A Maryland judge on March 25 threw out a congressional map lawmakers recently enacted, ruling that it was a product of “extreme partisan gerrymandering.” Anne Arundel County Senior Judge Lynne Battaglia, an appointee of former Democrat Gov. Glendening, found that the map unconstitutionally was aimed at reducing the power of Republican voters because it shifted the…
Judge Tosses Maryland Congressional Map Over ‘Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering’
Most Baltimore Murder Suspects Have Prior Arrest Records, Researcher Finds
In the past seven years, almost 80 percent of murder suspects in Baltimore have prior arrest records, according to Sean Kennedy, visiting fellow at Maryland Public Policy Institute. Baltimore, the largest city of Maryland, has one of the highest murder rates in the country and is often ranked No.2 behind only St. Louis. Almost half…
Watermen Worry: Stuck Cargo Ship Impacts Chesapeake Bay Oyster and Crab Habitat
March 25, 2022
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The fully loaded cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay as it left Baltimore nearly two weeks ago is still stuck, and folks who work in Maryland’s seafood industry are worried about the impact it is having on marine life. The grounded ship, called the Ever Forward, is owned by Evergreen Marine Corp.,…
Maryland, Georgia Temporarily Suspend State Gas Taxes as Price at Pump Continues to Soar
The states of Maryland and Georgia have halted collection of gas taxes in an effort to provide relief to Americans who have been left paying more at the pump as fuel prices soar across the nation. Maryland was the first state to enact an immediate suspension of the gas tax, Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, wrote on Twitter….
Maryland Agrees to Gas Tax Suspension Amid Soaring Prices
Maryland’s legislative leaders agreed to a 30-day moratorium on the state’s gas tax amid soaring prices. Maryland state House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, both Democrats, said the suspension of the gas tax comes as state revenue projections increased in the 2021 fiscal year. “Increased revenue projections for this year and next…
Facts Matter (March 7): Trucker’s Convoy Encircles Washington DC Beltway, Will Continue Daily Until Demands Are Met
The trucker convoy officially reached Washington, D.C., on Sunday. However, instead of going into D.C. proper, the convoy made several slow loops around the DC Beltway, tied up traffic, and then headed back to their staging area in Maryland. And according to the convoy organizer, they will continue doing this, every day, until their demands are met….
Official: 10 Hospitalized After Maryland Explosion, Fire
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Ten people were taken to hospitals, including several people with serious injuries, after an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, a fire official said. Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. after 911 callers reported an explosion at the four-story building in Silver Spring, less than a mile north of Washington,…
10 Hospitalized, Several Missing in Maryland Apartment Explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Ten people were taken to hospitals and several remain unaccounted for following an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the Friendly Garden Apartments in Silver Spring, just outside Washington, D.C., about 10:30 a.m. Video footage from a nearby resident’s outdoor security camera shows an…
Maryland Board of Education Lifts Statewide School Mask Mandate
Maryland’s Board of Education on Feb. 22 voted to lift the statewide mask mandate it imposed in 2021. Members voted 12–2 to rescind the mandate. Authorities noted that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are declining nationwide as well as in Maryland, that COVID-19 vaccines are available to all Americans 5 and older, and that there has…
Wife of US Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in Spying Case
The wife of an American nuclear engineer pleaded guilty on Feb. 18 to plotting with her husband to pass on sensitive data to what the couple thought was a foreign official. Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to communicate restricted data in federal court in West Virginia. According to court documents,…
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