President Joe Biden said his policies had created 13 million jobs, including 800,000 in manufacturing, and kept unemployment under 4% for 19 months, including record lows in unemployment among Black and Hispanic workers, veterans, and the lowest jobless rate in 70 years among women.
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Congress, health officials look to improve federal response to the next crisis
Before the pandemic, the CDC had 187 health facilities and now has 25,000 facilities to manage statistics and data.
Cardin reintroduces bipartisan bill to authorize coastal watershed habitat conservation program
The legislation is aimed at continuing conservation programs at two dozen coastal areas, including the Chesapeake Bay.
Outdoors could be key to improving post-pandemic learning
Outdoor education programs have been proven to have a positive effect on the educational, physical and emotional development of young people, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Independent reporters on social media report DC crime to large audiences
In the D.C. Metro Area, a like-minded online community of independent reporters seeks to inform their physical communities.
Hogan’s environment agency was underfunded and underperformed, experts say
WASHINGTON — Funding cuts and staffing shortages at the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) over the past decade have coincided with a decline in the state’s ecological health. MDE’s water-related enforcement actions and identification of major polluters plummeted during…
Smithsonian’s ‘1898’ exhibit explores complex history behind U.S. expansionism
The exhibition explores the pivotal period when the United States emerged as a world power, a time of global expansion that was celebrated by many Americans and vigorously opposed by others.
Several Maryland Democrats expected to vie to replace Cardin
Most political observers believe a Maryland Democrat will fill Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat.
Debt ceiling fight leads Van Hollen, Democrats to revive proposal to eliminate the debt ceiling
Failure to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling could trigger a government shutdown, lower the U.S. credit rating and set off a wave of other negative economic impacts.
Biden infrastructure program so far has sent $2.6 billion to Maryland
Maryland’s second-largest county, Prince George’s, has received nearly $103 million for 41 projects, according to White House data.