REPUBLICANS PUSH MOORE FOR MORE STRINGENT ICE POLICY: A group of House Republicans is rallying for policy change via executive order after a poll found that the majority of Marylanders support law enforcement coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to turn in people unlawfully in the U.S. who have been convicted of a violent crime. Hannah Gaskill/The Baltimore Sun.
- Marylanders overwhelmingly support the idea of local police working with federal immigration officials, according to a new poll that was seized on by conservative lawmakers who plan to push for such a change in state law. Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters.
FAMILIES OF KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE VICTIMS FILE LAWSUIT: Three families affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Maryland have announced legal action against the shipping company involved. The lawsuit, announced Tuesday, targets Grace Ocean Private Limited, the owner of the cargo ship Dali that struck the bridge on March 26, resulting in the deaths of six construction workers. Wambui Kamau/WYPR.
- On the afternoon of March 25, Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez stopped to give his wife a kiss before heading to his construction job, when she noticed a photo of the two of them on his phone. Hours after that kiss, Gonzalez, a welder, was working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it was struck by the container ship Dali, sending the center span of bridge plunging into the Patapsco River, killing him and five other workers. Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters.
ALSOBROOKS LEADS HOGAN IN EMERSON COLLEGE POLL: Maryland’s Senate race is one of a handful of federal races poised to decide which political party wins control over Congress. That means there’s plenty of polling, as the candidates and other interested parties search for indications of which way voters will go. Brenda Wintrode and Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
ELECTION OFFICIAL WARNS OF VOTER SCAMS: Scammers posing as election workers are trying to mislead Maryland voters with fraudulent text messages, prompting concerns at the State Board of Elections. The scammers are telling voters they’re not registered to vote in November and then urging them to click a false link to remedy that, said Jared DeMarinis, the board’s state administrator of elections. Morgan Leason/Capital News Service in Maryland Matters
MAP OF POTENTIAL PIEDMONT RELIABILITY PROJECT POWER LINES: Ahead of a required application to state regulators expected by the end of the year, contractor PSEG has identified 10 potential routes for transmission lines regional electrical grid operator PJM says are needed amid power plant retirements and growing demand as part of the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. Steve Earley/The Baltimore Sun.
STUDENTS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST UMD FOR CANCELING VIGIL: A lawsuit has been filed against the University of Maryland for canceling an Oct. 7 vigil. Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit on behalf of University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine. Colleen Johnson/Fox45 News.
SUSPENDED NAACP LEADERS DENY WRONGDOING: Two state leaders of the NAACP accused of bullying and mismanagement of funds “categorically deny” wrongdoing and are “determined to resolve the matter,” according to a statement released Tuesday morning. John-John Williams IV/The Baltimore Banner.
WOULD-BE SENATE CANDIDATE’S LEGAL CHALLENGE DISMISSED: Emmanuel Osuchukwu, a Baltimore County resident, filed suit in August in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. He asked a judge to invalidate the state law that requires him to collect the signatures of 10,000 registered Maryland voters in order to be placed on the November ballot. Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters.
BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO APPEAL HARBORPLACE BALLOT QUESTION: The Maryland State Board of Elections voted Tuesday afternoon to appeal an Anne Arundel County judge’s ruling to nullify a Baltimore ballot question needed for the redevelopment of Harborplace. Hannah Gaskill/The Baltimore Sun.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES SENT TO ELECTION OFFICES: Suspicious packages were sent to elections officials across the country on Tuesday, including Maryland, officials said. The U.S. Postal Service intercepted a suspicious package intended for the Maryland State Board of Elections office, according to Jared DeMarinis, the state’s elections administrator. Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
MO CO PROPOSED VEHICLE ‘NOISE CAMERAS’ BILL DRAWS SUPPORT: Community members voiced enthusiastic support Tuesday during a County Council public hearing on a proposed bill that aims to reduce vehicular noise emissions by installing “noise camera” devices throughout Montgomery County. Ginny Bixby/MoCo 360.
JURY CHOSEN IN TRIAL CHALLENGING OPIOID COMPANIES: A jury has been selected for Baltimore’s landmark trial against drug companies accused of contributing to the city’s opioid crisis by shipping more than 150 million painkillers here over 14 years. Madeleine O’Neill/The Baltimore Banner.
- A Johns Hopkins University study reveals the extent of the opioid epidemic among Baltimore residents. Hannah Hoffman/WBAL-TV.
SWEDISH DELEGATION VISITS ANNAPOLIS: As Annapolis and Anne Arundel County elected officials gear up for a trip to Sweden at the end of this month, a Swedish delegation visited Annapolis City Hall Monday. The delegation, which included Urban Ahlin, the Swedish ambassador to the United States, and roughly 50 officials from the Swedish Embassy, came to Annapolis for a planning day. Natalie Jones and Megan Loock/The Baltimore Sun.
