Maryland grapples with voter participation, court decisions affecting public benefits, medical disclosure requirements, and ongoing development challenges.

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• Student organizations across Maryland are conducting voter registration drives before Tuesday's advance registration deadline.
• College campuses represent a key mobilization point for increasing youth voter participation in the state.

• Water from the Susquehanna River is being taken up by Baltimore's water system, then pushed through a 37-mile tunnel to a Baltimore filtration plant
• Low supplies in Prettyboy, Liberty and Loch Raven reservoirs have pushed Baltimore public works crews to pump water directly from the Susquehanna River for the first time in decades.

• A court ruling blocked states from facing financial penalties related to SNAP eligibility changes.
• Maryland advocates worry thousands of families may still lose SNAP coverage despite the court decision.

• Maryland became the first state requiring mammography centers to disclose breast arterial calcification findings to patients.
• The new disclosure requirement has generated mixed reactions among physicians regarding implementation and clinical implications.

• Maryland voters head to the polls on Nov. 3 with voters set to choose among four candidates for governor.
• Seats for Congress and state and local government, three ballot referendums, and depending on the county there could be several more locally-focused issues that are on the ballot.

• Baltimore has taken some of America’s biggest companies to court, using the city’s legal authority not only to seek compensation for harm to Baltimore and its residents, but also to force changes in how companies operate.
• The results have been mixed and it raises questions about whether Baltimore’s expanding litigation campaign is worth it.

• The Baltimore Rapid Response Choir gathered at Homewoods Friends Meeting on Sunday to sing for justice despite rainy weather.
• The choir uses music as a form of community advocacy and social engagement on justice-related issues.

• Baltimore is seeking a developer for the Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center in Remington with updated guidelines.
• The city's renewed effort suggests previous development attempts for the site were unsuccessful.

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