No guts, as the saying goes, no glory. Baltimore’s cheekiest competition, the infamous Hampden Toilet Bowl Races, is set to return Sept. 14, ending a yearslong hiatus for the street race. The races last occurred in 2019. Participants and their porcelain thrones will convene Saturday at 1700 W. 41st St., Suite 420, near UNION Craft Brewing to climb atop their homemade commodes-on-wheels and whiz to the finish line.
The YIMBY movement is having a moment, and Maryland’s housing advocates are very here for it. Shorthand for “yes in my backyard” — a cheeky response to the better-known NIMBY movement — the pro-housing YIMBY lobby is swooning over national attention in recent weeks. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are pledging to bring home costs down if they win the White House this November.
For the 6% of Marylanders who do not have health care coverage, getting a COVID-19 vaccine could be more expensive than in previous years — costing upwards of $200 for one shot. That’s because a federal program that provided free vaccinations for those uninsured and underinsured ended in late August, even as federal health officials are urging people to get the newest version of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Baltimore’s mayor canceled his attendance at a state conference, but the city still got stuck with the bill for a member of his security detail. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott did not attend the Maryland Association of Counties Conference in Ocean City last month, but a member of his security detail was there on the taxpayers’ dime.
Maryland policymakers have touted the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) as their solution to high drug prices. Instead of tackling the root causes, these price-setting boards could exacerbate the dominance of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) owned pharmacies at the expense of community pharmacies. PBMs are supposed to help lower patient costs but often enrich themselves at the expense of patients and community pharmacies.
Just days before what might be the only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, business leaders and local officials here at the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce luncheon were not eager to talk about the choice before the country. They gathered on a sunny Thursday afternoon to hear from their Democratic member of Congress, Rep. Madeleine Dean.
As a relatively new Baltimore resident and a dedicated cyclist, I read your story regarding bike trails in western Baltimore with interest and after reading, decided to ride out and see the area for myself. That made for an interesting morning. The ride from my apartment in Federal Hill to Druid Hill Park is not a very bicycle-friendly ride, but traffic was light, so no problems.
Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, continuing a labor market cooling trend that has stoked fears that interest rates have been high for too long. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent. The August jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the most closely watched snapshots of the labor market since the coronavirus pandemic.
Driver learners’ permits and specialty license plates. Permissions to work as a barber, nail technician, plumber or engineer. Vehicle registration, handgun permits and cigarettes. The cost for those and dozens of other types of licenses or activities regulated by the state of Maryland are ticking up, according to a review by The Baltimore Sun of Maryland regulations and laws passed in the last two years.
Gov. Wes Moore said he has been attacked over his military service record, including recent revelations that he claimed a military honor for which he had been recommended but never received. Moore’s comments came during an hour-long interview Friday at the Texas Tribune Festival with NPR host Michele Martin. Moore said he was “recently attacked because, 20 years ago, on an application” he claimed he was awarded a Bronze Star — a medal he ultimately did not receive.