Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal this week to cut nearly $150 million from the current fiscal year’s budget to cover unexpectedly high Medicaid and child care costs leaves unanswered questions about projected multi-billion-dollar budget shortfalls spurred by other spending in the coming years. In May, one of the nation’s top credit ratings agencies downgraded Maryland from a stable to … [Read more...] about Gov. Wes Moore’s budget cuts don’t address deficit concerns, Blueprint spending
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Pilots revised ship strike protocol in months before vessel collapsed Key Bridge
In the crucial four minutes between when the container ship Dali lost power and it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the two pilots aboard ordered an anchor dropped, asked for emergency help from nearby tugboats, warned surrounding vessels and called a pilot dispatcher on a cellphone. That dispatcher then notified the Maryland Transportation Authority, which promptly shut … [Read more...] about Pilots revised ship strike protocol in months before vessel collapsed Key Bridge
Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here’s what to expect
By BILL BARROW Associated Press For all the usual stagecraft, the Republican National Convention that opens Monday is different from Donald Trump’s previous nominating affairs. In 2016 and 2020, Trump was the underdog heading into fall and faced criticism from within his own party. This year, he will accept the Republican nomination with his party in lockstep behind him and … [Read more...] about Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here’s what to expect
Baltimore’s bats go cold with inopportune rough patch
Dan Rodricks: David Bramble is bullish on bringing the middle class back to Baltimore | STAFF COMMENTARY
David Bramble, the man who would remake Harborplace — unless Baltimoreans vote down his plan on Election Day — has another big project already underway, one with huge potential for the west side of the city. Three miles north of Harborplace, Reservoir Square is a $100 million redevelopment of a nine-acre site along North Avenue, between Bolton Hill and Reservoir Hill. It’s the … [Read more...] about Dan Rodricks: David Bramble is bullish on bringing the middle class back to Baltimore | STAFF COMMENTARY