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Ball agrees to refugee resettlement
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball issued a letter on behalf of Howard County consenting to the resettlement of refugees under the presidential Executive Order...
Maryland Casinos get $149.1M in December
Maryland Lottery and Gaming announced that December 2019 gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos were $149,087,494. The total represents a $706,081 (0.5 percent)...
Howard Loan Closet relocates, expands
The Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services, Office of Aging and Independence and community partners have officially reopened The Loan Closet of...
Howard schools ask for $63M more than 2019
The proposed operation budget for Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) totals $964.1 million and represents an increase of $62.7 million, or 7 percent...
Pittman increases transparency for development
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman set new guidance aimed at preventing sediment pollution from construction sites and preserving forests through the county’s revised...
Howard’s Ball highlights opioid progress
Howard County saw a 37 percent decrease in opioid related deaths in 2019 compared to 2018. There was also a 17 percent decrease in...
Moderate Income Housing Unit applications open
The Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is accepting applications for its Moderate Income Housing Unit (MIHU) program during its first...
Maryland ranks 27th in drunk driving arrests
A new study found that Maryland has the nation’s No. 27 highest rate of drunk-driving arrests.
Maryland’s rate of DUI arrests in 2018 was 308.7...
Anne Arundel unveils gun report
The Anne Arundel County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (GVPTF) presented its preliminary report, which aligns a series of local proposals to reduce firearm-related...
TEDCO, NIST Award $448,000 Through N-STEP
The Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that four companies were...
