The Morning Report is a quick roundup of links to stories that Carroll County residents are talking about for Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
- Wearing white cotton gloves to ensure the artifacts were not contaminated with oil and dust, McDaniel College sophomore Zac Sheaffer helped Carroll County Farm Museum Curator Stefanie Strosnider arrange the organization's new pharmacy exhibit last week.
- The Board of Commissioners is weighing the possibility of committing more than $500,000 in coming years to establish an adult day reporting center that would act as an alternative to incarceration for low-level nonviolent offenders.
- The county is moving forward with plans to open a new law enforcement building.
- The high school lacrosse playoffs begin tonight and several Carroll teams hope the path leads to a state title.
- Liberty's Graham Jones won the county boys singles title Tuesday in a match impacted by rain both Monday and Tuesday.
- The Taneytown City Council adopted its budget, tax rates, and water and sewer rates for the coming fiscal year during its Monday meeting, but postponed the proposed elected officials' code of conduct ordinance for further discussion.
- Carroll County residents who store petroleum on their property will have a chance later this month to weigh in on potential changes to the county's storage regulations.
- Only a trace of rain fell in Baltimore on Monday, ending a 12-day streak of measurable precipitation. But a record is still possible with more showers in the forecast.
- Harris Teeter has recalled five ground beef products sold Monday at the Fulton store because of possible metal fragments in the food.
- Gov. Larry Hogan signed 196 bills into law on Tuseday.
- Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tuesday he seriously considered ordering a shutdown of the entire Washington Metro subway system last week and may still do that if local officials don't follow a Transportation Department safety directive.
- Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that he hopes he and the General Assembly can work on a tax cut package during next year's legislative session.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation unveiled the new design of state IDs and driver's licenses Monday afternoon. Take a look at a list of five things you should know about the new IDs.
- Several dozen children between the ages of 10 and 13 battled for supremacy on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum on Saturday, April 30, as the sounds of gunfire rang out through Westminster.
- This week's Sports Roundtable can be seen here.
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