AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoState Policy & Workforce: Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order making Maryland a “Recovery-Friendly Workplace,” requiring state agencies to train staff on substance-use disorders and recovery support. Housing & Homebuying: Moore also continued his “Delivering for Maryland” tour in Baltimore County, highlighting a new Maryland Mortgage Program product for first-time buyers including firefighters, police, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and teachers. Public Safety: Federalsburg’s Church of the Nazarene fire has been ruled arson; ATF and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are offering up to $5,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. Transit & Regional Economy: Metro showed off work 150 feet underground at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore; the Red Line segment reopens Monday after the summer shutdown, including a new mezzanine built for the Purple Line connection. Healthcare & Consumer Risk: Two IV saline recalls in Maryland and other states cite contamination concerns—fiberglass particles in Baxter bags and iron oxide in B. Braun bags—prompting providers to stop using and return affected lots. Local Governance: Baltimore voters will decide in November whether to change City Charter language that could shift spending and contract power away from the Board of Estimates toward the City Council. Community & Health: Talbot Goes Purple will host a free screening Sept. 11 of a documentary on the opioid crisis, with a sheriff-led Q&A afterward.
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