Politics

Baltimore will receive a $6 million reimbursement from the federal government that was feared lost after the city failed to draw down the funds in a timely manner, city officials said this week. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds will reimburse the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, or MOHS, for expenses related to its Continuum of Care program, which among other things helps to pay for housing for homeless residents.

A midweek trip to Texas to talk policy will include a fundraiser for Gov. Wes Moore (D). Moore traveled to Austin, Texas, Thursday. He will attend the Texas Tribune Festival on Friday and sit for an interview with NPR as part of the program. The governor will talk to Michel Martin about his first two years in office and the final two months of the presidential election cycle. (You can watch that interview here.)

The board charged with implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future agreed Wednesday to give a special education work group until May 30 to finish its work, well beyond the Dec. 1 target for the group to prepare recommendations for lawmakers. The Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) agreed that the special education group needs the extra time “given the complexities” of the issues it is grappling with, and it voted to amend the overall education reform plan to reflect that.

Vice President Kamala Harris raised well more than double what former President Donald Trump took in from donors in August, her campaign announced Friday, saying it raised $361 million from nearly 3 million donors in her first full month as a candidate. Trump’s team had announced Wednesday he brought in $130 million over the same period.

Baltimore City election officials are putting out the call for election judges to serve in November in the closing weeks of the election calendar. On Tuesday, the Maryland State Board of Elections posted the 2024 general election ballots for public review. On Wednesday, Baltimore City Elections Director Armstead Jones put out a call for election judges.

Kamala Harris’ campaign has accepted the terms of next week’s presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, including the fact that the candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak, according to a person familiar with the debate negotiations. However, in a letter to ABC News Wednesday afternoon agreeing to the rules, the Harris campaign again laid out their objections to the muted mics condition, insisting that they believe the vice president will be “disadvantaged” by the format.

A former Republican state delegate has a wafer-thin lead in the 6th District race for Congress, although he trails in the most densely populated portions of the district, a poll out Thursday shows. Republican Neil Parrott has a 41%-39% edge over Democrat April McClain Delaney if the general election were held today, according to Gonzales Research & Media Services. The 2-point gap is well within the margin of error.

Del. Rachel Muñoz (R-Anne Arundel) announced Wednesday that she will step away from the legislature so she can “spend more time with my young family.” In a letter to the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee, Muñoz to said she intends to resign effective Jan. 1, 2025. “I have truly appreciated the opportunity to represent and serve the people of both District 33 and District 31 for so many years.