Would you be surprised if I told you that the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Maryland increased by over 3,000% since 2013? EVs are continuing their upward trend in Maryland and around the U.S., marking a record 12% market share in December alone. But with all these new EVs in our state and country, how are we preparing our grid for the needed power? Let’s look at some recent data on how much electricity is needed in Maryland to handle the anticipated levels of just transportation electrification.

Two Democratic candidates for Maryland’s open United States Senate seat laid out their priorities and weighed in on a wide array of national, international, and local issues in a crowded church auditorium on Friday night. “Economic opportunity is my first priority,” Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks told an audience of several hundred assembled at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Fort Washington, about 10 miles away from the U.S. Capitol.

A super PAC formed to support the mayoral campaign of Sheila Dixon and largely funded by two donors has started spending its piles of cash on TV ads. The Better Baltimore PAC sent $160,870 to Canal Partners Media, an Atlanta-based national TV ad firm that claims to be President Biden’s lead buying agency, on Monday. It sent $20,000 to Washington, D.C.-based RSH Campaigns the same day.

Next month, there will be a series of three forums where Montgomery County, Maryland, parents and residents can discuss what they want to see from the next school superintendent. On Friday, the county’s Board of Education announced that it is beginning the formal “nationwide search” for a successor to former Superintendent Monifa McKnight, who stepped down in February with two years remaining on her contract.

Usually at weekend markets, the sound of conversations reverberates throughout the room as attendees speak to each other or with vendors about their products. But during the Deaf Artisan Market Day at Olde Mother Brewing on Saturday, instead of using their voices, artisans and attendees mainly communicated through American Sign Language and facial expressions. Dozens of people came out to the market to see the art, talent and products of local small businesses owned by people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

An organization whose chairman challenged the validity of the 2020 presidential election vote count has filed a suit in federal court alleging Maryland’s voter rolls are inaccurate. United Sovereign Americans, a nonprofit Missouri corporation, says the Maryland State Board of Elections’ rolls contain thousands of voters of questionable status, including some with no certified address and others who died or moved away.

Mid-Atlantic Sports Network and Comcast reached a carriage deal for the regional sports network to remain on Xfinity’s cable packages, but subscribers will need to pay more to watch Orioles and Nationals games. The agreement, announced Friday, will see MASN and MASN2 elevate from the basic package to the Ultimate TV package. The change will go into effect Tuesday, and Comcast will contact customers by then to communicate the change. For customers who already subscribe to the Ultimate TV package, there will be no change in pricing. For any Popular TV customers who do not want to continue with MASN, there will be a reduced RSN fee each month.

 

To Kathi Green, the odor wafting through her Carroll County community each growing season smells like rotting flesh. “If you’ve ever smelled a dead animal that’s sat around for a day or two?” Green said. “It’s overbearing. It just takes your breath away.” Over the past two years, the stench has started in March, when farmers across the state are allowed to begin spreading fertilizer on their fields after a winter hiatus.

 

A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that equated frozen fertilized embryos to children has shaken up the national conversation around reproductive health care and abortion access, which had already gained urgency after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Potential impacts of that ruling could be factors in the election of Maryland’s next U.S. senator, as the top contenders vie for voters.

 

Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley plans to increase traffic stops for traffic violations in the coming weeks. Worley spoke Sunday morning with Jayne Miller on WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM and 101.5 FM about a variety of topics, including having his officers increase traffic stops for traffic violations. “Part of the reason is, not only the fact that we’re disregarding the signs and the speed limits and the stop signs and the parking signs, but the fact that we have vehicles speeding that are causing more fatal crashes and severe injuries,” Worley said.