Maryland Democrats lost seven seats in the House of Delegates in the 2014 election, leaving that party with the lowest number of seats in at least the last 25 years.
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Program Provides Foster Homes for Human Trafficking Victims
The host family program of Maryland’s Safe House of Hope, a non-profit organization, provides options for people exploited through prostitution or human trafficking.
New App Helps Anglers, DNR Track Fish
A new website and smartphone app, on which a group of Maryland-area recreational anglers worked for months, is expected to enhance the quality of a federally run program that tracks and helps manage recreational fisheries
New Hospital Protocol Aims to Help Identify Victims of Human Trafficking
A new program being piloted in Maryland starting in January aims to help hospitals recognize the red flags of human trafficking.
Permits Allow Hunting on Maryland Farmers’ Fields to Control Crop-Eating Deer
Year-round hunting is possible through Deer Management Permits for farms with damaged crops.
Maryland Reforms Juvenile Probation System with ‘Graduated Responses’ Decision-Making Tool
Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services is developing an objective decision-making tool called a ‘system of graduated responses’ and plans to run a full pilot program in January.
Venison, the Other Red Meat, on Maryland Tables
“You can barely tell it’s not beef when it’s cooked right.”
Harriet Tubman National Park Nears Approval
Harriet Tubman to Become first African American Woman with National Park
The Satirical Comedy World Wages War Against Washington’s NFL Team
Do satirical television shows alter young people’s perceptions, or are they simply reflecting views already held by younger Americans?
Former Gov. Harry Hughes Reflects on Life Beyond Politics
“It was eight years of honest government” under Harry Hughes, said former Gov. Parris Glendening.