Moore expresses continued support for state employees, progress toward hiring...
Gov. Wes Moore (D) restated his commitment to lowering the number of vacant state jobs even as progress on his goal to hire 5,000 state workers in his first year remains unclear. Moore joined Baltimore...
View ArticleBaltimore water restructuring efforts begin with a trickle, but officials aim...
The old political axiom, attributed to the late New York Gov. Mario Cuomo (D), that “you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose,” was on prosaic display on Wednesday evening, as a newly formed task...
View ArticleGoucher Poll: Incumbent trouble in Baltimore City, crime a top issue
Two top Democrats in Baltimore City find themselves trailing in head-to-head matchups presented in a new poll released Tuesday by Goucher College. Former Baltimore Mayor Shelia Dixon enjoys an early...
View ArticlePolitical Notes: Moore elected Chesapeake Executive Council Chair, Rosenberg...
Gov. Wes Moore (D) was unanimously picked Thursday as the next chair of the bipartisan Chesapeake Executive Council. The Chesapeake Executive Council is made up of the governors of the six Chesapeake...
View ArticleHouse, Senate differ in initial approach to solving transportation funding...
House and Senate leaders appear to be on opposite sides of the road when it comes to solving the problem of how to fund transportation projects in Maryland. Maryland faces a funding deficit of more...
View ArticleNews roundup: New environmental appointments, an advocacy group rebrands,...
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has hired its first assistant secretary for environmental justice. Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain announced this week that Aneca Y. Atkinson is...
View ArticleCommentary: Baltimore could learn a few lessons on redevelopment from Cleveland
By David Plymyer The writer is a former county attorney in Anne Arundel County. He can be reached at dplymyer@comcast.net or on X: @dplymyer. Baltimore and Cleveland face similar challenges caused by...
View ArticleParrott jumps into 6th District congressional race as filing deadline passes
Former state Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) hopes the third time is the charm. The two-time Republican nominee in the 6th congressional district entered the GOP primary for the open seat just a...
View ArticleBiden pledges federal dollars for ‘entire cost’ to rebuild collapsed...
President Biden called Tuesday for the federal government to foot the bill to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge outside Baltimore following its collapse earlier in the day. The ongoing...
View ArticleKey Bridge collapses after container ship slams into it, six workers presumed...
President Biden on Tuesday promised the federal government would fully pay for a replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Biden, in an address less than 12 hours after the bridge was struck by a...
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