The following is an update from the desk of Councilman David Marks. On May 21, Baltimore County Public Schools will celebrate the renovation and expansion of Pine Grove Middle School. I am very proud of this project, as it not only modernizes an aging middle school, but it helps eliminate overcrowding at the middle school level. Pine Grove Middle School […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Oliver Beach Improvement Association will celebrate the grand reopening of its community hall this month. The hall sustained heavy damage in a fire back in March 2024. Since then, the community has rallied to support repairs to the hall, including a bull roast fundraiser last summer. The grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 11 […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has vetoed a bill to establish a commission tasked with studying and proposing reparations for slavery and racial discrimination. Governor Moore stated in his veto letter that his decision comes after careful consideration of the numerous existing commissions dedicated to examining the history and impact of slavery in Maryland. Among the commissions cited by Moore are […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Planning Board will hold a public hearing this summer to discuss the proposed annual amendments to the Baltimore County Water Supply and Sewerage Plan. The hearing will be on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 5 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building (105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204). The hearing will consider amendments proposed […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced a partnership with McDonald’s to hire nearly 4,000 new employees across 330 company- and franchisee-owned restaurants in Maryland. The announcement comes as the corporation celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Archways to Opportunity education program. During a press conference, Moore, McDonald’s owner-operators, and Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu acknowledged the corporation’s […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Following severe flooding in western Maryland this week, Governor Wes Moore declared a State of Emergency to bolster the state’s response efforts. The declaration came after the governor toured the affected areas in Allegany County, surveying the damage caused by torrential rains. “After surveying the damage and receiving updates on the work still ahead in Western Maryland, I’ve declared […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the findings of an independent audit of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) on Thursday, revealing significant discrepancies in death classifications and systemic deficiencies in autopsy documentation. The 70-page report (PDF), initiated in 2021, examined 87 deaths that occurred during or shortly after restraint. In a shocking finding, the […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus has responded to Governor Wes Moore’s remarks regarding this week’s downgrade of the state’s credit rating. Maryland lost its coveted AAA bond rating on Wednesday when Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its assessment of the state’s creditworthiness to Aa1, ending a more than three-decade streak of top-tier ratings. Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Treasurer […]