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Maryland, bay states criticized before big environmental meeting

Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the states with the largest runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, are not on track to meet their goals to restore the nation’s largest estuary by 2025.

Supreme Court hears arguments over voting rights in Alabama case

Their argument hinges on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which says that states must prevent racial minorities from having “less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.”

Hurricane Ian most recent example of billion-dollar storms

Since 1980, there have been 332 major weather events that have each resulted in more than $1 billion in damages, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Moore widens lead over Cox in governor’s race

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore holds a 32-percentage-point lead over Republican opponent Dan Cox in the governor’s race on Nov. 8, according to a University of Maryland-Washington Post poll.

Maryland senators to Pentagon: address toxic chemicals on bases

At issue are what are known as PFAS, which stands for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of “forever chemicals” that come from consumer and industrial goods and that can cause a variety of diseases in humans.

Maryland educators eye better pay following new Baltimore County deal

Baltimore County’s $76 million compensation package plan looks to improve teacher pay and increase teacher retention rates.

Maryland teachers quitting, larger exodus could follow

In the last academic school year, 9.1% of Maryland teachers left the profession altogether, according to the state department of education. Consequently, at the beginning of this year, county school systems across the state reported hundreds of teacher vacancies they needed to fill.

Maryland early mail-in vote count moves forward

The number of requested mail-in ballots has already exceeded the unprecedented half a million mail-in ballots in the July primary election.

Senators would sanction nations recognizing Russian annexation of Ukraine territory

President Joe Biden on Friday said the United States and its allies would impose additional sanctions on people and organizations involved in the attempted annexations.