To be a teacher these days, we are also social workers, counselors, life coaches, and frontline health responders to Prince George’s County Public School (PGCPS) kids, every day, in our classrooms and in the halls of our schools, says Prince George’s County teacher Yvonne Baicich in an opinion piece we publish to mark the national Teacher Appreciation Day.
Following Healthy Holly self-dealing scandal, Gov. Hogan says he wants to ‘clean house’ on UMMS board; Hogan approves appointment of Shaneka Henson to fill late Del. Michael Busch’s Annapolis seat; law to require testing of qualified rape kits doesn’t address backlog of more than 6,000; U.S. Rep. Ruppersberger touts proposal to duplicate success of Shock Trauma violence prevention programs across the country; two long-time members of Baltimore City council won’t seek re-election; and, modeled on farm-wineries, Anne Arundel to allow farm-breweries.
The Board of Public Works will delay the vote on Gov. Hogan’s controversial I-495/I-270 widening plan; meanwhile a community meeting on the project Sunday draws an irate standing room crowd concerned about loss of homes and businesses. In response it also draws angry tweets from the governor; Maryland sees high number of eagle deaths from pesticides; Hopkins students take over building in protest of planned private police force OK’d by General Assembly; Maryland school districts await $250 million in state grants; Jack Young begins term as Baltimore mayor as candidates for mayor begin to emerge; and with latest ruling in Ohio, federal courts in five states – including Maryland — have struck down maps as partisan gerrymanders.
Through her attorney, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigns amid the Healthy Holly scandal, apologizing to the city; Gov. Hogan, others weigh in on Pugh’s resignation; one analysis says Pugh’s lack of leadership throughout her mayorship contributed to loss of confidence from the public; what are the next steps for the former mayor; Jack Young automatically becomes mayor; coalition of Prince George’s, Montgomery state lawmakers ask Board of Public works to delay vote of Hogan’s highway widening plan; public begins to get to know who Speaker Adrienne Jones is; Emerge Maryland emerges as a force to usher Democratic women into office; and court upholds Montgomery County ban on cosmetic pesticides.
As Dels. McIntosh, Davis seek end to their public brawl over which one of them would be the next speaker, Del. Adrienne Jones emerges as the unanimous victor in a stunning turnaround that minimizes the divisions within the Democratic Caucus; praise pours in for Del. Jones, who has served late Speaker Busch behind the scenes for almost 17 years; meanwhile, what was the Senate doing during its required session?; Board of Public Works to vote on controversial road widening while one member sought a delay due to her absence; eagle deaths on Eastern Shore prompts state, federal probe; Baltimore City Solicitor writes resignation letter for Mayor Pugh, while her attorney announces press conference. But will she resign?; and Anne Arundel resident takes over Secret Service.
In today’s tense race for House speaker, both Del. McIntosh and Del. Davis say they have enough votes to win; progressive groups are warning House Dems that if they vote for Davis, they will face primary challengers; for the vast majority of House members, a race for speaker is uncharted territory; Gov. Hogan signs 174 bills into law on Tuesday, including one to allow prosecutors to charge with murder a person who contracted a successful murder and another loosening rules on craft breweries; former aide to Del. Impallaria fined for illegal robocall; and U.S. Rep. Raskin recounts bout with cancer in calling for Medicare for All.
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