‘SANCTUARY’ DECLARATION COULD MEAN B’MORE, OTHERS, LOSE FEDERAL MONEY: The Trump administration declared Baltimore and more than a dozen Maryland towns and counties as “sanctuary jurisdictions” Thursday, a designation that throws the federal money they receive into question. Lee O. Sanderlin/The Baltimore Banner.
- Eight Maryland counties including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties and Baltimore City are classified as “Sanctuary jurisdictions,” according to the Trump administration. Jake Shindel/WBAL-TV.
$1 MILLION MORE INVESTED IN ‘FEDS TO EDS’ PROGRAM FOR LAID OFF WORKERS: Gov. Wes Moore (D) was at Montgomery College on Tuesday to announce new funding for ACET programs across the state. Montgomery College will get a grant of $100,000 for its program. “Maryland will provide $1 million in grants to 11 Maryland colleges and universities to help laid-off workers to pivot to careers in education in the state of Maryland,” Moore said to enthusiastic applause. KATE RYAN/WTOP NEWS.
BLUEPRINT GETS A ROAD MAP: TWO AGENCIES OVERSEEING SCHOOL REFORM AGREE TO CLARIFY ROLES: Local school systems straining to comply with the state’s sweeping Blueprint for Maryland’s Future have had to report to both the Maryland Department of Education and the Blueprint’s Accountability and Implementation Board, a setup creating confusion “since the get-go.” William J. Ford/Maryland Matters.
THESE COLLEGES WOULD BE HARDEST HIT WHEN LOSING CHINESE STUDENTS: If Secretary of State Marco Rubio follows through on his threat to revoke Chinese student visas, some Maryland colleges could take a hit. Cody Boteler, Ellie Wolfe and Sahana Jayaraman/The Baltimore Banner.
MOORE SAYS HE’S NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, WHILE HIGH PROFILE STOPS KEEP CHATTER ALIVE: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, often mentioned among Democrats as a potential presidential candidate, has been saying for months that he isn’t running for the White House in 2028. Associated Press/WTOP.
AS ELECTRICITY COSTS CLIMB, CONSUMER ADVOCATES PUSH BACK: Increased demand from new data centers and other users in the mid-Atlantic and a constrained transmission grid have sent prices up. Additionally, PJM is requiring two Anne Arundel County power plants to be kept online until reliability measures are put in place. Lorraine Mirabella/The Baltimore Sun.
PATAPSCO RIVER OYSTER REEF PROVES RESILIENT: When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024, much of the public’s attention focused on the loss of six road workers and the massive disruption to regional traffic. But beneath the surface of the Patapsco River, environmentalists also worried about a different kind of fallout — one that could affect the Chesapeake Bay for decades to come. Wambui Kamau/WYPR-FM.
COUNTY ‘ERROR’ LEADS TO RELEASE OF IMMIGRANT WITH FELONY CONVICTION: The Montgomery County Department of Correction & Rehabilitation (DOCR) inadvertently failed to process a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request for an individual with a previous felony conviction and known gang affiliation, DOCR director Ben Stevenson said in a statement Tuesday evening. Ginny Bixby/Bethesda Today.
LAWSUIT ALLEGES MD PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL: The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in state court in Anne Arundel County by attorney Boyd Rutherford — Maryland’s former Republican lieutenant governor — in collaboration with the nonpartisan Open Primaries Education Fund, at a time when third-party and independent voters are a growing segment of the electorate. Katie Mettler/The Washington Post.
CONSERVATIVES WANT TO REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION, JOHNS HOPKINS IS HELPING: Conservatives who want more influence in higher education have a surprising new ally: the president of an elite university. Ellie Wolfe/The Baltimore Banner.
CHARTER SCHOOLS WARN OF POSSIBLE CLOSURES AMID FUNDING FIGHT WITH DISTRICTS: Maryland’s charter schools are warning of possible closures as their leaders describe “dramatic” funding cuts since the rollout of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. Brooke Conrad/The Baltimore Sun.
