NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks is speaking out against the effort to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats. The proposal to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats is being pushed by the Vote4More coalition, a grassroots organization that is collecting signatures for a county charter amendment. The Vote4More coalition has been organizing since March 2022, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore hosted the Buy Local Cookout at the Maryland Department of Agriculture to encourage Marylanders to buy local food during Maryland Buy Local Week (PDF). The event, which runs from July 19 to July 28, encourages Marylanders to buy at least one locally grown, produced, or harvested product into their meals each day. The Buy Local Challenge, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week attended the inaugural Service Year Option and Maryland Corps member commencement. Together with member participants, Governor Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and members of the Moore-Miller Administration, City of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, members of the Maryland General Assembly, and host site partner representatives from across the state gathered to celebrate the milestone achievement. […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Monday, July 15, 2024, Governor Wes Moore delivered remarks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas. The Governor delivered his message calling for national unity and healing in the aftermath of the political violence that occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania this past weekend against former President Donald Trump. “The NAACP was proud to welcome Maryland’s first Black […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority has announced that 87 cultural organizations, local governments, and heritage tourism organizations will receive a total of $5.19 million in grants to fund projects that aim to preserve and promote Maryland’s history and culture. The grants, which are being awarded as part of the FY25 Maryland Heritage Areas Program, will support a range of […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has issued a statement condemning the “abhorrent” attack on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump was injured at just after 6 p.m. on Saturday evening, July 13, when a bullet grazed his right ear during an assassination attempt in Butler, PA. The rooftop shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland is launching a $6 million grant program to help homeowners, especially those in low-to-moderate-income households, afford solar power. The Solar Energy Equity Program will provide grants of up to $25,000 per eligible household to help them pay for solar energy installation and repairs. To be eligible for a grant, households must first undergo an energy […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland will receive $12 million in federal funding to build 130 electric car chargers across 23 different counties in the state. The money comes from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program which is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program will provide funding for 41 fast, public EV chargers across Maryland, even as demand for […]