Maryland faces legal and policy challenges while grappling with federal environmental and immigration decisions.

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• State officials put a best hoof forward on behalf of the horse racing industry Wednesday, expressing confidence that efforts to prop up and preserve the industry will not be in vain.
• A six-year deal with NBC includes coverage of the Preakness as well as the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and two other races — Preakness Preview Day in April and Maryland Million Day in October. It includes racing that will run both on the broadcast network as well as NBC’s streaming platforms.

• Marylanders at every age and every stage can’t seem to navigate this housing market.
• The economy has moved away from the ideal sellers’ market of 2021-22, when remarkably low interest rates incited competition over limited inventory. Persistently low supply, tariffs that boosted construction costs, labor shortfalls and climbing interest rates have cooled the homebuying frenzy.

• Seven people, including a 3-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl, were shot in East Baltimore in a single incident.
• The shooting prompted community response, with students from City Springs Elementary/Middle School present in the affected area Thursday.

• President Trump rescinded an Obama-era executive order requiring federal leadership in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts.
• The action reverses federal commitment made just months ago when federal officials renewed restoration pledges with Bay states.

• A survey shows 82% of Maryland small business owners report confidence in their business growth.
• Two Maryland companies demonstrate practical examples of converting business uncertainty into growth opportunities.

• Maryland health officials are warning that people who visited several locations in Ocean City earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.
• The Maryland Department of Health said an out-of-state resident who was infected with measles visited three locations in the resort town while contagious. Contact tracing is underway to identify and notify people who may have been exposed. The possible exposure locations and times are: Casablanca Oceanside Inn, located at 2408 Baltimore Ave., from 4 p.m. Sept. 3 through noon Sept. 6. Buona Vita Pizzeria, located at 2100 Baltimore Ave., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 3. Bonfire Restaurant, located at 7009 Coastal Highway, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 5.

• DOJ lawyers argued ICE data was too unreliable to prove routine noncompliance with a judge's overcrowding order at a Baltimore facility.
• The dispute centers on whether ICE maintained adequate records to demonstrate compliance with court-mandated detention capacity limits.

• North Potomac resident Carole Weaton launched Clovie, a digital platform designed to help parents locate children's activities and events.
• The platform addresses a local need for simplified activity discovery in the Maryland suburbs.

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