A delegation of five Ukrainian doctors visited Baltimore Thursday. As the war in Ukraine rages on, so do the injuries to soldiers and civilians. The doctors hope to learn from trauma experts here so they can modernize care in their country. Dr. Kritis Dasgupta from Good Samaritan Hospital is grateful for the opportunity.
Governor Wes Moore is federal assistance for the Chesapeake Bay, amid concerns of an increase in invasive fish species, the Governor’s office said Thursday. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the population and value of Maryland’s most important commercial fish has decreased since 2012, which hurts the state economy,
The director of the Baltimore County Department of Correction has responded to the Office of the Public Defender’s Juvenile Protection Division concerns about conditions for young inmates at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Last Monday, March 6th, the Office of the Public Defender sent a letter to BCDC, saying it “fails to comply with the mandates prescribed under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act (JJDPA) Sight and Sound Separation requirement, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Act.”
Jadet Charriez said he came from a place of drugs and violence. As a child, many of his basic needs, like clothes, food and water, were not met. He remembered getting bags of food for the weekend in elementary and middle school from the group Blessings in Backpack, so he would have something to eat. As he got older, he said, he started selling drugs to financially support his family, even though it was the last thing he wanted to do.
Target announced plans to shutter four US stores, including two in the Washington, D.C. metro area. This move coincided with several other big-box retailers shuttering certain locations. The Falls Church, Va. store at 500 South Washington St. and the 7501 Baltimore Ave. location in College Park, Md. will close May 13, according to a spokesperson on for the retail giant Wednesday.
Del. Kirill Reznik (D-Dist. 39) is leaving his seat in the Maryland House of Delegates to join Gov. Wes Moore’s administration as the new assistant secretary for inter-departmental data Integration for the state Department of Human Services. His vacancy will represent the fourth time this year that Montgomery County’s Democratic Central Committee will select a nominee to fill a General Assembly seat for the vast majority of a four-year term.
Basketball fans who flock to televisions this week to watch the 2023 NCAA Men’s Tournament will notice fewer Under Armour logos on their screens. Baltimore-based Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) is the official jersey sponsor of 11 teams in this year’s tournament, which is 16% of the 68-team field, according to Apex Marketing. The 11 teams is five fewer than last year, when the company sponsored 16 tournament teams, or 23.5% of the field.
The future of horse racing in Maryland in general, and the fate of the Preakness Stakes in particular, hangs in the balance. The deal announced in October 2019 and approved by the General Assembly in 2020 to renovate both Pimlico and Laurel Park racecourses and keep the Preakness in Baltimore is in deep trouble. And there are no cheap or easy alternatives.
With less than a month left to reshape Maryland’s gun regulations, state lawmakers have advanced bills with differing approaches as they grapple with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively struck down the state’s requirements for a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The court in June issued its decision in New York Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which rendered the concealed-carry policies in New York, Maryland and five other states unconstitutional.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is proposing a 10-cent property tax increase that would bolster the county’s budget by roughly $220 million to cover the needs of Maryland’s largest school district. Under Elrich’s $6.8 billion spending plan for the budget year beginning July 1, the largest chunk of funding — $3.2 billion — would go to Montgomery County Public Schools.