP: black leaders want moore held accountable on racial wealth gap; Moore announces ‘just communities’ to help historic disinvestment
BLACK LEADERS WANT MOORE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, SAY RACIAL WEALTH GAP CAN’T END WITHOUT REPARATIONS: Though Gov. Wes Moore announced actions toward ending the racial wealth gap Thursday, members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus say that cannot truly happen without...
“No Kings” rally brought out thousands to Columbia
Several thousand people lined one of the busiest intersections near the Columbia Mall Saturday to protest President Trump as part of “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” Saturday morning. Events like this were happening all over Maryland and the nation organized by...
State Roundup: More budget cuts for state universities; Deportation protests in B’more, MoCo; help for electric bills; more county executive candidates
MORE BUDGET CUT FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES: Campuses in the University System of Maryland were warned Thursday afternoon to brace for another 7% cut to their budgets in the coming year, on top of the 4% the system was forced to absorb as part of a statewide budget...
Del. Jessica Feldmark runs for Howard County executive
Del. Jessica Feldmark made official Wednesday what was well-known in Democratic circles for months: She’s running for Howard County executive next year to succeed Calvin Ball who is term limited. A crowd of more than 150 people filled the North Pavilion at Blandair...
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