by Mitch Scher Wilmington, DE April 9, 2024 As the line in the movie, ‘Field of Dreams’ goes “People will come” and they did on Friday April 5th in the home opener for the Wilmington Blue Rocks. More than 3,000 folks from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland were present at Daniiel S. […]
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By TAYLOR NICHOLS and ADRIANA NAVARRO Capital News Service Behind The Blueprint is a series from the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Northern High School had never had a career counselor. Not until Christian Wargo walked through its doors. In September, Wargo became the Calvert County high […]
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By AIDAN HUGHES and DARANEE BALACHANDAR Capital News Service Behind The Blueprint is a series from the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Carpenter works a 10-hour day on average during the week, and her job sometimes requires her to put in hours on weekends, […]
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BY MARIJKE FRIEDMAN AND NATALIE WEGER March 7, 2024 Behind The Blueprint is a series from the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Pre-K in Maryland: Participation varies widely by county The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future aims to make pre-K much more widely available to every 3- and 4-year-old in the […]
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ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 11, 2024) – Maryland Department of Agriculture The Maryland Department of Agriculture has taken a significant step in its ongoing efforts to control the invasive spotted lanternfly. The department has announced the expansion of its spotted lanternfly quarantine zone to include two new counties – Charles and Garrett – effective immediately. This […]
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Behind The Blueprint is a series from the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. BY KIERSTEN HACKER, CHRISTINA WALKER AND ELA JALIL, March 4th, 2024 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Democratic-led legislature passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in 2021, vowing to pour billions of dollars into the state’s public schools to offer […]
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By LYDIA HURLEY Capital News Service Feb 22, 2024 Annapolis, Md. – Some Democratic lawmakers in Maryland are proposing a set of income tax hikes this year, but even bill sponsors have admitted that getting their colleagues on board will likely be a long-haul effort. The lawmakers aim to address a looming state budget deficit […]
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From Maryland Matters, marylandmatters.org By Bryan P. Sears February 23, 2024 The buck stops with Michael Higgs. That is the message from Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) when it comes to who is responsible for the State Department of Assessments and Taxation missing a mailing deadline for 107,000 properties. “To me, if you’re the head […]
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By KIERSTEN HACKER Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore delivered a State of the State address on Wednesday that candidly described some of the state’s most pressing challenges and called on lawmakers to join him in a spirit of “partnership” to tackle them all. One year into his administration, Moore laid out […]
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By KIERSTEN HACKER, ANGELIQUE GINGRAS and TYRAH BURRIS Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Gov. Wes Moore and top lawmakers headed into the 2024 General Assembly session Wednesday with a looming budget deficit in mind, hoping to avoid tax hikes and dramatic cuts and focus, instead, on their important priorities. Moore and his fellow Democrats […]
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