The day has finally arrived, we now know when the Washington Commanders will face each of their opponents for the upcoming 2024 NFL Season. Since Draft night, Commanders fans have been waiting to find out which team rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will take his first snaps against. The NFL released the official schedule Wednesday night, it includes all 17 games set for the Commanders’ upcoming season.
Living alone in downtown Silver Spring and no longer able to drive because of a disability, Cynthia Goodman was feeling increasingly isolated when her doctor suggested in 2015 that she join a local organization that connects residents who need help with others who are willing to provide it. So Goodman signed up to become a member of Silver Spring Village, one of 30 such groups in Montgomery County.
A day after a preliminary report revealed new details about what happened in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a vessel strike, members of Congress peppered officials behind the federal response with questions about the ship’s power outage, the safety of other bridges and how to pay for a new bridge. How might the ship’s power problems have been avoided? How prepared for massive ships was this bridge and how prepared are others across the country?
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore might still trail behind his Republican predecessor Larry Hogan in chart-topping approval ratings, but when it comes to getting his candidate across the finish line in Maryland, Moore is the clear winner. The only person he endorsed in the primary election — Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks for U.S. Senate — ran away with the contest, despite polls showing she would likely lose the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. David Trone, who spent a a record-breaking $60 million of his own funds on his Senate campaign.
On its face, Baltimore County Council Bill 33-24 is a reasonable measure. It proposes an amendment to the county charter requiring that all appointments to the county’s planning board, including those made by the county executive, be confirmed by a vote of the County Council before taking effect. Eight members of the board are appointed by the county executive, and each of the seven members of the County Council appoints a member.
I salute Mayor Brandon Scott’s victory over former Mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary election, a de facto general election win in heavily Democratic Baltimore. The electrifying purpose of elections is not to win or lose, but to ensure that the people’s voice is heard and respected. One person, one vote; not one dollar, one vote.
If Angela Alsobrooks could be intimidated by money or polls, the 53-year-old Prince George’s County executive might have decided running for statewide office was not for her. If she cared that Maryland usually draws its U.S. senators from its delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, the former prosecutor might have at least had second thoughts. And if she had noticed that the state has never elected a person of color to the U.S. Senate, let alone a Black woman, she might have been just plain scared off. (Photo: Cassidy Jensen/Staff)
Asma Naeem, director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, has an unexpected take on the climate protests that have shaken the art museum world in recent years. The protests, meant to convey the severity of climate change, have seen precious works of art from Sweden to Washington, D.C., doused in paint and cans of soup by impassioned climate activists. They’ve caused thousands of dollars in damage and prompted some museums to step up security for delicate artwork.
At what is slated to be Gov. Wes Moore’s last bill-signing ceremony of the year, the Democratic governor will sign sweeping juvenile justice legislation Thursday morning, signaling a win for prosecutors and law enforcement who say crime among Maryland youth is out of control. The legislation will create oversight to ensure the Department of Juvenile Services has clearer communication with police and local prosecutors.
The full picture of Maryland’s voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary election is still blurry, with thousands of mailed-in and provisional ballots left to count and more that could still arrive in time to be included. But one thing is for certain: The number of people who voted in-person on election day, and the volume of people who cast ballots during early voting, declined this primary cycle relative to the last two elections, according to the latest data from the Maryland State Board of Elections.