Baltimore County Exec Klausmeier bypasses incumbent Madigan as she names new inspector general; Maryland’s federal workforce sees biggest one-month decline in 29 years; demolition begins at Pimlico Race Course.
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state roundup: NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPT. REASSIGNED; Senate committee approves FBI HQ stay in D.C.; MOORE SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORDER;
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,...
STATE ROUNDUP: MASS OVERDOSE IN B’MORE; MOORE OFFERS BUYOUT TO STATE WORKERS; SENATE VOTES TO FUND FBI GREENBELT HEADQUARTERS
DESPITE SERIOUS CASES, B’MORE OVERDOSES CONTINUE DECLINE: The mass casualty event in Penn North that saw at least 25 people hospitalized on Thursday underscored the persistence of Baltimore’s overdose crisis, despite a recent drop citywide. Mathew Schumer/The...
state roundup: Happy Fourth! “big beautiful bill” passes; harris changed his mind; medicaid cuts could threaten health coverage and services to rural MD; b’more officials call for more action to reduce energy bills
MASSIVE TAX BREAK AND SPENDING CUT BILL PASSES: U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified...
state roundup: key bridge remnants demolition to begin; ‘tech tax’ starts tuesday
DEMOLITION OF KEY BRIDGE REMNANTS TO BEGIN JULY 7: Fifteen months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s main span collapsed into the Patapsco River, the rest of the structure finally has a demolition date.Beginning “on or about July 7, weather permitting,” mechanical...
STATE ROUNDUP: black leaders want moore held accountable on racial wealth gap; Moore announces ‘just communities’ to help historic disinvestment
BLACK LEADERS WANT MOORE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, SAY RACIAL WEALTH GAP CAN’T END WITHOUT REPARATIONS: Though Gov. Wes Moore announced actions toward ending the racial wealth gap Thursday, members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus say that cannot truly happen without...
state roundup: ENERGY BILLS GOING UP AGAIN; DIESEL FUEL SPILL CLEANUP CONTINUES; NEW LOAN PROGRAM FOR LAID-OFF FEDERAL WORKERS
DESPITE EFFORTS BY LAWMAKERS, ENERGY BILLS ARE GOING UP AGAIN. HERE’S WHY: Discussions about rising energy costs may have dominated this past Maryland General Assembly session. But even higher bills are on the way. Beginning June 1, elevated rates took effect for...
state roundup: ‘sanctuary’ declaration could cost baltimore city, largest counties federal funds; Md. colleges will be hard hit if they lose chinese students; $1 Million more for ‘fed to eds’ program
'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...
STATE ROUNDUP: SECURITY UP AT JEWISH FACILITIES AS COMMUNITY MOURNS ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS; FEMA REOPENS NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY; CRAB POPULATION DOWN AGAIN
JEWISH COMMUNITY MOURNS ISREALI EMBASSY STAFFERS AS PATROLS INCREASE: Several Baltimore area police agencies are stepping up their presence in Jewish communities in light of Wednesday's deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers. WJZ- TV NEWS. The amount of...
STATE ROUNDUP: MOORE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WESTERN MD; AG audit of MEDICAL EXAMINER RECLASSIFIES POLICE-RESTRAINT DEATHS AS HOMICIDES; BLUEPRINT BOARD APPROVES TEACHER PREP PROGRAMS
MOORE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WESTERN MD: Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Thursday evening as he toured parts of Western Maryland that saw historic flood damage this week. Sapna Bansil and Adam Willis/The Baltimore Banner. As residents in Allegany...
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