SAFETY, HEALTH, BAY BILLS AMONG 171 SIGNED INTO LAW: Gov. Wes Moore signed a series of public safety and health bills Tuesday, including legislation to protect developmentally disabled people during interactions with law enforcement. Moore, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson signed legislation allowing people with non-apparent disabilities to have discrete designations added to their identification cards. Hannah Gaskill/The Baltimore Sun.
- Gov. Moore also signed what he called “the most comprehensive piece of Chesapeake Bay legislation that Maryland has seen in years,” at a time when federal cuts threaten environmental programs for the estuary. The Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act was signed Tuesday, one of 171 bills signed into law if the fourth and next to last bill signing ceremony following the 2025 legislative session. Christine Condon and Danielle Brown/Maryland Matters.
- A rainy Tuesday in Annapolis did little to dampen the spirits of 18-year-old David Shore. One might even say he had a “chrometastic” day. Shore, the young mineral enthusiast who is known to sign emails “chrometastically yours,” traveled to the State House for the signing of a law designating chromite as the state’s official mineral. Bryan Sears/Maryland Matters.
- Moore signed a bill that automatically exempts people from having their driver’s license suspended over unpaid child support if they make at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. The number is $39,125 per year in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dylan Segelbaum/The Baltimore Banner.
LIKELY CHANGES TO MEDICAID COULD COST MARYLAND $1 BILLION: Maryland stands to lose more than $1 billion if federal lawmakers go through with proposed changes to two provisions of Medicaid, the federal health program for millions of low-income residents. The first would impose a new work requirement for recipients that could cost Maryland an estimated $317 million and eliminate coverage for some 56,000 people. Another would require the state to check the eligibility of recipients more often, potentially costing $864 million and kicking an estimated 130,000 people off their insurance. Meredith Cohn and Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
DUNDALK’s ROADS DETERIORATING SINCE KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE: Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse, rerouted trucks have wrought havoc on Dundalk’s narrow roads, causing stress and headaches for motorists and local officials. Even truckers don’t like the situation. “I haven’t seen the roads this bad in a long while,” said Christopher Miskimon, owner of CKM Transport in Sparrows Point. “The roads used to be taken care of pretty decent, redone and kept up for the most part, but now it just seems it’s just getting worse and worse.” Andrew Mollenauer and Zephan Matteson of Capital News Service/Maryland Reporter.
MARYLAND RETURNS TO COURT TO SUE TRUMP OVER WITHHELD FUNDS: Maryland went back to court against the Trump administration Tuesday, saying an administration plan to withhold funds from states that do not comply with White House immigration policy amounts to a “grant-funding hostage scheme.” William Ford/Maryland Matters.
HARRY DUNN BEMOANS SOME MARYLANDERS’ APATHY OVER JAN. 6 INSURRECTION: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who endured the mayhem of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, discovered something about his fellow Marylanders that disappointed him during his unsuccessful campaign last year for a seat in the U.S. House. “A large portion of Maryland residents hadn’t heard of Jan. 6, or simply didn’t care that much about it,” he said. Emma Schmalz, Tariq Jernigan, Phillip Vecera, Hannah Massey and Rebecca Parnass of Capital News Service/Maryland Reporter.
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ALSOBROOKS URGES TRUMP TO REINSTATE HAYDEN TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden — five days after Trump abruptly fired the longtime Baltimore resident. In a letter addressed to the president, Alsobrooks requests that Hayden be returned to her position immediately. Ben Mause/The Baltimore Sun.
‘FRAUD FIGHTING’ BA CO INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY BE OUT OF A JOB: Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan was putting the finishing touches on her most recent fraud investigation Monday when she learned she might be out of a job. At the end of a meeting with County Executive Kathy Klausmeier to tout her office’s successes, Madigan said she was handed a letter indicating that she would not be reappointed. Rona Kobell/The Baltimore Banner.
CONSULTANTS TO ADDRESS CARROLL SCHOOLS’ BLUEPRINT COMPLIANCE: Carroll County’s Board of Education will learn more from state-funded consultants about how it can reach compliance with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future reforms while meeting students’ and schools’ basic needs Wednesday during a public meeting. Thomas Goodwin Smith/The Carroll County Times.
HARFORD SCHOOLS SEE UPTICK IN THREATS OF MASS VIOLENCE: A recent uptick in threats of mass violence at Harford County Public Schools has school and law enforcement officials saying that communication and collaboration are key in identifying suspects, minimizing school day disruptions and ending the trend. Since the start of the school year about 100 threats made to Harford schools have been investigated by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Six of those threats were made at five schools in the past week. Matt Hubbard/The Aegis.
WESTMINSTER REELECTS BECKER AS MAYOR: Westminster Mayor Mona Becker was reelected Tuesday, defeating challenger Nicholas Thomas by more than a 4-1 margin. Of the 827 residents who voted in the election, 678 voted for Becker while 143 voted for Thomas. Thomas Goodwin Smith/The Carroll County Times.
CORNICK ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW WINDSOR: New Windsor Town Council member Kevin Cornick was elected the town’s new mayor Tuesday, defeating Ashley Collier. Cornick received 182 votes to Collier’s 77. The town’s current mayor, Neal Roop, did not run for reelection. Sherry Greenfield/The Carroll County Times.
B’MORE SEEKS ‘HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE’ IN SPORTS BETTING SUIT: Baltimore is seeking to regain “home-court advantage” by returning its consumer protection lawsuit against sports betting sites DraftKings and FanDuel to the court where it started. Jeff Barker/The Baltimore Sun.
UNDER ARMOUR SEEKS TO MINIMIZE TARIFF IMPACTS: Amid uncertainty about whether evolving U.S. trade policies will dampen consumer demand, Baltimore-based Under Armour is considering ways to minimize the impact of tariffs on its business. The sports apparel and footwear company stopped short of offering its usual long-term outlook Tuesday when it announced end-of year financial performance. But an ongoing brand reinvention is expected to help navigate economic uncertainty, executives said. Lorraine Mirabella/The Baltimore Sun.
- Many large companies across the U.S. are scrapping earnings forecasts amid tariff uncertainty. Under Armour reported a loss of $67.5 million and revenue of $1.18 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter. Both figures beat Wall Street expectations. Overall last fiscal year, the company — which is seeking to remodel its brand and strategy — reported a loss of $201.3 million and revenue of $5.16 billion. Hayes Gardner/The Baltimore Banner.
