Large margins in majority-white precincts powered Mayor Brandon Scott to victory over challenger and former Mayor Sheila Dixon on Tuesday, preliminary election data shows. An overcast election day that saw relatively few people go to the polls ended with an election night AP race call some thought could take days of counting votes to settle.
A measure that will expand the use of ignition interlock devices when drivers are convicted of driving drunk is among many laws getting the signature of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in Annapolis. The bill does away with an exemption that allowed drivers to plead down to probation before judgment in drunk driving cases. Safety advocates said that exemption allowed drivers to avoid having the alcohol-detecting devices installed their vehicles.
Maryland entertainment venues applauded state leaders last week when Gov. Wes Moore signed into law a first-in-the-nation bill to protect consumers from ticket scams. The legislation, which will take effect July 1, 2024, will outlaw speculative tickets and hold ticketing platforms accountable for the validity of the tickets they sell. It is considered a victory for consumers, Maryland concert venues, artists and musicians.
Mayor Brandon Scott handily won Tuesday night. Now what? For one, Scott is now solidified as the current center of political gravity in Baltimore in a big way. The Democrat’s primary win gives him a chance to become the longest-serving mayor since Kurt Schmoke, who served from 1987 to 1999. Martin O’Malley was elected to two terms, but left his second one early for the governor‘s mansion. In deep-blue Baltimore, Scott will likely soar to victory in November.
The race for Baltimore mayor may have been called for incumbent Mayor Brandon Scott, but challenger Sheila Dixon said Wednesday she’s not giving up. In a statement by her campaign team, the former mayor said she will wait for more mail-in ballots to be counted before making any statements on the race. “In respect to all who voted, I’ll be waiting for the final outcome of the mail-in ballots,” she said.
A company with a Port of Baltimore terminal that handle key materials for steel production will be joining the shipping network of a Louisiana cargo and logistics company. Pittsburgh-based S.H. Bell Co. was acquired by the ownership group of Convent, Louisiana-based Associated Terminals on May 8, and will join the Southern company’s shipping and handling network.
For nearly two decades, Edmondson Village Community Association President Monique Washington has been fighting to save her neighborhood grocery store. But this week, she lost the battle. Giant Food announced Tuesday that it will close its location at 4624 Edmondson Ave., the only market within a mile’s distance of Edmondson Village, effective June 13.
Brandon Scott won the Democratic primary nomination for Baltimore mayor in a rematch against former mayor Sheila Dixon, the Associated Press called Tuesday night. Scott, the incumbent, and his challenger Sheila Dixon addressed the crowd with about 14,000 mail-in ballots still to be counted, which won’t be until Thursday.
Earlier this year, I attended the Community Overdose Action Town Hall Series in Charles County. Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response held town halls across the state to hear from the community about ways to address the overdose crisis. As an addiction medicine physician and medical director of Recovery Centers of America Capital Region, an addiction treatment center in Waldorf, I welcomed the opportunity to provide my perspective on addressing substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose in the state.
The ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse suffered power outages before it left port because of human error, but federal safety officials are still trying to figure out why it lost power in the moments before it hit the bridge, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board. (Photo: Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)