The chair of the House Appropriations Committee said Tuesday he is not foreclosing on an extended legislative session as a disagreement with the Senate continues over a $1.2 billion tax and gaming package. Both sides are scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon though little if any headway appears to have been made.

A temporary aid package for workers and businesses affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge heads to the full Senate after a unanimous committee vote Tuesday. Senate Bill 1188, sponsored by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), allows Gov. Wes Moore (D) to tap the state’s rainy day fund to offset lost wages and entice related businesses to remain at the Port of Baltimore.

When President Biden visits the Port of Baltimore on Friday, he and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore should announce that steel from the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will be recycled into the bones of a replacement span over the Patapsco River. Such a goal would be as practical as it would be symbolic because melting scrap into new steel is, more than ever, a major practice inside U.S. mills.

A bottleneck in the most heavily trafficked passenger rail corridor in the United States. An archaic freight tunnel that’s just a little too small for the Port of Baltimore’s growing cargo demands. A 47-year-old bridge toppled by a nearly 1,000-foot cargo ship.vBaltimore’s infrastructure had plenty of big needs — totaling billions of dollars — even before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed a week ago.

There is some very good news out of the Frederick County Public Schools’ report on 2023 graduation and dropout rates. For several demographic groups, including students experiencing homelessness and students receiving free and reduced-price meals, the graduation rate increased and the dropout rate decreased, compared to 2022.

It’s been a week since the stunning and sudden collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. In the days immediately following the disaster, social media was awash with myths and conspiracies that were widely shared and sadly, remain part of the discussion about one of the most significant events in the city’s history. Here are a few of the false narratives and claims that have sprouted in the wake of the tragedy. (Photo Credit: Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun Staff)

Maryland gained two more “million-dollar” cities in the past year — areas where the typical home is worth $1 million or more — according to a research report released Tuesday by Zillow, the tech real estate marketplace company. The state now has 10 cities with typical real estate prices of $1 million or more in data collected in February, compared to eight in February 2023.

Leadership Maryland, the statewide nonprofit offering professional development programs dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its business and community leaders, Tuesday announced the 40 individuals selected to participate in the first class of the Emerging Leader Program. The Emerging Leader Program’s Class of 2024 consists of 40 rising stars and high-potential employees from across the state who are poised for upward growth within their organizations and who are eager to hone their core leadership skills.

A second temporary passage was cleared Tuesday for commercial and essential ships in the Patapsco River following the collapse of the Key Bridge. The 14-foot channel along the south of the disaster site will allow marine vessels access to the Port of Baltimore. An 11-foot channel, 264-feet wide, opened on Monday on the northeast side.

Baltimore Police began a new traffic enforcement Friday initiative that will run through mid-August as part of an effort to reduce accidents and fatalities across the city. The initiative is focused on areas where the department has seen the highest concentration of accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities over the last three years, according to a news release.