NOW YOU KNOW: Year-end highlights – part 2

The following is a legislative update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As we prepare for a new year filled with resolutions and growth, we took some time to review the highlights of what has taken place between the 2023 and upcoming 2024 legislative sessions. Once we return to Baltimore County after Sine Die, the work does not end. […]

Eight BCPS seniors chosen to serve as Maryland General Assembly student pages for 2024 legislative session

TOWSON, MD—Eight Baltimore County Public Schools seniors have been selected to serve as student pages for the 2024 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. The students are: Ivana Awuah, Catonsville High School Yeily Benitez, Kenwood High School Nikolai Brodie, Overlea High School Khumari Burgess, Towson High School Claire Cabral, Hereford High School Xin Yue Lu, Dulaney High School Anya […]

Governor Wes Moore, First Lady Dawn Moore to host public holiday open house [VIDEO]

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore and First Lady Dawn Moore have announced that they will open the Government House of Maryland to celebrate the holidays during a Public Open House on Saturday, December 9, at Government House, located at 110 State Circle in Annapolis (21401). The event will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “Over the […]

Louisville Naval Museum Inc. ordered to stop soliciting in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee this week announced that a Cease and Desist Order has been issued against Louisville Naval Museum, Inc., a Kentucky-based charitable organization, requiring that the organization end charitable soliciting in the State of Maryland. The organization has also operated under the names P-520 and the Veterans Heritage […]

Governor Moore, Lt. Governor Miller honor victims of fatal crashes In Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller this week joined safety advocates from across the state and families who have lost loved ones in car crashes for the 20th annual Maryland Remembers ceremony in Annapolis. The ceremony traditionally honors Marylanders who were killed in impaired driving crashes. This year, the event was expanded to remember all victims, regardless […]

Coastal Flood Warning issued for Baltimore area as heavy rains expected Tuesday night, Wednesday morning

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning for portions of Baltimore County. The warning will be in effect from 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening through 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Forecasters say moderate to minor flooding is expected through Tuesday evening along the Chesapeake Bay and tidal Potomac. Coastal flood warnings have been issued for southern […]

Governor Moore proclaims 2024 as Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights

ANNAPOLIS, MD—This week, Governor Wes Moore proclaimed 2024 as Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights during a launch event at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, Maryland’s official African American history and culture museum. Joined by First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, the launch celebrated the upcoming events that will honor Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights […]

Annapolis High School educator named 2023-2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year

BALTIMORE, MD—The 2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year has been named. Mary Kay Connerton – a physical education, health, and wellness teacher at Annapolis High School in Anne Arundel County Public Schools – has received the prestigious award. Dr. Deann Collins, Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, made the announcement last week at the 33rd Annual Teacher of the Year […]