On April 18, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation was an unlawful extension of authority. As a result, several major U.S. airlines have…
Opioids killed thousands of Maryland residents in 2021
Opioid and fentanyl-related deaths have been growing nationwide in recent years.
Fatal vehicle crashes in Maryland spike during pandemic despite less people on the road
Maryland followed a nationwide trend during the pandemic where, despite emptier roads, vehicle crashes turned more fatal than previous years. This is possibly due to riskier driving behaviors, such as distracted driving and speeding.
Maryland celebrates Harriet Tubman’s place in state history
Historians in Maryland say greater recognition is overdue for of the state and nation’s most important figures. Harriet Tubman is most definitely an icon that should celebrated for her death-defying efforts to lead enslaved people to freedom.
Smithsonian museum exhibits winner and finalists in portrait competition
WASHINGTON – This year’s winner of the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery is artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor with her marquetry hybrid work titled “Anthony Cuts Under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning.” As first-prize winner,…
Baltimore to receive $155 million to revitalize Inner Harbor
Rising crime and a tourism slowdown have caused businesses to leave the once majestic port city.
Maryland gubernatorial candidate’s financial connections pose conflict problems
Capital News Service reviewed the ethics filings and financial disclosures of the leading Democratic candidates for governor and found that while some have holdings in individual companies, none of them has a portfolio matching Wes Moore’s for size and range, and few invest in individual companies.
Selection process for new FBI headquarters back on track and Maryland has two sites
The FBI headquarters has been located in the J. Edgar Hoover Building in the nation’s capital since 1974, but the building is deteriorating.
While Maryland enacts paid family and medical leave, Congress is stalled
Proponents of family and medical leave reforms, including Maryland’s two Democratic senators, are frustrated with the stalemate.
Federal government moving money-printing facility to Maryland
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing is relocating its currency printing plant from Washington to Beltsville, Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. The new $1.4 billion facility will be on the campus of the former Beltsville Agricultural…