A week in the life: Maryland’s state capital, in photos

Here is a week-in-the-life look at the place where state laws are built.

Fire officials push Congress to help attack growing wildfire threat

WASHINGTON – Wildfires are a growing threat to every state and fire officials are asking the federal government to step in to help. Fire agencies across the country need more support and less governmental red tape to fight these conflagrations…

Senators hear the case for cutting Americans’ workweek to 32 hours

WASHINGTON – In 1955, Walter Reuther, head of what was then known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), told a Senate hearing that coming technological advancements would make a four-day workweek possible. That was the last Senate hearing on the…

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Annapolis

A week in the life: Maryland’s state capital, in photos

Here is a week-in-the-life look at the place where state laws are built.

Maryland debates “local” wind farm, way offshore

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland wants to expand its use of renewable energy by encouraging local projects like wind turbines.  But one company’s plan to build windmills in waters off the coast is running into trouble this session in the General…

Cage-free egg bill cracks under pressure

A bill promoting cage-free eggs once got people excited but now it’s stuck in committee, leaving sponsors uncertain if its future is on the sunny side. 

State okays more Purple Line money, but not gladly

Gov. Wes Moore and the state’s chief financial officers approved nearly half a billion dollars in extra funds for the Purple Line on Wednesday, even as they condemned the embattled project’s mounting delays and escalating costs.

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Washington

Biden, Johnson host luncheon with Ireland’s Varadkar ahead of St. Patricks Day

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Friday attended the annual Friends of Ireland Caucus St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the United States Capitol hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana. Biden was one of the…

Fire officials push Congress to help attack growing wildfire threat

WASHINGTON – Wildfires are a growing threat to every state and fire officials are asking the federal government to step in to help. Fire agencies across the country need more support and less governmental red tape to fight these conflagrations…

Senators hear the case for cutting Americans’ workweek to 32 hours

WASHINGTON – In 1955, Walter Reuther, head of what was then known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), told a Senate hearing that coming technological advancements would make a four-day workweek possible. That was the last Senate hearing on the…

Steps from the Capitol, cafe owner offers tastes of Belarus and worries about home

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Maryland

Maryland debates “local” wind farm, way offshore

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland wants to expand its use of renewable energy by encouraging local projects like wind turbines.  But one company’s plan to build windmills in waters off the coast is running into trouble this session in the General…

Cage-free egg bill cracks under pressure

A bill promoting cage-free eggs once got people excited but now it’s stuck in committee, leaving sponsors uncertain if its future is on the sunny side. 

DC Council cracks down on speeding with new ‘Steer Act’

The DC Council unanimously passed the Steer Act in its newest attempt to reduce speeding and reckless driving in the district.

Opioid deaths spur push for kids to carry naloxone

As adolescent opioid deaths surge, a bill before the Maryland General Assembly would allow students to carry and administer naloxone on school grounds, providing clarity to a disparate and ambiguous set of policies across the state.

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Senegalese Journalist Maty Sarr Niang Finally Liberated

Maty Sarr Niang, a journalist for the independent news site Kéwoulo, was released on March 12 after being detained for nearly 10 months. Her case was considered to be a signal of Senegal’s democratic backsliding.

Silencing Truth: The Persecution of Russian Journalist Ivan Safronov

Less than two years before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ivan Safronov, a well-respected military correspondent, was arrested to show Russian journalists that they were no longer allowed to report on the military. Following his arrest, Putin tightened press restrictions in Russia, forcing Safronov’s fiancé to flee the country. Still, even after his appeal was denied and Safronov continues to serve his 22-year sentence in Siberia, his letters to friends remain optimistic.

The Nightmare before New Year’s: The Story of Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim

Egyptian journalist Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim was a man spending time with his family on vacation until he was suddenly detained for his association with his employer Al-Jazeera. After almost 6 years his family and colleagues are fighting for justice.

567 days and counting: Renowned Guatemalan journalist still behind bars

Despite hopes a new anti-corruption president would free José Rubén Zamora, his future remains uncertain ahead of a new trial scheduled for Feb. 20. The award-winning investigative journalist and publisher has been imprisoned for more than a year and a half in a high-profile case that has drawn attention from press freedom groups, U.S. government officials and Guatemala’s new president.