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Dan Rodricks: Keeping Harford County from becoming ‘the warehouse county’
July 26, 2024 -

Once upon a time, Maryland had Republican politicians who were proud environmentalists and stewards of the vast Chesapeake watershed. The late Mac Mathias, a senator for 18 years, was a founder of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort; Rogers C.B. Morton was a congressman from the Eastern Shore, a robust advocate for the bay who later served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior; and Wayne Gilchrest, who represented the shore in Congress from 1991 to 2009, remained steadfast in support of environmental regulations even as his party fought them nationally and denied climate change.

 

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Trump’s second-term agenda plans a purge of the federal workforce
July 26, 2024 -

While Donald Trump’s agenda and a massive think tank document clearly indicate his second-term strategy for federal workers, nothing captures those plans as succinctly as a statement made by his running mate. If Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), the Republican vice-presidential nominee, were to give Trump “one piece of advice,” he said in 2021, it would be “fire every single mid-level bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state. Replace them with our people.”

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Cannabis company to double growing operations at Maryland facility
July 26, 2024 -

MariMed Inc. has expanded its presence in Maryland to prepare for an influx of business after dozens of new cannabis dispensaries come online. MariMed, operating as Kind Therapeutics, will double the amount of cannabis it grows at its 180,000-square-foot Hagerstown cannabis cultivation and production facility. The firm is adding 17,000 square feet of cultivation capacity inside the site, according to a document the firm submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
GM reveals new Chevy Corvette with 1,000-plus horsepower and record top speed
July 26, 2024 -

General Motors’ newest Chevrolet Corvette will be the most powerful version of the American sports car ever produced — and it’s not even close. The Detroit automaker said Thursday the 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will be powered by a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter, V8 engine capable of more than 1,000 horsepower — a first for Corvette — and 828 foot-pounds of torque, placing it among the ranks of supercars that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Pa. bank to open regional HQ in Greater Baltimore
July 26, 2024 -

Pennsylvania-based Link Bank will open a regional headquarters in Annapolis to give it a larger presence in Greater Baltimore as it continues its push throughout the mid-Atlantic. Link’s new 4,200-square-foot area headquarters will be located at 900 Bestgate Road in Annapolis’ Parole neighborhood. The decision to open the Annapolis hub comes less than a year after Link acquired Salisbury-based Partners Bancorp, the parent company of Maryland’s Bank of Delmarva and Virginia’s Partners Bank.

Read More: Baltimore Business Journal
Moore nominates first state Supreme Court justice
July 26, 2024 -

Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Thursday made his first appointment to Maryland’s highest court, nominating a Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Maryland. Moore tapped Peter K. Killough to fill the Supreme Court’s 4th Appellate Judicial Circuit seat, based in Prince George’s County. He was chosen over three other Prince George’s County judges.

Read More: Maryland Matters
African American studies classes are important in schools like mine
July 26, 2024 -

I am a white student at Hereford High School — statistically the whitest public high school in Baltimore County — and when I signed up for an Advanced Placement African American Studies class, I was scared. First, because the class was new and I didn’t know what to expect, but second, because I knew that in that class, I would have to grapple with my contribution to the racially disproportionate 85% white population of my school.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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When does each country march during the Olympics Opening Ceremony?
July 26, 2024 -

The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony is expected to be a one-of-a-kind spectacle with thousands of athletes parading on more than 90 boats on the Seine River. The open-air ceremony, something that’s never been done before during modern Games, will transform the city and its landmarks into a giant stage. While specifics about the ceremony are a closely guarded secret, we do know it’ll feature the traditional Parade of Nations with athletes highlighted from more than 200 countries.

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MD to seek last of 3 major Key Bridge rebuild contracts in coming weeks
July 26, 2024 -

Maryland transportation officials are expecting in the coming weeks to solicit proposals for the last of three major contracts for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and to receive a large insurance payout for the disaster. Transportation officials have yet to determine which company will design and build the new bridge, though they’re hoping to award that contract by Labor Day.

Read More: The Daily Record
Maryland’s new license plate calls for protection beyond Chesapeake Bay
July 26, 2024 -

An updated bay license plate is now available for Maryland drivers — and it’s expanded beyond the Chesapeake Bay. The new plate bears the same design, featuring the Bay Bridge and a blue crab, as the design that was introduced in 2018. But now, in addition to imploring people to “Protect the Chesapeake,” it calls for the Chesapeake and Maryland’s coastal bays to be protected.

 

Read More: The Baltimore Banner

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