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State Roundup: Marylanders react to Biden leaving presidential race; many line up behind VP Harris; Thrive Academy makes some progress at gun violence prevention
MARYLANDERS REACT TO BIDEN LEAVING RACE; MANY LINE UP BEHIND HARRIS: Maryland Democrats on Sunday quickly praised President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race just weeks before the Democratic National Convention and some immediately backed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new standard-bearer. “Maryland has had a stalwart ally and tireless friend in President Biden,” said Gov. Wes Moore. He cited Biden’s aid after the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Axios reported, citing sources, that Moore will endorse Harris on Monday. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer called Biden’s move “one of the greatest acts of patriotism in American history.” Caley Fox Shannon of the Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
STATE ROUNDUP: TECH OUTAGE CAUSES MAJOR DISRUPTIONS; REP. RASKIN SAYS NO SHAME FOR BIDEN.
BWI AT NEAR STANDSTILL DUE TO WORLDWIDE IT OUTAGE: A worldwide technology outage that’s grounded planes and impacted banks and other businesses brought flights to a near halt at BWI Marshall Airport early Friday morning. However, around 7 a.m., some flights were starting to take off. Hayes Gardner/The Baltimore Sun.
Many Maryland delegates back Hogan’s decision to skip convention amid split with Trump
MILWAUKEE – Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the Senate, was not here this week as fellow Republicans from his state cheered Donald Trump’s third nomination as the GOP presidential standard-bearer. Many Maryland delegates appeared comfortable with Hogan’s decision. “His tickets are at home....
State Roundup: Despite agencies’ objections, BPW cuts state budget by $150 million; Blueprint implementation review delayed again
BPW OKs $150M IN CUTS; AFFECTED AGENCIES PLEA FOR HELP: Maryland faces nearly $1 billion in projected budget deficits driven by as much as $800 million in projected Medicaid shortfalls over two years. On Wednesday, the Board of Public Works, chaired by Gov. Wes Moore (D), approved nearly $150 million in budget reductions. The cuts will be coupled with other actions in an attempt to ease the pressure on the state’s budget. Bryan Sears/Maryland Matters.
J.D. Vance introduces himself to American voters at GOP convention
MILWAUKEE – Delivering the most important speech of his short political career, Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance drew on his humble Ohio origins Wednesday night to introduce himself to the American people during the penultimate session of the Republican National Convention. “To Middletown, Ohio, and all...
Brother of Bel Air murder victim speaks at the Republican convention
MILWAUKEE – The brother of a Maryland woman whose 2023 murder has fanned the flames of immigration policy debate addressed a packed stadium of delegates Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “Open borders are often portrayed as compassionate and virtuous,” said Michael Morin, 40, of Churchville,...
State Roundup: Moore moves forward with B’more light rail despite lag in ridership; Moore, Hogan call for less vitriol in political discourse; Alsobrooks camp chides Hogan over fake Alsobrooks site
MOORE MOVES FORWARD WITH B’MORE LIGHT RAIL EVEN AS RIDERSHIP LAGS: Gov. Wes Moore is moving forward with a new east-west light rail project in Baltimore that could cost up to $7.2 billion to build and millions more to operate. Yet ridership on the region’s current north-south light rail system is about half of what it was before the coronavirus pandemic, and its costs keep ticking up. Dana Munro/The Baltimore Sun.
On child care, a search for local solutions to a national problem
Transylvania County, North Carolina, tried to solve its child care shortage by spurring the development of small in-home day care facilities — but the effort ended up creating only two of them. Meanwhile in the mountains of western Colorado, Mesa County’s attempt to create 8,000 child care slots stalled...
State Roundup: Maryland officials decry deadly violence directed at Trump; detoured hazmat traffic using prohibited tunnels
MARYLAND OFFICIALS DECRY DEADLY VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT TRUMP: Officials across Maryland are condemning the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday night. Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, spoke against political violence in his statement on X. “Political violence is unacceptable and against what our country stands for,” Moore wrote. “This kind of cowardice must be roundly condemned by all Americans. What happened today to President Trump is abhorrent and should never be tolerated. Ever.” Tony Roberts/The Baltimore Sun.
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