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Maryland sets up loan program for essential employees who work without pay when the federal government shuts down
A new state program would offer small, no-interest loans to federal employees during a government shutdown.
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Democrat Shannon Sneed to run again in 2024 for Baltimore City Council president
Shannon Sneed is running for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore City Council president in 2024.
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Orioles retail workers leaflet customers during union contract talks with Fanatics
Union workers who stock and sell Orioles merchandise at Camden Yards have been passing out leaflets during the first round of collective bargaining with Fanatics.
Baltimore City employees to head back to the office next year with boost of $5M in federal funds
Baltimore will spend $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act money to help employees return to city government offices at least three days a week, starting early next year.
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Baltimore County, Prince George’s County community colleges get funding for commercial driver’s license programs
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presented grants to the Community College of Baltimore County and Prince George’s County Community College to help cover tuition in their commercial driver’s license programs.
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Workers at Mack Trucks, including in Baltimore and Hagerstown, reject contract and join UAW picketers already on strike
Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.
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500 people apply for 200 spots in pilot of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s service year program
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s plan to create a service program for recent high school graduates is scheduled to start next month.
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Baltimore County Police promotes its first Latino major; advocates say too few Black officers in leadership
Michael A. Cortes III is Baltimore County’s first Latino police major. He was promoted at a ceremony with 40 sworn officers and eight professional staff who received new roles.
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Higher ed commission considers Stevenson University physical therapy degree program similar to those at UMES, UMB
The Maryland Higher Education Commission is considering Stevenson University’s plans to offer a doctor of physical therapy degree, with two other universities in the state objecting to the proposal.
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Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott join workers’ union in a call to staff the public sector
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott rallied with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in South Baltimore Saturday morning on the last leg of a nationwide tour encouraging people to fill open positions in local government.
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Maryland Transportation Authority Police chief resigns abruptly; agency operations official takes helm
Kevin M. Anderson resigned from his position as chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police effective immediately, abruptly ending his brief tenure.
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Developer with rocky financial past joins Baltimore County government
A developer who was at the center of a dispute over a Dundalk recreation center a decade ago and has a history of bankruptcy recently joined Baltimore County government to help oversee its COVID funding programs.
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Job protections based on sex or gender identity do not extend to sexual orientation, Maryland’s top court rules
The Maryland Supreme Court has ruled that certain job protections apply on the basis of one's sex and gender identity, but not on the basis of sexual orientation.
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Baltimore competes to become a federal tech hub that could bring 52,000 jobs
Baltimore expects to be in the running to become a national tech hub similar to Silicon Valley or Boston as the city competes for a federal designation and billions of dollars in funding in an effort led by the Greater Baltimore Committee.
Here’s how Martin O’Malley talked about Social Security before President Biden tapped him to lead it
Martin O'Malley, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Social Security Administration, is no stranger to the management of workers' retirement incomes.
Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley to meet residents as City Council considers his nomination
Richard Worley, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s choice to be police commissioner, will attend a series of meetings with residents to build support for his nomination.
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What does Maryland’s recreational cannabis law mean for the workplace? It’s not always clear-cut.
Advocates for employers and employees say the recreational marijuana law that took effect July 1 in Maryland fails to address cannabis in the workplace.
Biden to nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to head Social Security Administration
President Joe Biden will nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to head the Social Security Administration.
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Emergency management head chosen as Baltimore Fire Department chief amid agency’s struggles with staffing, safety
Baltimore’s director of emergency management, a 33-year veteran of the fire department, has been tapped by Mayor Brandon Scott to become the city’s next fire chief.
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In tapping police chief, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott goes against his own prior statements about transparency, community input
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott caught much of the city by surprise by announcing the resignation of Michael Harrison, the top cop of four years, and his plans to nominate Richard Worley for the role on the same day.
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With wider Catholic Church abuse probe, Maryland attorney general seeks to add staff
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown wants to hire more staff to widen his office's investigation into Catholic Church abuse.
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After new research, Maryland to change Chesapeake Bay cleanup strategy
Maryland will modify Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts to focus on parts of the bay more likely to show improvement, such as the estuary's shallow waters.
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With nomination of acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, City Council confirmation process starts
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has formally nominated Richard Worley as the city’s next police commissioner.
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The Baltimore region is building fewer homes. That’s a problem.
If the Baltimore region doesn’t build more housing, the consequences could include surging rents and home prices, families living together and more people pushed into homelessness.
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A new era: Legalization of recreational cannabis in Maryland to grow market to more than 4.5 million adults
With the legalization of cannabis, Maryland ends an era of criminalization and condemnation of the substance.
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Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese adds 42 names to list of staff credibly accused of sexual abuse
Archbishop William Lori has added 42 names to the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore’s list of church employees credibly accused of sexual abuse.
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New lawsuit alleges Catholic clergy abuse drove Baltimore attorney, banker to his death
The family of Francis X. Gallagher Jr., an investment banker and former Venable law partner, has sued the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The lawsuit alleges the abuse Gallagher suffered as a child at the hands of a Catholic priest led to his death.
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5 years after Capital Gazette shooting, survivors and families begin to heal, but scars remain: ‘Moving with the pain’
Wednesday will mark five years since a gunman fired his way into the Annapolis newsroom of the Capital Gazette, fatally shooting Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. To this day, scars visible and unseen remain for those who survived the shooting and family members of the fallen.
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As Gov. Moore resurrects the Red Line, West Baltimore group pitches building it as east-west subway
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has promised to revive the Red Line, a light rail project in Baltimore canceled by his predecessor, Larry Hogan.
Workers at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore vote overwhelmingly to unionize
Eligible employees voted 60 to 5 Thursday to form one "wall to wall" union under the auspices of the American Federatin of State, County and Municipal Employees.