HERSHEY FORMS EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE TO WEIGH RUN FOR GOVERNOR: Senate Minority Leader Stephen S. Hershey (R-Upper Shore) has formed an exploratory committee to weigh a 2026 bid for governor, citing the need for “balance” in a state that has gone “so far to the left” under Democratic control. Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters.
CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL’S 1700 DEAD WERE JUST NUMBERS. NOW ARE NAMES: During a ceremony Thursday, Friends of the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery and Anne Arundel County unveiled the Say My Name Memorial, which honors those who lived and died at the hospital from 1912 to 1965. Maggie Travato/The Baltimore Sun.
OLSZEWSKI’S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF GETS $100k IN INSPECTOR GENERAL LAWSUIT: Baltimore County paid former chief of staff Patrick Murray $100,000 to settle a lawsuit that its inspector general filed against him long after he left county employment — then asked the court to seal the case and exempt it from related Maryland Public Information Act requests. Rona Kobell/The Baltimore Banner.
CALIFORNIA RULING COULD IMPACT TRUMP’S PLAN TO SEND TROOPS TO B’MORE: Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony Brown said he’s been watching the legal developments surrounding President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in U.S. cities and preparing in case Trump follows through on plans to send troops to Baltimore. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
SOME B’MORE RESIDENTS DIVIDED ON NATIONAL GUARD INTERVENTION: President Donald Trump’s pledge to send federal troops to Baltimore to deal with crime drew rebukes this week from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. But what do the people the president says he wants to protect think of the idea? Baltimore Sun Staff/Baltimore Sun.
- Protesters gathered in front of Baltimore’s City Hall Wednesday evening to push back against President Donald Trump doubling down on his threats to send the National Guard into the city. Scott Maucione/WYPR-FM.
ALSOBROOKS’ ANTI-RFK Jr. RESOLUTION GAINS SUPPORT: For months, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks stood alone as the only senator to call for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Not anymore. Ben Mause/The Baltimore Sun.
TRUMP IS BACK, SO IS WATCHDOG BOARD; A PG CO SCHOOLS PROJECT OVERSIGHT REPORT; MORE NOTES: Look up the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission in the online version of the Maryland Manual, and it directs you to the defunct agencies page: The commission, formed during President Donald Trump’s first term, terminated in 2023. Now, Trump is back. And so is the commission charged with tracking federal impacts on Maryland’s health insurance market. Danielle J. Brown and William J. Ford/Maryland Matters.
HARFORD OFFICIALS NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO COUNTY COUNCIL’S EMAILS: Harford County officials will need written consent from County Council members to access members’ emails, according to a new agreement among the council, the county government, and the Department of Information and Communication Technology. Matt Hubbard/The Aegis.
COUNCILMAN PATOKA TO RUN FOR B’MORE CO EXECUTIVE: Izzy Patoka, currently serving his second term on the Baltimore County Council, will launch a campaign for Baltimore County Executive on Monday, according to a statement. Danny Tow/Fox 45 News.
MO CO PREPARES FOR MORE FEDERAL JOB CUTS IN OCTOBER.: Montgomery County is bracing for the impact of more cuts to federal jobs come October as a new fiscal year begins–potentially as many as 20,000 to 40,000 workers when including those such as vendors and contractors who support the federal government. Ashlyn Campbell/Bethesda Today.
EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF IMPROPERLY INVITING ICE TO B’MORE COURTHOUSE NO LONGER AT JOB: A Maryland corrections department employee is no longer at her job following an internal investigation by the agency into whether she improperly invited federal immigration agents to a Baltimore courthouse to detain a defendant she suspected of being undocumented. Ben Conark/The Baltimore Banner.
COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FORM DATA CENTER ANALYSIS GROUP: Several organizations focused on conservation and other environmental issues are joining together to create the Maryland Data Centers Analysis Group. Ceoli Jacoby/Frederick News Post.
