UPDATE: Robert McCullough has been sworn in as Chief of Police. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new Chief of Police. The Baltimore County Council on Monday evening voted unanimously to confirm Col. Robert McCullough as police chief. County Executive Johnny Olszewski released the following statement: “I applaud the Council for its swift confirmation of […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department on Monday announced that over 200 firearms were collected during Saturday’s Firearm Buyback. The event was a collaboration between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Baltimore County Chapter, in partnership with the Kingdom Worship Center, Brooks Clinton Funeral Service, and the Baltimore County Police Department. Officials say the weapons collected […]
The following is an op-ed piece from Baltimore County Councilman David Marks On April 13th, Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, Jr., presented the Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal to the Baltimore County Council. The Council may now cut from the budget plan; we are prohibited from adding or moving money around. In my time as Councilman, I have supported more […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane Lichter and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams released the following statement on Thursday in response to County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s recommended Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget: “We greatly appreciate the County Executive’s ongoing commitment to Baltimore County Public Schools. His recommended budget nearly equals the Board of Education’s […]
UPDATE 2: The Baltimore County Council has approved the FY2024 budget. UPDATE: Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane Lichter and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams have released in response to the proposed budget. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday submitted a $4.9 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 that […]
TOWSON, MD—Tiara Booker-Dwyer, Tiffany Frempong, and Emory Young have been appointed to the Board of Education of Baltimore County by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The appointees were nominated by the school board nominating commission. Booker-Dwyer is a senior policy associate at Policy Studies Associates and the U.S. Department of Education Funded Region 4 Comprehensive Center. Her past positions include serving […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Tuesday, Governor Wes Moore swore in Lieutenant Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. as the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Governor Moore was joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Secretary of State Susan Lee, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, and Senate President Bill Ferguson for the ceremony. “Superintendent Butler is the best person to move the Maryland Department of […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday applauded a successful 2023 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session highlighted by the passage of several key Baltimore County legislative priorities and vital capital improvement requests. “Baltimore County residents were winners in this year’s legislative session, and I am thrilled that some of our most important priorities are now on Governor Moore’s desk,” […]