Energy Affordability Fight: Maryland electricity bills are up 50.9% over five years and now sit 24% above the national average, with Gov. Wes Moore blaming utility “double dipping” and data-center demand while critics argue state decarbonization rules are pushing Maryland to import 43% of its power. Grid Reliability Warning: Utilities warn voltage collapse and rolling blackouts could hit as soon as summer 2027. Space & Defense: In National Harbor, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed the U.S. has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons,” a first public acknowledgment that’s likely to inflame the space-arms race. Biotech Leadership: Serapha Bio named Kenneth T. Mills CEO and filled out its executive team to advance an in vivo base-editing program for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Local Economic Development: Calvert County is seeking one developer to buy and build out the last 10 lots at Patuxent Business Park. Health Licensing Oversight: Maryland launched a new commission to untangle delays and tech problems at health licensing boards. Cybersecurity: UMass Amherst researchers showed some expired credit cards can be “revived” for contactless purchases via a “Zombie Card” attack. Port & Logistics: Maryland’s grain exports get a boost as the Port of Baltimore opens a new grain transloading facility. Food & Agriculture Policy: Rep. Andy Harris is tied to delays around FDA food traceability rules after a cyclospora outbreak sickened people nationwide, including in Maryland. Data Center Backlash: Harford County became the first Maryland county to permanently ban data centers after residents organized against a hyperscale campus.