Baltimore County has assembled a working group of medical professionals to develop a strategy for combating the opioid crisis, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced today.
The group will solicit public feedback through an online survey and two community meetings, and then devise a plan for tackling the crisis.
Baltimore County’s new executive is putting forth a package of proposed lobbying rule changes, as well as the creation of a dedicated watchdog office and an avenue for political candidates to opt for public financing.
Still busy making hires and appointments and conducting a search for a new police chief, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski is planning a series of seven town halls to discuss the fiscal health of the county and future budget priorities.
Sorry, Baltimore County Dems, but it could be at least another week before you know your official candidate for this fall’s county executive general election.
Three men from out of state were charged with conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property related to nearly 20 home break-ins in northern Baltimore County, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced yesterday.
Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk in a new interview with WYPR questioned the fiscal prudence of County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s recent decision to build a new Dulaney High School in Timonium.
Following multiple calls to replace Dulaney High School in Timonium, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz agreed to set aside funding for a new school in 2019, according to several reports.
UPDATE (Tuesday, Jan. 23): Baltimore County police say they have tracked down the rightful owner of a hand-sewn quilt stolen in a string of package thefts.
Baltimore Schools Closed After Outrage Over Frigid Classrooms — NPR
Baltimore court expands tenant aid in housing cases — Baltimore Sun
Coast Guard Orders Port Of Baltimore Closed Ahead Of Storm — AP
Baltimore County had 35 homicides in 2017 — Fox45
Howard County’s newest brewery eyes June opening in Columbia — BBJ
A mother and her daughter have been reunited after a harrowing ordeal today in which police say a woman stole another woman’s Mazda and drove it 13 miles — all with a six-month child sitting in the back.
