Baltimore County



Two years after organizing the first union at an Apple retail store, workers in Towson, Baltimore County, are preparing to take another unprecedented step: Becoming the first to go on strike against Apple. The union voted “overwhelmingly” on Saturday to authorize a strike.





Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.