AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoNor’easter Watch: A powerful late-September nor’easter is already disrupting the East Coast, with Maryland bracing for flooding, damaging winds, and coastal erosion across multiple high-tide cycles. Ocean City Storm Fallout: Oceans Calling has canceled the rest of its three-day Ocean City festival after worsening wind and beach erosion made it unsafe to continue. Transit Incident: An Amtrak train fire in Essex led to the evacuation of 25 passengers; the fire was extinguished and riders reboarded. Education Oversight: A new watchdog report says the U.S. Education Department’s suspension of key K-12 monitoring raises the risk of undetected waste and unreliable absenteeism data. AI Push in Annapolis: Maryland leaders joined a broader push for federal AI safety rules, while local debate continues over how to regulate rapidly expanding tech. Public Safety Funding: FEMA announced more than $47M in federal fire-responder grants across the region, including Maryland. Data Breach Settlement: Maryland’s AG coalition secured a multistate settlement with Labcorp over a major AMCA data breach. Courts & Records: Baltimore asked an appellate court to block an order restoring the inspector general’s access to city records during an appeal.
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