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    Banner political notes: Dixon and Scott endorsements; tax sale update; the governor’s gifts
    Mayor Brandon Scott, for the fourth consecutive year, has removed owner-occupied properties from the annual tax sale list, his office said Wednesday.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    The Baltimore Banner wins News Organization of the Year, other top honors
    The Banner was named the MDDC’s News Organization of the Year for 2023 and swept the press association’s top awards.
    6/8/22—Exterior of The Baltimore Banner office sign with the hanging banners.
    Ravens free-agency tracker: Keep up with every offseason move
    In: Derrick Henry. Out: So many players.
    Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, left, and General Manager Eric DeCosta take questions from reporters during the team's end of year news conference at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on February 2, 2024.
    Trone loans more to his US Senate campaign, topping $57 million
    Both David Trone and Angela Alsobrooks have made an issue about how their opponent funds their campaign, in what is likely to be the most expensive race in state history.
    The leading Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate for Maryland in 2024 are U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
    Emergent BioSolutions plans layoffs, will close Maryland plants
    The company, which was supposed to be a key player in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will close its Baltimore-Bayview Drug Substance manufacturing facility and its Rockville Drug Product facility.
    Emergent BioSolutions’ best-known product is Narcan (naloxone), a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses.
    Parking at BWI Marshall Airport is about to get a lot more expensive
    The parking rate hikes at BWI, the first since 2009, range from a $3 increase for long-term parking over 24 hours to an $8 increase for the hourly garage.
    Exterior view of the daily garage at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    You could pay higher utility bills under deal to save coal
    Under a deal up for approval next month, two power plants in Anne Arundel County would continue to burn coal at least three years longer than planned — potentially costing Marylanders $250 million or more every year.
    A few miles from the CSX facility in Curtis Bay, two coal-burning power plants may run for years longer than planned.
    Early voting has started. Here’s everything you need to know.
    For the primary election, early voting will be held from May 2 through May 9, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., including weekends.
    There’s no special registration required for early voting, which starts May 2.
    How to train a racehorse: It’s one thing to target a race. It’s another to get a horse there.
    Legendary Maryland trainer Graham Motion explains how he makes decisions about when his horses are ready to run — and what race they should enter.
    Graham Motion pets Trikari at Herringswell Stables in Elkton. Trikari is set to run Saturday in the Grade 2 American Turf Stakes, one of the races preceding the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
    Commentary: State delivers on transit funding, benefitting region’s businesses
    The Baltimore region’s business community is thankful that the state found ways to avoid drastic cuts to funding for regional transit systems, the CEOs of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Greater Washington Partnership say.
    A group of people wearing suits stand in front of a blue and white bus that reads "zero emissions bus" on the side. They are holding large scissors with gold handles they used to cut a blue ribbon.
    Race for Maryland House seat turns negative with new ad
    A leading candidate in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District released an ad this week negatively targeting his top opponent.
    Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
    Dalton Risner? Michael Thomas? Here are 5 free agents the Ravens could still target.
    Some of the Ravens’ best moves last offseason came after the NFL draft. That was by design.
    Guard Dalton Risner played four seasons for the Denver Broncos before joining the Minnesota Vikings last season.
    7 things to do: Big voices come to Annapolis to compete for $30K in prizes
    Eight opera singers, three judges and $30,000 in prize money on the line should make for an unpredictable Sunday afternoon in Annapolis.
    Meroë Khalia Adeeb competes in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition in 2017. The 36th annual sing-off takes place on Sunday at Maryland Hall.
    Unaccompanied migrant children come to Maryland at a higher rate than any other state
    Maryland saw a higher per capita rate of unaccompanied minor children than any other state in the nation between 2015 and 2023. Many of those children are winding up with people other than their parents.
    MDTA warns motorists of E-ZPass text message toll scams
    Maryland Transportation Authority warns E-ZPass customers to delete texts immediately and do not click on any links to avoid smishing scams.
    Maryland Transportation Authority and the FBI local field office issued warnings about a text messaging scam taking place at tolling booths across the state.
    Why Maryland is ending legacy and donor preference in college admissions
    Maryland is the third state to eliminate the practice as the question of fairness in admissions undergoes increased scrutiny across the country. Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park had already eliminated legacy admissions.
    Photo collage of large pair of scissors cutting red velvet rope that blocks off graduation cap.
    The Ravens’ big bet on Odafe Oweh is unusual. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad bet.
    The Ravens’ bet on Oweh has always been on his potential. On Tuesday, general manager Eric DeCosta doubled down.
    Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh (99) pressures Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
    Coming soon to a theater near you: Open captions
    Jacob Leffler, the vice president of the Maryland Association of the Deaf, said the bill makes movie theaters more accessible for all people — including moviegoers who are learning the language spoken in a movie or people who want or need enhanced visual support for comprehension
    Open captions will be required soon at Maryland movie theaters over a certain size.
    In US Senate race, Alsobrooks picks up support from retired Sen. Mikulski
    In the contested Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, candidate Angela Alsobrooks picked up support from the only other woman who has held the job in Maryland: Barbara A. Mikulski.
    Retired U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, left, and Angela Alsobrooks pose for pictures along with other politicians. Mikulski announced her support for Alsobrooks in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate during a fundraiser for Alsobrooks at Guilford Hall Brewery in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
    US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
    Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary
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