Maryland grapples with education policy decisions, campaign spending disputes, and economic development incentives as the state legislature prepares for the next session.

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• Maryland’s school board candidates are running in this year’s election because they want to make their school districts better, a goal echoed in the objectives of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
• But nearly halfway into the 10-year-long, $30 billion plan to establish a “world-class education system” in Maryland, many candidates are concerned about the feasibility of the sweeping education reform plan.

• Most Maryland General Assembly races are expected to lack competitive contests as Democrats dominate the state legislature.
• Republicans are contesting few districts amid ongoing political polarization in the state.

• Baltimore was one of a handful of U.S. destinations named on National Geographic’s list of “The Best Places in the World to Travel to in 2027.” Published Tuesday, the list features 25 destinations across six continents.
• The institution long known as the B&O Railroad Museum rebranded this summer as the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation, a name that the organization said honors Baltimore’s key part in America’s story and shines light on railroading innovations throughout history and across the country.

• The University of Maryland, Baltimore, was awarded a tax break Wednesday that will abate $80 million over the next 25 years for a proposed “college town” development the university has planned.
• The tax discount, known as a payment in lieu of taxes or PILOT, will support a $160 million development that includes a high-rise residential and retail building near the heart of the university’s downtown campus.

• Gov. Moore issued a cease and desist demand against an ad opposing Question 3, claiming it mimics his campaign materials to deceive voters.
• Question 3 would loosen congressional redistricting standards, making the ad's design choice a flashpoint in the constitutional amendment debate.

• The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) announced last month that it’s awarding $1.2 million to 11 projects along the East and West coasts to clean up derelict fishing traps.
• About $225,000 of that funding, announced Sept. 21, will go to two projects in the Chesapeake Bay region.

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