Maryland lawmakers are working to criminalize the use of a device called “Glock switches” that convert firearms into automatic weapons, 11 News has learned. “At its most basic level, a Glock switch takes a legal gun and turns it into an illegal machine gun,” Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said. The switches are as small as dice and can be made by 3D printers of metal or plastic.
The Maryland State Department of Education is looking for public and private nonprofit organizations willing to serve as meal sites for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The SFSP is a U.S. Department of Agriculture summer program that provides free, nutritious meals to children and teenagers who depend on their schools for meals while school is in session.
Democratic candidate April McClain Delaney has fundraised $536,557 and is leading all candidates for the Maryland Sixth District Congressional race after just one quarter of campaigning, according to the latest campaign finance reports from the Federal Election Commission. The most recent reports, which were due midnight on Wednesday, cover the campaign financing period that started on Oct. 1 and ended Dec. 31, 2023.
There’s one thing some Howard County residents do not want forgotten: The county is a farming and agriculture hub, and its flag pays tribute to that with a shock of wheat in the upper-left corner. But when the flag was designed in 1968, it was a different time. The U.S. had not yet landed on the moon and the Beatles were about to break up. The county looked a little different, too.
The race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger in Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District has attracted fewer candidates, so far, compared to the races for the seats of retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes. Ruppersberger, a Democrat, said last week he would not seek a 12th term in November.
At the end of the summer, CentroNía Martha Gudelsky Child Development Center will open at the old Silver Spring Library in Montgomery County, Maryland. The library operated for nearly 60 years, but will now provide early learning opportunities to nearly 130 children up to age 5. CentroNía’s President and CEO Myrna Peralta said this has been nearly 10 years in the making.
John Angelos has been the designated control person of the Orioles since November 2020, taking over due to his father’s declining health. He led the team through a pandemic, a lockout and multiple 100-loss seasons. No year, though, was as daunting as the last. The team is heading off to new hands now, with the sale of a controlling stake to billionaire David Rubenstein and his partners formally announced Wednesday.
Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, 59, announced Wednesday that he will end his 38-year career on the department and five-year tenure as police chief on July 1 when he retires. MoCo360 spoke with Jones to ask him to reflect on his time as chief of police and how he addressed challenges, like increases in gun violence and juvenile, and the pandemic.
The Baltimore County executive and the county’s Education Foundation are giving up to $1 million in scholarships for people of color and women in STEM pursuing a teaching career in the district’s public schools. The Growing Our Own for BCPS Scholarship aims to attract and retain more high-quality teachers to the school system and create a more diverse teacher workforce, according to a Thursday news release from the county.
Maryland labor unions on Thursday renewed their push for lawmakers to grant collective bargaining rights to state supervisory employees, graduate assistants and public library workers. While proposed collective bargaining for supervisors and library employees hasn’t received the opposition it did last year, the push for bargaining rights for graduate assistants may continue to face powerful resistance.