Maryland faces questions about infrastructure maintenance, redistricting ethics, government accountability, and policy performance as the state navigates fall governance.

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• There are four candidates on the ballot for governor this fall, however there will be only two on stage for the only scheduled debate of the campaign.
• According to the host of the debate, Maryland Public Television, candidates must be polling at 10% to be eligible to participate in their broadcast debates.

• When a pharmacy closes, patients have to find somewhere else to get their prescriptions.
• it can mean finding a pharmacy that accepts their insurance and establishing care somewhere new — and often farther away.

• Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott restored the inspector general's server access, returning the office to normal investigative operations.
• Despite the server access restoration, ongoing litigation between the mayor's office and inspector general remains unresolved.

• Five Montgomery County teachers transitioned to education from careers in law, science, government, restaurants, and music.
• Career-switcher educators bring professional expertise and life experience that enriches classroom instruction across multiple disciplines.

• A proposal being considered by Baltimore officials would ask the state to approve what would be the largest transit-oriented development area in Maryland history.
• A state TOD designation would not approve construction or change any property’s zoning, but projects proposed within the zone could receive priority consideration when competing for certain state resources.

• One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s long-running pressure campaign over elections is approaching a decisive moment.
• For the past year, the Trump administration has sought to bend the U.S. election system to the president’s will across multiple fronts, despite the Constitution’s guarantee that states administer elections.

• A Pasadena Republican hopes to pass a suite of three ethics bills that would affect county elected officials.
• The first would empower the county ethics commission to impose fines on officials who break the rules. The second expands definitions for conflicts of interest for council members, and the third would prohibit developers from making political contributions when the council is considering certain legislation.

• Bruce Springsteen and other music legends performed at a 'Power to the People' protest festival in Columbia, Maryland.
• The event featured musicians delivering messages aligned with political activism and civic engagement themes.

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