On July 10, 2023, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $665,266 in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to control the spread of wildlife diseases.
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) on July 7, 2023 announced $1,273,989 in Department of Energy (DOE) funding to help Baltimore County’s Watershed Public Charter School upgrade its facility to improve the learning environment, air quality, and health outcomes for students and staff.
In June 2023, the median sale price of a home in Baltimore County rose by $2,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 25.5%.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of Attorneys General and cities in moving to intervene in lawsuits challenging decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that authorize California to establish regulations that would speed the adoption of zero-emission trucks and reduce emissions from fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty vehicles.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced he has joined a coalition of 26 states and cities in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant standards for light- and medium-duty highway vehicles, model years 2027 through 2032, which include passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that his Consumer Protection Division (CPD) has reached a settlement with CarMax, Inc. over its alleged failure to disclose open safety recalls on the used vehicles it offered and sold.
On July 6, Mayor Brandon M. Scott was joined by Senior Advisor of Art & Culture Tonya Miller, former Union Baptist Church Pastor and President/CEO of Beloved Community Services Corporation, Dr. Alvin Hathaway, Contemporary Artist and Muralist Ernest Shaw, Jr.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 18 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief defending Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazines.
On June 30, Mayor Brandon M. Scott issued the following statement regarding the US Supreme Court's decision in the student loan forgiveness case, Biden v. Nebraska.
The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General has identified the deceased driver and involved officers in the fatal police pursuit that occurred on June 29, 2023, in Charles County.
On June 30, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, alongside the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, released the following joint statement on Thursday's police-involved shooting in the Southeastern District.