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A new round of bonuses could be on the way for Anne Arundel County school bus drivers — an effort to help a system that has suffered from inconsistent service in the past year.

As part of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s budget proposal for fiscal 2023, he announced in April he’d request the county council raise the rainy day cap to 7% of the estimated General Fund, which will result in savings of about $133 million, he said.

Anne Arundel County parents gathered at Michael E. Busch Library Thursday to share their fears about their children’s safety in the wake of a string of mass shootings across the country in recent weeks. The Anne Arundel Gun Violence Intervention Team will release a report on solutions to gun violence in the county on June 14.

Anne Arundel County officials are spending almost $2 million to provide food assistance to more than 18,000 children over the summer.

County Executive Steuart Pittman announced Tuesday that Anne Arundel County would spend $1.5 million to ensure that all recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with children ages 5 to 17 can get an additional $100 a year of funds on their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards.

After the nation was rattled this month by two mass shootings at a grocery story and an elementary school, the contentious debate about how to counteract gun violence is now making its way into the Anne Arundel County executive’s race.

After the nation was rattled this month by two mass shootings at a grocery story and an elementary school, the contentious debate about how to counteract gun violence is now making its way into the Anne Arundel County executive’s race.

Republican Jessica Haire’s skirmish with incumbent Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman marks the first of what likely will be many tense moments in the campaign before the July 19 primary.

Many residents took the time to talk about the imminent need for a rowing facility and more water access for rowers in the county, changes to Jumpers Hole Road and higher pay for school faculty including literacy teachers and school counselors.

When an Anne Arundel County mother's child was in distress, she called 911. Most times, the call is answered. But not this time.