Gov. Wes Moore’s charge to resurrect an east-west transportation line in Baltimore took another step forward Friday with the announcement that the state will seek to build a second light rail line through the city. Moore, a Democrat, made building the Red Line project a central focus of his campaign and first year in office.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the presidential debate Thursday between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden a “rough night” for Biden during CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. Moore, joining the program from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is campaigning for Biden as a surrogate, emphasized that even though he believed Biden’s performance to be poor, he does not think Biden’s presidential abilities should not be overlooked due to his debate showing.

Since 1956, a County Council of seven — most of them white and most of them men — has represented Baltimore County. That could change after a vote Monday to put the question of whether the council should expand on the ballot. Though the council members have discussed changes to the body since the 1970s, they’ve never gotten this close to asking the voters to codify changes in the law.

President Joe Biden is three years and seven months older than former President Donald Trump. In their debate Thursday night on CNN, the gap between the 81-year-old incumbent and his 78-year-old challenger seemed much larger. Biden, hoarse and displaying little vocal range, was often unable to express his differences with Trump with clarity. At one point, after Biden had trailed off as he defended his record on border security, Trump said: “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said, either.” (Photo Credit: Tristen Rouse/CNN)

 

As states scramble to find reliable sources of electric power amid ever-growing demand for energy, Gov. Wes Moore and three fellow Democratic governors are seeking more say in the regional electric grid operator’s future planning. Moore, along with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, have written to PJM Interconnection, the grid operator for 13 states and the District of Columbia, seeking a “robust” planning process, that includes the states, for using more carbon-free electricity.

More rentable scooters and e-bikes are coming to Baltimore. Lime, the company behind green and white scooters that once zipped all over downtown, will once again deploy dockless vehicles on city streets, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation said Thursday. The burnt orange Spin scooters will continue to be available as the transportation department is renewing their permit for another year. Lime’s permit begins July 1.

Halfway through her 12-week maternity leave last summer, Sarah Haddaway didn’t expect the trouble that would accompany her search for child care. After unexpected rejections from one fully booked child care facility after another, the lifelong resident of Maryland’s western panhandle began calling every provider she could find.

Baltimore’s corner of the Chesapeake Bay has had a fixed ceiling of sorts — the 185-feet vertical clearance of the area’s bridges — for the past 70 years. Soon, authorities will decide if they want to raise that limit and by how much. It’s a once-in-a-century opportunity, a decision that will define the vertical limits of the corridor for decades.

Annapolis-based Luminis Health has partnered with ShiftMed to help the nonprofit regional health system in enhancing retention and filling positions for registered nurses. ShiftMed’s application and network will support internal float pool capabilities enabling Luminis Health to quickly fill open positions and address unexpected surges in patient volume, while maintaining consistent care delivery standards.

When George Whelan first started working at an industrial equipment company based in Maryland, he was sweeping the floors. More than three decades later, Whelan is one of the 25 employees who has become a millionaire through the company’s employee stock ownership program, or ESOP. Whelan, Alliance Material Handling’s used equipment director, has benefited from the company’s ESOP program after it formed in 2004.