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Encompass Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Maryland Department of Environment
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Administrative Law-Licensing Qualifications-Summary Judgment Appellants, Encompass Enterprises, Inc. and Eugene J. Benton, filed applications for a marine contractor license with the Marine Contractor Licensing Board (“Board”), a part of the...
Jeremiah Taylor v. State of Maryland
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Encompass Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Maryland Department of Environment Administrative Law-Licensing Qualifications-Summary Judgment Appellants, Encompass Enterprises, Inc. and Eu[...] August 11, 2025
Maryland needs real action on energy | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 5, 2025
The 2025 legislative session is over, with many bills already in effect, and Maryland’s leaders are touting progress on clean energy. Indeed, there was some good progress. The General Assembly passed the Next Generation Energy Act, the Renewable...
Maryland’s Raskin, national Democrats plan red state push in 2026 elections
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 6, 2025
WASHINGTON — In March, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin drove to Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, for a packed town hall at a middle school. Two months later, he held another one in the Long Island, New York, community of Patchogue. Town halls...
Hurricane Erin gusts shut down East Coast beaches and swimmers from Carolinas to NYC to Cape Cod
The Independent
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August 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
To thrive in 2025, Opera Baltimore is willing to try it all — even AI
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Think opera is snooty, intimidating or just not for you? Julia Cooke wants to dispel such notions. “There are two things that you need to understand opera,” she said. “Human nature doesn’t change over generations, and relationships are hard.”...
How the salaries of Maryland’s top coaches compare with Big Ten peers
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
In March, Colorado football agreed to a five-year, $54 million extension with Deion Sanders, elevating him into an exclusive club of college coaches earning at least $10 million per year. As eye-opening as that raise was, Tom Rhoads, an economics...
Baltimore County Council votes down Khadijah Walker as inspector general nominee
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 5, 2025
By Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer msayles@afro.com The Baltimore County Council voted 5-2 on Aug. 4 to reject Khadijah Walker, County Executive Katherine A. Klausmeier’s nominee for inspector general. The decision follows controversy over the...
Beautiful end to weekend before return of heat and humidity in Maryland
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The weekend ends with a beautiful forecast, but the heat and humidity are returning. Sunday looks gorgeous! High temperatures will reach the mid to upper 80s under sunny skies. It's looking like a perfect day for Orioles...
Trump’s Crackdown on D.C. Homelessness Targets Black Residents Despite Declining Numbers
The Washington Informer
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August 20, 2025
Washington, D.C., is one of only six places in the United States where homelessness has fallen since 2019. Alongside its neighbor, Maryland, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mississippi, and Wyoming, the District posted reductions...
New report spotlights real-world strategies for rebuilding local news
Arizona State University
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Local news is in a transitional phase. Newspapers’ loss of revenue and audience to the internet combined with too many rapacious chain newspaper owners have left many millions of Americans with too little or no local news coverage. But there is...
DNR Secretary’s Message – Thrill Of The Woods: Maryland’s Bike Trails Offer Challenges For All Skill Levels
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 10, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers more than 1,400 miles of trails on land and water for all kinds of uses: hiking and running, horseback riding, skiing and snowshoeing, paddling and kayaking, and bicycling. When...
Maryland launches $64 million clean energy program for local governments
FOX45 - Maryland
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MARYLAND (WBFF) — Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of the Local Government Energy Modernization Program, a new initiative aimed at accelerating clean energy planning and deployment across Maryland. The Maryland Energy Administration will...
Maryland allocates $64 million to support clean energy projects
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Maryland launched a $64 million funding program Monday to help county and local governments cut energy costs by supporting clean energy projects, the governor's office announced. The Local Government Energy Modernization Program will provide...
Baltimore County Council votes against confirming Khadija Walker as next Inspector General
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 4, 2025
TOWSON, Md. — In a 5-2 vote, the Baltimore County Council voted against confirming Khadija Walker as the next Inspector General. Walker, who was appointed by County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, formerly served as the inspector general with the...
When HOAs punish residents for climate change
Morning Brew - New York
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August 10, 2025
Death, taxes, and severely not chill homeowners associations: If you’re one of more than 75 million Americans living under an HOA, you may be caught between the rock and a hard place of neighborhood upkeep rules and local climate-conscious lawn...
A new era for city pools is reshaping summers in Baltimore
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Richard Brooks wishes he took a picture of the old Towanda Pool in Park Heights. One had to see it to believe its transformation. Brooks remembers it being open one summer and closed the next. Inside the chainlink fence, the “deep” pool was only...
Baltimore County police to celebrate 42nd annual National Night Out
WBAL - Maryland
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August 4, 2025
National Night Out, an annual campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, will make its return to Baltimore County Tuesday night. In Baltimore County, more than 32 events are scheduled. Baltimore County...
Maryland revokes 1,400 lead paint certificates after inspector criminally charged
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 4, 2025
BALTIMORE — An inspector's alleged violation of Maryland environmental laws have resulted in the revocation of 1,400 lead inspection certificates. The affected properties must now undergo re-inspection. Maryland's Department of the Environment...
Baltimore County Council must protect the office of inspector general from the latest attack by a county executive
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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The way that Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier has handled the decision not to appoint Inspector General Kelly Madigan to a second term is the most inept and ham-handed management of a high-profile decision by a county official that I’ve...