NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT BEING REASSIGNED: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first woman and Hispanic person to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, is being reassigned after just 18 months in the latest Trump-era change at the Annapolis military college, according to USNI News. Ellie Wolfe and Alex Mann/The Baltimore Banner.
IN REVERSAL, SENATORS ADVANCE PLAN FOR FBI IN REAGAN BLDG: The FBI notched a victory Thursday in its quest for a new headquarters in downtown D.C., as a key Senate committee advanced the agency’s request to pay for its relocation with cash set aside to build a suburban campus in Maryland. Erin Cox/The Washington Post.
- Republican senators in Congress squashed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s attempt to keep the Trump administration from using funds set aside for the FBI headquarters for anywhere other than a relocation to Greenbelt. Brenda Wintrode/Baltimore Banner
MOORE SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORDER, AMID FEDERAL ANTI-DEI PUSH: In 2022, Maryland released its Environmental Justice Screening tool, a map that allowed users to view data on pollution burdens and health metrics Census tract by Census tract. In an executive order signed Thursday at Baltimore’s Living Classrooms campus in Harbor East, Gov. Wes Moore (D) ordered his administration to “use this new, improved, data-driven map to inform their policy work and to inform the decisions of their agencies and departments.” Speakers called it a first-ever executive order in the state on environmental justice. Christine Condon/Maryland Matters.
- It was a busy public schedule for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday as he made his way from Baltimore before ending in Annapolis to talk taxes. Kate Amara/WBAL-TV.
MOORE GIVES $50 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR B’MORE’S VACANT BUILDINGS: So far this month, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced nearly $58 million in grants across the state, most of which comes from a renewed push to clean up vacant properties in Baltimore City. Carson Swick/The Baltimore Sun.
PIEDMONT POWER LINE LANDOWNERS REMAIN FIRM IN OPPOSITION: With more legal filings expected as PSEG seeks to gain access to private property as part of its power line proposal, state legislators and area landowners remain firmly opposed to the project, angered by how the efforts have unfolded so far with the utility company. Natalie Jones/The Baltimore Sun.
HUNDREDS BRING ‘GOOD TROUBLE’ RALLY TO STATE HOUSE STEPS: Carl Snowden looked out at the crowd of hundreds of peaceful, sign-carrying protesters gathered on Lawyers Mall in the oppressive heat of a late July afternoon and liked what he saw. And he thought John Lewis would have liked it, too. Sam Gauntt/Maryland Matters.
NAACP LEADERS SUSPENDED AMID FINANCIAL SCANDAL, FACING YEARS-LONG BANS: The NAACP is facing turmoil as two of Maryland’s top leaders have been suspended amid financial allegations. At a community meeting in West Baltimore, residents learned of the latest leadership losses within the organization. Jeff Abell/Fox News.
POLITICIANS WANT MORE TAXPAYERS TO CLAIM TAX CREDITS: Top Maryland officials are partnering with a nonprofit research organization to plan a campaign encouraging all eligible Maryland tax filers to claim their Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). Hannah Gaskill/the Baltimore Sun.
- Maryland’s chief tax collector said she is focused on returning tax dollars to the tens of thousands of low-income families who are failing to claim tax credits for which they are eligible. Bryan Sears/Maryland Matters.
EX AACO RESERVE OFFICER CHARGED WITH THREATENING MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FAMILY: A former Anne Arundel County reserve officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press/The Baltimore Banner.
FREDERICK BILL COULD BE ‘PANDORA’S BOX’ OF DATA CENTERS SAY OPPONENTS: A bill before the Frederick County Council intended to limit data centers could open Pandora’s Box according to opponents, and force the county to rely on the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. Nathanael Miller/WYPR-FM.
HOW MO CO WILL ENFORCE ITS NEW HOUSE PARTY LAW: Montgomery County Councilmembers Andrew Friedson (D-Dist.1) and Dawn Luedtke (D-Dist. 7) joined with county officials and police Thursday in Rockville to tout the council’s passage of a law with stricter regulations for commercial events held in private residences and other venues and higher fines for those who violate them. Max Schaeffer/Bethesda Today.
HO CO SCHOOLS DESCRIBE REDISTRICTING OPTIONS AMID COMMUNITY PROTEST: A crowd gathered in front of the Howard County Department of Education Thursday, urging the Board of Education to “keep Centennial schools together” ahead of a report outlining three potential redistricting scenarios. Kiersten Hacker/The Baltimore Sun.
$12.6 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR HO CO HEAD START: The Community Action Council of Howard County received a $12.6 million federal Head Start grant, allowing it to provide Early Head Start for the first time, the organization announced Wednesday. Kiersten Hacker/The Baltimore Sun.
GOVERNOR’S BUY LOCAL COOKOUT HIGHLIGHTS THE SHORE: Moore and attendees had the opportunity to visit each stall to try the local fare. Guests were given a small red festival ticket to vote for their favorite dish, and at the end of the night, Faidley’s Seafood of Baltimore came out on top with their crispy Maryland catfish sliders. Lily Tierney/The Star Democrat.
