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Video shows Baltimore City School employee swearing at student
A new video has surfaced, showing a heated argument between a student and staff member at Forest Park High School. In the video, which was from May, a staff member can be heard yelling expletives and using vulgar language toward a student. While the student was also yelling at the staff member, it is not clear what led up to the incident.
Baltimore Teachers Union set to meet in attempt to find new public schools CEO
The Baltimore Teachers Union, along with union partners and local and state officials, will meet on Tuesday as they attempt to find a new school’s CEO. The union will discuss its shared goals and vision for the future of city public schools. It’ll be a national public search for the next CEO of the Baltimore City Public Schools System.
ReNew Baltimore files lawsuit in effort to keep property tax rate cut on ballot
BALTIMORE - ReNew Baltimore, the group behind the charter amendment that would lower the city's property tax rate, has officially filed a lawsuit to keep the imitative on November's ballot.ReNew Baltimore collected more than 23,000 signatures on a petition. At least 10,000 signatures are needed for an issue to appear on the ballot.However, a letter from Elections Director Armstead Jones says an effort to lower Baltimore City's property tax rate through a ballot initiative violates state law.Only elected officials can set the property tax rate, not city voters.In a statement, ReNew Baltimore says they will fight the ruling in court...
I-695 project work to close multiple lanes overnight for weeks in Baltimore County
BALTIMORE -- Multiple lanes on the Beltway in Baltimore County will be closed overnight on Thursdays through Sundays for the next several weeks due to road work on the next phase of the I-695 project.The lane closures will start on Sunday, July 14 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the I-659 inner loop at I-70 toward I-83.Crews will be striping the highway and adjusting concrete barriers to accommodate a traffic switch to the right. Two weeks later, crews will do the same work on the outer loop from Towson to Woodlawn.Here are details about the I-695 project.
Baltimore officials sue to block 'baby bonus' initiative that would give new parents $1,000
Baltimore’s mayor and city council have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a proposal that would let voters decide whether to give all new parents a one-time $1,000 “baby bonus” meant to help alleviate childhood poverty from birth.The complaint was filed Thursday, according to online court records. It came not long after organizers secured the necessary 10,000 signatures to bring the question to voters as a ballot initiative in November.City leaders argue that the proposal is unconstitutional and should be blocked from the ballot because it would give voters too much say over legislative decisions, effectively “usurping those powers”...
EPA takes up civil rights complaint over South Baltimore's trash incinerator
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to take up a civil rights complaint filed by South Baltimore residents who say the City's trash incinerator poses risks to their physical health.
Baltimore City inspector general talks recent Cherry Hill DPW report
“We are not done yet,” Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming told C4 and Bryan Nehman on Monday over her recent report into claims of unsafe working conditions for Department of Public Safety workers during the extreme heat. “As a result of this report, we are getting a lot...
Md. Health Department using targeted outreach to tackle pre-diabetes this summer
It’s not your imagination. You really have been seeing more health prevention ads in your social media feed. If you live in one of Maryland’s high health risk areas for diabetes, heart attack, stroke or other chronic diseases, Maryland’s Department of Health is actively looking for you.
Red Maple Place fight in Baltimore County not over
The fight over the Red Maple Place affordable housing project in East Towson is not over, with opponents now zeroing in on its environmental impact. The debate over the project, which dates back seven years, pits an historically African American neighborhood that says it has been taken advantage of for decades against a developer that counters it’s planning to build a quality apartment complex that would provide much needed affordable housing.
Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River heading for removal: ‘The last piece of this puzzle’
With an influx of federal funding, engineers will begin studying and preparing for the removal of the Daniels Dam in Howard County — one of the last remaining blockages on the Patapsco River. In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designated $1.8 million in federal funding for the planning and permitting process to begin. The funding will go to American Rivers, a nonprofit ...
Councilman Conway speaks on canceled opioid epidemic hearing
There’s still disagreement over why a public hearing regarding the opioid epidemic in Baltimore City was canceled. The City Council Public Safety and Health committees were scheduled to meet at least four times on the topic in the coming months after a New York Times article called Baltimore “The Overdose Capital” of the U.S.
Howard establishes county’s first Early Head Start program
Howard County has invested $750,000 to support a new partnership between the Community Action Council of Howard County and Howard Community College. The County funding will help the CAC and HCC expand the number of early childhood education opportunities for infants, toddlers and two-year-olds and create the county’s first Early Head Start program.
Gov. Wes Moore prepares to add more light rail to Baltimore as ridership lags and costs rise on current system
Maryland 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. The number of rides taken during fiscal year 2023 was down to 3.4 ...
Chesapeake And Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Provides $35.8 Million For Ecological Restoration Projects
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding $35.8 million from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to 34 ecological restoration projects encompassing 122 sites throughout the state for Fiscal Year 2025. The projects were selected to improve water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed while building local resilience to climate impacts.
"Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil"
You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. "Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil" "Environmental groups say judges across the country believe cases like Baltimore's should hold oil companies accountable in state courts for environmental harm." "In a first of its kind decision, a Maryland...
Howard County proposes establishing Office of Inspector General to instill accountability
BALTIMORE -- There's an effort to bring more accountability in Howard County by establishing an Office of Inspector General.Two bills were introduced earlier this month, but Monday night was the first time the public could share their thoughts about it.Howard County Council Vice Chair Liz Walsh said the proposed OIG is modeled after the Baltimore City and Baltimore County inspectors general.Both of those inspectors general, Isabel Cummings and Kelly Madigan, respectively, support Walsh's bills.Still, there seem to be questions of how an inspector general in Howard County would act.Council bills 47 and 48 will create an independent watchdog, according to...
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