Morning Roundup

Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System is investigating a cybersecurity attack that affected their networks, as well as thousands of other large organizations around the world. The breach impacted personal and financial information, including names, contact information, and billing records. (WMAR)

A former National Security Agency employee has been sentenced to two weeks of imprisonment for storming the U.S. Capitol along with associates described by authorities as fellow followers of a white nationalist movement. (Baltimore Sun)

Eight Baltimore neighborhood associations plan to announce a lawsuit at a news conference Thursday that aims to halt a Baltimore Gas & Electric project to install gas regulators on the outside of houses. (Baltimore Banner)

East Baltimore residents say that broken streetlights have created major safety problems for them. (WJZ)

When the Maryland State Fair begins its run August 27 in Timonium no one will be allowed to enter the fair after 9 p.m. and after 6 p.m., all individuals under 18 years old must be accompanied by someone 21 or older. (Baltimore Fishbowl)

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s pick for Baltimore Police commissioner is “actively looking” to move into Baltimore City, as is required for the city’s top cop, the mayor’s office said Wednesday. (Baltimore Sun)

The Baltimore City Council passed a $4.4 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2024 on Wednesday afternoon to cover all of the city’s operating and spending needs. The council added $10 million to Mayor Brandon Scott’s proposed budget. About half of that is split between new firetrucks and surveillance cameras under the CitiWatch program. The rest includes upgrades to DPW facilities, like showers for workers, and youth recreational programs. (WYPR)

The new proposed budget withholds more than $1.7 million from the fiscal 2024 budget of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) but Artscape and the city’s Fourth of July fireworks display will both go on. (Baltimore Fishbowl)

Anne Arundel County passes a $2.4 billion dollar budget that will provide for 23 more police positions and 18 new firefighters, raises for librarians and school nurses and $9.5 million for a housing trust fund to address housing insecurity. (Baltimore Sun)

A middle school teacher in Prince George’s County is in custody for allegedly soliciting a student by seeking inappropriate photos. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was set to travel to the UK to take part in a documentary premiere highlighting his crime reduction strategy but cancelled those plans last night after a local TV news station inquiried into who was paying for the trip. (WBFF)

Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday nominated Bonnie Suchman, an attorney with more than 35 years of experience in the energy and utility field, to a seat on the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities. (Maryland Matters)

Leaked internal documents show Maryland State Police supervisors discussing a points-based system that state lawmakers are comparing to a ticket and arrest quota, a practice that was banned in the state more than 15 years ago. (Baltimore Bnaner)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s presence in the national spotlight has been increasing. (The Daily Record)

State officials are edging closer to an official start of a long-awaited effort to resurrect the Red Line, a canceled east-west transit line in Baltimore. (Maryland Matters)

Maryland is the wealthiest state in the country but a new report ranks the state 21st nationwide in overall child wellbeing. (WBAL)

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A Baltimore County Police trial board agreed with the department’s decision to fire an officer for submitting a false report and lying to her boss. (Baltimore Sun)

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released their annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card, an annual scientific review of the Bay’s health, and it shows an overall increase of the grade, continuing a trend over the past two years. (Southern Maryland Chronicle)

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It was too little, too late for the Orioles last night at Camden Yards as the Toronto Blue Jays hold on for a 3-1 win, evening the series at one game apiece. The two teams meet again this afternoon. (Camden Chat)