BALTIMORE, MD—The results are in, and here’s how Baltimore County voted in the 2024 election. Donald J. Trump has been declared the winner of the U.S. Presidential election, but the majority of Baltimore County voters opted for Kamala Harris. Around the state, Johnny Olszewski, Jr. defeated Kim Klacik for a Senate seat and Angela Alsobrooks defeated former Governor Larry Hogan […]
The following is an update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Family budgets are tight. According to economists, food prices have increased more than 25% since 2020 (editor’s note: in 2022, food prices increased by 9.9 percent, faster than in any year since 1979). To put that in perspective, a cart of groceries that cost you $100 in November […]
The following is an update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Of the nearly 3,500 bills sponsored by lawmakers during the legislative session, 1,053 were passed. Unfortunately, many of them included new taxes and fees. We were able to defeat a few, but not all. Governor Wes Moore presented a budget in January that included fee increases, transferred funds […]
The following is an education update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. With the 2023-2024 school year coming to a close, it’s essential to talk about the education crisis in Maryland and how to address it. The Blueprint for Maryland Schools was passed several years ago in Annapolis to address declining student achievement in science, math, and literacy skills. […]
The following is an editorial piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As the 2024 legislative session in Annapolis nears closer to an end, legislators are voting on a multitude of bills every day before the last day of the legislative session, known as “Sine Die,” where bills are either passed into law by midnight or they die. However, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that he will run for U.S. Senate this year. “It’s official – I’m running for the United States Senate to fight for Maryland and fix the broken politics in Washington,” Hogan said on Friday. “Like the vast majority of Marylanders, I’m completely fed up with politics-as-usual and the politicians in Washington […]
TOWSON, MD—Felicia Stolusky, a retired Baltimore County Public Schools educator and former member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County, has been appointed by Governor Wes Moore to a new full term on the board. Stolusky was nominated by the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission and was appointed by the governor, in July, to serve as an at-large member […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Supreme Court of Maryland Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader has named Judge Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. as county administrative judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The designation for Judge Robinson is effective July 25, 2023, upon the retirement of Chief, Circuit, and County Administrative Judge Ruth Anne Jakubowski, Third Judicial Circuit. “I congratulate Judge Jakubowski on her […]