MARYLAND PREPARES FOR INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS: Maryland is preparing for an influx of immigrants amid President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to enact the largest mass deportation in the history of the United States. Baltimore is on the verge of providing language access services across all of its agencies. Anne Arundel County is proclaiming its commitment to welcome all people. And throughout the state, experts and workers who serve foreign-born communities are preparing for change. John John Williams/The Baltimore Banner.
BILL WOULD CUT DOWN ON REASONS FOR POLICE TRAFFIC STOPS: A bill is being introduced in the state legislature to cut back on the number of primary violations that would allow police to make a traffic stop. It’s a bill that is being backed not only by police officers, who consider it one of the most dangerous tasks they face, but by many members of the community who are fearful of the outsized number of times they are stopped and what could happen to them should they be stopped. William Ford/Maryland Matters.
REPORT WARNS OF TRANSMISSION LINE’s IMPACT ON FORESTS, WATERWAYS: A leading environmental organization is out with a study warning that the proposed high-voltage power lines that would run from a nuclear power plant in southern Pennsylvania through Baltimore and Carroll counties to a transmission station in Frederick County, could imperil valuable forest land and waterways in the region. Josh Kurtz/Maryland Matters.
ED SECRETARY PICK NAMED IN B’MORE COUNTY LAWSUIT: As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become the next education secretary, Linda McMahon is at the center of a lawsuit filed in Baltimore County with new claims that she and her husband, Vince McMahon, permitted an environment at their company, World Wrestling Entertainment, that led to the sexual abuse of boys in Maryland and elsewhere. Sam Janesch/The Baltimore Sun.
OPINION: TIME FOR SCHOOLS TO CHANGE THEIR START TIMES: School systems have understood the connection between school hours and chronic adolescent sleep deprivation for decades yet are not taking action on this health priority. This failure undermines their Blueprint for Maryland’s Future efforts. School start times require state intervention, as local control is not effective in changing bell-time policies. Amy R. Wolfson and Lisa VanBuskirk/Maryland Matters.
MORGAN STATE HAS 3rd HIGHEST ENROLLMENT AMONG HBCUs: Morgan State University had record enrollment for the fourth consecutive year, making it the third-largest historically Black college or university in the United States. As of September, North Carolina A&T had the highest enrollment of any HBCU in the U.S. with 14,311 students, followed Howard University, which has about 13,500 students, according to Morgan State. Todd Karpovich/The Baltimore Sun.
***Maryland Reporter is happy to join with the Community Foundation of Howard County in honoring our long-time colleague and friend Jean Moon, our friends at HoCoPoLitSo (the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society that Jean co-founded 50 years ago), and major local philanthropists Greg and Roberta Kahlert and their Kahlert Foundation at the Community Foundation’s Annual Dinner and Celebration of Philanthropy on Dec. 10 at Turf Valley. Individual tickets are sold out, but sponsorships are still available. Contact Dan Flynn via [email protected].***
BRAVEBOY TACKLES FAMILY VIOLENCE IN PRINCE GEORGE’S: People around Prince George’s County are working to combat domestic violence through partnerships, protocols, programming and engagement. “Family violence is where we’ve seen a rise. Whether it’s parents, children, stepfamilies, or even grandparents: We want to bring attention to this issue,” Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy (D) tells WUSA-TV. Richard Elliott/The Washington Informer.
UPHOLD MOSBY CONVICTION, FED PROSECUTORS URGE: Federal prosecutors say an appeals court should uphold Marilyn Mosby’s convictions, arguing a jury rightfully heard that the former Baltimore state’s attorney used money she got by lying about suffering coronavirus hardships to buy real estate in Florida. Alex Mann/The Baltimore Sun.
BALTIMORE COUNTY UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO DIED OF COVID: More than 3,100 people in Baltimore County have lost their lives to Covid-19, more than any other locality in Maryland. The county Tuesday unveiled a memorial to those who have died. It sits atop a hill in Lake Roland Park. Poems submitted by county residents are etched in stone. John Lee/WYPR-FM.
ANNAPOLIS COUNCIL SEEKS TO DELAY LEAF-BLOWER BAN: The Annapolis City Council introduced a resolution Monday that would postpone the coming ban on gas-powered leaf blowers by five months. The resolution comes nearly nine months after the council passed legislation banning gas-powered leaf blowers. Megan Loock/The Baltimore Sun.
