Entertainment

With almost half of the population saying that they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best Small Cities in America, with five areas in Maryland (not all technically cities) listed in the top 8% of the

list. Three of them are in Montgomery County.


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News

Montgomery County, along with Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County, Charles County, and Howard County, voiced support for the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s plan to establish upper payment limits for Jardiance and Farxiga, citing the potential for significant savings on government health costs.

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Maryland

Governor Wes Moore announced that Manny Welsh has been appointed Principal Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer effective October 15, where he will oversee executive branch operations and support the administration’s priorities as part of a leadership reorganization.

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Event

Dear Educators,

You are invited to join us for our one and only discount event of the year! 20% off everything in our store, to include used books, from 4:00-7:00 Monday, August 17th. The Brady Readery will close to the public early and open exclusively for you. Plus, free wine and food for as long as it lasts. 🙂


Health

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 19 other attorneys general in a joint statement opposing efforts to restrict access to mifepristone, emphasizing its long-standing safety and effectiveness and pledging to protect reproductive healthcare if access is challenged.

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Crime

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to participating in a felony theft scheme that defrauded construction workers of wages on University of Maryland projects, collecting over $63,000 through falsified payroll records. He was sentenced to five years in prison, with all but 90 days suspended to home detention, three years of probation, and has already repaid the stolen wages. (more…)