MO CO EXEC CANDIDATE JAWANDO SUFFERS HEART ATTACK: Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a heart attack on Saturday, according to a Monday statement from his office. The 43-year-old Democratic nominee for county executive was playing a pickup basketball game in Washington, D.C., with friends when the heart attack occurred, Dave Kunes, his chief of staff, said on Monday. Ceoli Jacoby/Bethesda Today.
- Jawando is resting and is expected to make a full recovery, the statement says. During his recovery, he will attend council meetings remotely, and his office will remain operational. Jawando will face Republican Esther Wells in November’s general election. Wells wrote, “I am praying sincerely for Councilmember Jawando’s healing and recovery — that God will place His healing hand upon him, restore his strength, and bless him with full and lasting health,” the statement reads. Benjamin Rothstein/The Baltimore Sun.
REP HARRIS CAUGHT IN A FIRESTORM HE HELPED CREATE: As states take up mid-cycle redistricting at President Trump’s request — or in response to it — the shifting political winds are spreading a firestorm that Maryland‘s lone Republican congressmember, Rep. Andy Harris, helped create. Maryland Democrats are adopting the strident, uncompromising brand of politics Harris pioneered to come for his seat in the 1st Congressional District. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
CECIL LOSES ONLY BIRTHING CENTER; SCRAMBLES FOR SOLUTIONS: Cecil County leaders and community members are scrambling to piece together solutions to the loss this summer of the county’s only birthing center, after the closure of the unit at ChristianaCare Union Hospital in Elkton. Talks have included recruiting new hospital systems to build a maternity unit to relying on local emergency medical services to transport pregnant patients to other hospitals. Until a solution is found, problem pregnancies could be affected by the increased time it takes to get to another available hospital for care, Cecil County Executive Adam Streight said. Danielle Brown/Maryland Matters.
- In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more to get to another hospital that provides inpatient maternity care, according to an analysis released last month. Shalina Chatlani/Maryland Matters.
MOORE INCREASES MINIMUM WAGE FOR SOME BWI CONTRACT WORKERS: Gov. Wes Moore announced an executive action Monday that increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour for direct state contract employees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. This order will affect BWI workers who hold direct contracts with the Maryland Aviation Administration and accounts for about 120 workers, including security guards, custodians, groundskeepers and wheelchair agents. Tara Lynch and Bryan Lynn/The Baltimore Banner.
FREDERICK COUNCIL PREZ: ICE DROVE ON SIDEWALK TOWARD PROTESTERS: Ceasar Diaz, president of the Frederick City Council, was at the protest in Frederick over the weekend where ICE agents and protesters clashed. According to witnesses, protestors were there to collect evidence and observe the agents. ICE agents “actually drove their car onto the sidewalk and started driving their vehicles towards the peaceful observers, literally using their SUV to clear the sidewalk,” Diaz said. “To me, that’s attempted murder. That is not how law enforcement is supposed to work in this country.” Scott Maucione/WYPR-FM.
B’MORE, BA CO ARM WRESTLE OVER PAYING FOR RESERVOIR BRIDGE: The future of an old, rusted bridge skirting the Loch Raven Reservoir and meandering through the Baltimore County woods is caught between city and county officials arguing over who will foot the bill. For now, city and county government officials say it’s still safe within posted weight limits to drive on the Warren Road bridge, which sits squarely in Baltimore County. And no one doubts the 103-year-old bridge carrying roughly 4,400 cars and trucks every weekday can’t last too much longer. Daniel Zawodny and Rona Kobell/The Baltimore Banner.
SARAH DAVID ON PLANS FOR BA CO STATE’S ATTY’s OFFICE: Sarah David’s decisive defeat of 20-year Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger in the June Democratic primary marked the end of an era in county law enforcement and put her on a path to become the county’s next top prosecutor. David, 41, the second-in-command at the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor, is the Democratic nominee and faces no opponent on the November ballot. If elected, she will take office in January. David discussed her priorities and plans for the state’s attorney’s office. Ruben Castaneda/The Baltimore Sun.
CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF FIGHTS FOR FIRST UNION CONTRACT: Baltimore City Community College staff stood in the rain Thursday as part of a Labor Day bus tour organized by the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL CIO.?BCCC was the second stop. The rally brought together unions in support of BCCC staff fighting for their first union contract. Faculty recently ratified their first union contract after 19 months of negotiations. Staff are hoping to avoid a similar wait. Wambui Kamau/WYPR-FM.
DAVID RUBENSTEIN BUYS OUSTED KENNEDY CENTER SCULPTURE: The billionaire philanthropist and Orioles owner David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native who now lives in Bethesda, has purchased the abstract sculpture called “Blue” that was removed from the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts last week, according to two people familiar with the sale. It will eventually be displayed in the Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art, the people said. Julia Jacobs/The New York Times.
- The towering sculpture by artist Joel Shapiro was dismantled from the grounds of the Kennedy Center on Wednesday after being on display for seven years. The removal was unexpected; the Kennedy Center gave no advance notice for the decision but said the work was being done at its request. Roxanne Roberts/The Washington Post.
