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As BGE bills are about to rise June 1, utility commission demands a delay

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

The Maryland Public Service Commission is requiring Baltimore Gas and Electric to mitigate the effects of an impending supply-side rate increase for customers. BGE customers are bracing for an expected bill increase of $16 per month starting Sunday. And that hike follows months of high utility bills tied to heavy usage during the cold winter, higher natural gas supply costs and major utility infrastructure projects.
Pikesville theater makes a comeback with a new name and owner

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

In a plot twist, a Pikesville movie theater hasn’t reached its final act just yet. Baltimore movie lovers were shocked when Next Act Cinema announced at the end of last year that it was abruptly closing its doors. It was the only Black-owned theater in Maryland. Five months later, the local theater, located at 921 Reisterstown Road, is having a revival. It has a new name and a new owner.
A black bear is Baltimore and Howard County’s newest visitor

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

A black bear is roaming through neighborhoods and shopping centers in Baltimore and Howard counties. The bear was initially spotted in Baltimore County’s Randallstown and Pikesville areas but has since made its way into Howard County after residents caught the bear on camera in Ellicott City and at the Columbia Crossing shopping center on Thursday. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) believes the bear is 1.5 years old and is the only one in the area.
Maryland lawmakers demand feds stop expected electricity bill spike

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

Democratic state lawmakers said Tuesday they have “grave concerns” about a fast-approaching bill hike for electricity ratepayers and are pushing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to step in. “We urge you to take action to protect Maryland households from exorbitant costs set to take effect June 1,” a letter from 87 state legislators reads.
How to do ‘recession core’ - the Baltimore way

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

A quick scroll through social media can send you down a rabbit hole of recession indicators: grown-out roots, less lipstick, jazzed-up cans of tuna. There’s seemingly no end of content about unconventional ways to save money. But those clips are just clues. A recession is officially triggered by two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product growth. The U.S. checked one box when it reported recently that the economy contracted in the first three months of the year.
AmeriCorps: Maryland loses 550 positions to Trump administration cuts

4 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

Maryland officials are getting a clearer picture of the scope of loss from the Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps. They said Thursday that the state will lose at least $12 million in grants and shed about 550 positions across more than 20 programs. That’s about double what Gov. Wes Moore’s administration estimated last week in the immediate aftermath of AmeriCorps cuts. State lawmakers and local organizations are calling on communities to fill the funding gap.
Local workforce development organization falls victim to Trump cuts

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

As the Trump administration shakes up federal agencies and takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion, the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation announced the loss of two grants this week. The cuts hit projects focused on apprenticeships for women and workforce development to help Baltimore tackle its vacant housing crisis.
Maryland nonprofits and volunteers ‘devastated’ after AmeriCorps cuts

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

Caryn York received an unusually sterile email from AmeriCorps one evening last month. It said the federal agency for volunteering and national service was ending the terms of thousands of national members, including those in her program — effective immediately. Another email from the Maryland Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, sent on behalf of AmeriCorps, soon arrived in the inboxes of more than a dozen other local programs.
Marylanders could pay $800M to power Virginia data centers

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

Just as energy bills have become somewhat more digestible thanks to the change in seasons, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel is warning that electric utility customers could soon be on the hook for $800 million in transmission upgrades to power Northern Virginia data centers.
SmartEnergy: Company ordered to pay $6.5 million to 32,000 Marylanders

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bria Overs

The Maryland Public Service Commission has ordered the refund of $6.5 million to more than 32,000 former customers of SmartEnergy Holdings. The Monday decision comes after the commission concluded that the New York City-based renewable energy supplier misled and deceived customers and violated a Maryland law. The company has 90 days to refund its electric customers who enrolled by telephone between February 2017 and May 2019. Representatives for SmartEnergy did not respond to requests for comment.