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Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando announces US Senate bid
May 3, 2023 -

Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando says he is running for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2024. Jawando, who was first elected to an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council in 2018, made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter on Tuesday morning. Jawando, an attorney and former Obama administration official, is among the first Democratic candidates to announce a run for the open Senate seat in what is expected to be a competitive and crowded primary.

Read More: WTOP
Tributes pour in for Cardin, whose seat becomes the main prize of 2024 in Md.
May 2, 2023 -

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) officially announced his decision not to seek a fourth term at high noon on Monday. Two minutes later, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) released a statement on Twitter praising Cardin’s long career and policy achievements. “I know our friend Ben will continue to work tirelessly through the remainder of his term, and I’m grateful for the example he has set and the legacy he has established,” she said.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Poll: Gov. Moore ‘on solid footing’ with 53% job approval early in term
May 2, 2023 -

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who recently completed his first 100 days on the job, has an approval rating of 53%, according to a new poll. Among 800 people surveyed by Goucher College Poll in partnership with The Baltimore Banner, 36% said they approved of Moore’s job performance and another 17% gave strong approval.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore mayor ousts chief of staff, communications director; shake-up is second in a year for positions
May 2, 2023 -

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has ousted two top officials in his executive team, according to a City Hall official with knowledge of the matter. Chief of Staff Chezia Cager and spokesman Cirilo Manego have been asked to leave their positions, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the departures had not yet been announced.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Moore puts millions into blind trust, will sell off major portion of cannabis holdings
May 2, 2023 -

A blind trust overseeing Gov. Wes Moore’s investment holdings will have to divest a large portion of the Democrat’s holdings in the state’s growing cannabis industry. The acknowledgement of what is called a rebalancing comes as Moore announced the creation of the blind trust — what is believed to be the first by any Maryland governor since Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Misdemeanor assault charge dropped against Baltimore Del. Caylin Young
May 2, 2023 -

Baltimore prosecutors on Monday dropped the criminal charge against state Del. Caylin Young that had stemmed from something that happened at a public event in November. An attendee of the event, Vann Millhouse, applied for a criminal charge because they said Young twice put his hands on Millhouse and “physically removed” them from the event at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Young was charged with second-degree assault, a misdemeanor.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says ‘I have run my last election,’ as candidates line up to seek vacant seat
May 2, 2023 -

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a nearly six-decade run in Maryland politics and creating a scramble to fill a rare vacancy in the closely divided Senate. It’s time,” the 79-year-old Democrat told The Baltimore Sun in an interview at his Pikesville home in advance of his announcement Monday.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Taking stock of the first 100 days of the Moore-Miller administration
May 1, 2023 -

On their 100th day in office on Friday, barrier-breaking Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) will be where they have been a lot so far in their terms — on the road. Between the two of them, the Moore-Miller team has been to every county in the state at least once since their inauguration on Jan. 18 (and Miller will have personally been to all 24 jurisdictions herself by the end of the day Friday, her staff said).

Read More: Maryland Matters
Baltimore County to restart process to fill vacant school board seat
May 1, 2023 -

Baltimore County Public Schools is restarting the process to fill the open seat on its board, even though the governor’s office has still not explained why it didn’t pick a candidate the first time. The first of three virtual public input sessions will be held Monday to inform the public of the process. The meetings start at 7 p.m. on May 1, May 4 and May 9. The public can watch on Zoom or call in.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
Montgomery Co. creates budget with teachers union to increase wages
May 1, 2023 -

Montgomery County Public Schools reached a tentative agreement with the Montgomery County Education Association on Friday that would increase teachers’ salaries over the next two years. According to an MCPS news release, teachers in the union would start with an annual salary increase of $5,602 for ten-month employees and $6,583 for twelve-month employees in the 2023-2024 school year.

Read More: WTOP

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