Guest Allen Lomax, Chair of the Partnership discussed the city’s 5 year strategic plan highlighted by the Partnership in the Community Health Improvement plan: Housing, Mental Health and Poverty. Lomax explained the steps the city is taking from expanding access to mental health care to reducing evictions to bolstering education as methods to tackle the three top issues.… Continue Reading
Photo Release: Governor Hogan Concludes Asia Trade Mission with Visit to Yokota Air Base
Governor Larry Hogan today concluded his economic development mission to Asia—the final trade mission of his time in office—by visiting U.S. servicemembers in Japan at Yokota Air Base and meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.… Continue Reading
Maryland Announces Settlement with Kushner-Owned Company
A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and restitution to settle a 2019 lawsuit in Maryland over allegations of charging tenants illegal fees and failing to maintain properties, Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Friday.… Continue Reading
Judge: Maryland can Start Counting Mail-In Ballots Earlier
A Maryland judge granted an emergency petition on Friday filed by the Maryland State Board of Elections to enable the counting of mail-in ballots earlier than they were during the state’s July primary.… Continue Reading
Prosecutors to Begin Florida School Shooter Trial Rebuttal
Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will begin their rebuttal case Tuesday, challenging his attorneys’ contention that he murdered 17 people because his birth mother abused alcohol during pregnancy, a condition they say went untreated.… Continue Reading
Georgia Voting Equipment Breach at Center of Tangled Tale
The tale of breached voting equipment in one of the country’s most important political battleground states involves a bail bondsman, a prominent attorney tied to former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and a cast of characters from a rural county that rarely draws notice from outsiders.… Continue Reading
Police: Destructive Device Found in Vehicle Near School
A man is facing charges after police said an improvised destructive device was found in his vehicle across the street from a Maryland middle school on Tuesday.… Continue Reading
White House Hosts Local Officials, Touts Impact of Policies
The White House has a new effort to show local governments what it can do for their communities, hosting North Carolina officials to highlight funding opportunities and hear firsthand how coronavirus relief, infrastructure dollars and other policies are faring locally.… Continue Reading
Powell’s Stark Message: Inflation Fight May Cause Recession
The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession.… Continue Reading
Ex-Director Pleads Guilty in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Case
A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — part of the largest public corruption case in the state’s history.… Continue Reading
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