Community members held a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 16, 2013 Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C.
Maryland
From Seed to Smoker: The Medical Marijuana Process
A state committee will spend years working on detailed regulations before medical marijuana becomes legally available in Maryland. The process is long, complex, and controversial.
State Health Officials Say They’re Learning from Ebola Mistakes in Texas
Maryland state health officials are learning from the mistakes made at a Texas hospital that have left two nurses who cared for an Ebola patient infected with the disease themselves.
Alternative Fuel Day Kicks Off on National Mall
The nation’s largest clean vehicle awareness event kicked off Friday on the National Mall with an exhibit featuring automotive technology and industry solutions.
Brown Skirts Presidential Endorsements
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown declined to say whether he would endorse a presidential run by Gov. Martin O’Malley, saying that he is focused on Maryland’s general election, less than three weeks away.
Health Officials Grilled on Ebola Response, Members of Congress Push for Travel Ban
Banning air travel to the United States from the West African countries affected by Ebola could cause people to travel by other means that cannot be monitored, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Thursday.
Sour U.S.-Russia Relations Hit Maryland, State Closes Trade Office
Opened amid much fanfare in 2010, Maryland’s trade office in Russia has been closed for now, a casualty of sour U.S.-Russia relations.
Growing Minority Populations ‘Diluted’ in New General Assembly Districts, Lawmakers Say
Diversity in the General Assembly will not likely keep pace with Maryland’s growing minority populations. Some minority lawmakers and political groups said this is due in part to redistricting that clumps together or slices across minority populations to keep Democratic incumbents in power.
Maryland Republicans Struggle To Challenge Democrats for Congressional Seats
With less than a month to go before the 2014 midterm elections, Joe Cluster, executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, said the fate of Maryland’s eight congressional seats have already likely been decided.
Maryland Community Colleges to Enhance Job Training to Meet Cyber Industry Demand
A group of community colleges in Maryland will receive nearly $15 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to strengthen job training programs for students pursuing information technology.