Maryland and Virginia lawmakers have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for his administration to address an “influx of crabmeat from Venezuela, which has threatened the viability of local fisheries across the Chesapeake Bay.” The officials, including Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, as well as several Maryland Reps., called on Biden to direct the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate any harm caused by the imports, recommend remedies and “use the full array of informal activities available” to address the problem, including “negotiations, utilization of World Trade Organization Committees, bilateral dialogues, and other activities.”

A report probing work conditions in Baltimore’s Department of Public Works following the heat-related death of a worker on the job has found the department had no procedures for dealing with heat-related illness, offered inadequate facilities, vehicles and training, and confirmed complaints of a toxic work culture where employees feared retaliation for raising safety concerns.

It’s not just you. Traffic during peak commute times is slower on some of the Baltimore area’s busiest highways — even compared with before the pandemic. While Baltimore-area highways collectively aren’t quite as congested as they were five years ago, average speeds through some major bottlenecks have decreased during certain peak times, an analysis commissioned by The Baltimore Sun shows.

At The Johns Hopkins Hospital, officials are making adjustments — from offering preferred schedules and peer-to-peer psychological first-aid to providing wellness spaces equipped with aromatherapy and massage chairs — to meet a “generational shift” in workers’ priorities for flexibility and work-life balance. The University of Maryland Medical School is launching new medical training programs in metro Baltimore and the Eastern Shore to add staff in areas that need more providers.

Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than five-week strike that has halted most of the company’s aircraft production, which is centered in the Seattle area. The contract’s rejection by 64% of the voters is another major setback for the company, which warned earlier Wednesday that it would continue to burn cash through 2025 and reported a $6 billion quarterly loss, its largest since 2020.

 

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has chosen Baltimore to host its annual conference, bringing together more than 1,500 minority architects from around the country for a five-day summit in Charm City. The 12 local young architects organizing the conference will highlight the housing, entertainment, and community projects making Baltimore the unique and exciting city it is for learning, living, and exploring.

A slate of Baltimore City and Baltimore County leaders took aim at Gov. Wes Moore’s administration Monday as they called the latest cuts to Maryland’s transportation plan an “existential threat” that must be resolved through a more aggressive state funding effort. In a pair of public meetings to give state officials feedback on a new six-year, $19 billion statewide spending plan, the list of almost entirely Democratic elected leaders and advocates from both jurisdictions spoke almost in unison.

Doing yard work can be one of the tougher parts about keeping your home as you begin to get older. And not everyone can afford to pay someone to do the work for them. A new program is launching in one part of Prince George’s County that offers help to seniors who need it. The Senior Lawn Care Program is only available in District 8, and that’s because of impact grants generated by MGM National Harbor.

Speeding and an unsafe lane change contributed to the horrific crash on Interstate 695 last year that killed six highway workers, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report on the incident. In March 2023, two cars — both traveling in excess of 120 mph — collided on the inner loop of I-695, the Baltimore Beltway, near Interstate 70.

With the start of the 2026-2027 school year, third graders who do not meet reading level standards could be held back unless parents intervene, according to a new policy from the Maryland Board of Education. The policy comes as literacy rates in the state have continued to decline. The policy passed in a Tuesday session with an 11-1 vote.