Baltimore County Council

The Democrat is deciding whether to run for Governor or for a second term as Baltimore County Executive.

The Baltimore City Council aims to give local companies a better shot at winning bids on city contracts. Baltimore’s comptroller will implement a law that calls for one percent of all city construction costs to fund public art. And The Baltimore County Council passes a vote to let more local establishments apply for live music permits.

"We're not talking Woodstock," said one councilman, as council gives hundreds of businesses the right to apply for a live music permit.

Money for Lansdowne High School and doing away with library fines also in the spending plan.

We’ll hear from a clinical psychologist who asks: After the psychological stress of the pandemic, what will it take for us to unlearn the habit of social distancing? Plus, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski proposes a $30 million funding increase for the county’s school system. And the County Council worries about the noise complaints that might come with expanding live entertainment permits.

County zoning keeps hundreds of businesses from offering live entertainment.

The council also wants the school system to report how many students are failing.

Bands playing in bars technically illegal in much of Baltimore County

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