As much as $737 million in proposed funding expected to be included as part of the budget reconciliation package being negotiated in Congress would be used toward reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Newspapers called Tallahassee lynching victims animals, insane
The language used in news coverage of lynchings often sought to justify the deaths of Black victims to white readers.
Kentucky newspapers often blamed Black victims for lynchings
Kentucky newspapers contributed to a climate of terror by calling the victims bad negroes, “barbaric” or lazy and promiscuous.
Van Hollen, Cardin push pilot program to curb military vehicle rollover deaths
The senators’ measure would create a pilot program requiring data recorders to be placed on Army and Marine Corps tactical vehicles.
Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas abortion law Monday
With a more conservative court, pro-choice and pro-life activists are closely watching this case.
Annapolis downtown floods as high water expected to last the weekend
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Flooding in Annapolis Friday night and into the weekend could reach the third-highest level ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. (Video by Bethany Probst/Capital News Service) Areas along the Chesapeake Bay, including Baltimore City and…
Maryland labor secretary hears unemployment app concerns
The state’s mobile application for unemployment assistance needs better functionality and accessibility, state legislators told Maryland’s Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson on Thursday.
As millions quit jobs for new opportunities, ‘Great Resignation’ shows no signs of waning
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Oct. 12 that 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August.
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion providers in Maryland 2 to 1
Researchers say patients may leave their offices knowing less about their pregnancy than when they walked in.
Questions and answers about the upcoming climate summit in Scotland
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, starting on Monday. The conference, referred to as COP26, is the first opportunity for Biden to try to convince the international…