Maryland residents receive first shots of new COVID-19 vaccine

The Maryland Department of Health suggests residents use the state’s COVID Vaccination Site Searcher to find the new booster nearby.

Weekly drive-through deals hope in Frederick

The organizer estimates that during the two years they operated the drive, they provided 300 to 450 families a week’s worth of groceries every Monday.

Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread

The growth of the lottery business nationwide was inspired in large part by the lobbying innovations of a single multinational gambling company, Scientific Games Holdings LP.

Robin Ficker’s latest campaign is for Maryland governor

Ficker’s campaign losses include a 2016 U.S. House race in Maryland’s District 6 Republican primary; the 2014 Maryland state Senate general election race in District 15; and a 1982 Maryland House of Delegates race in Montgomery County.

In sheer numbers, U.S. and NATO forces far outstrip Russia’s military

While war is not solely a game of numbers, having a numerical superiority in firepower is certainly an advantage. So how do the US and NATO forces stack up against those of Russia?

Cable television is on the decline in the ‘Age of the Customer’

In 2013, there were over 100 million households paying for cable. It can be forecasted that by 2026 there will be less than 60 million.

Opioids killed thousands of Maryland residents in 2021

Opioid and fentanyl-related deaths have been growing nationwide in recent years.

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.

Republican lawmakers across the nation are attacking LGBTQ+ rights

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is one of many Republican-backed measures across the country that aim to curb LGBTQ+ rights. Last year, 17 anti-LGBTQ laws passed in state legislatures in eight states.

Washington D.C. sees recent increase in cases of violent crime

Total violent crime is on the rise in 2022. By April 19, 2021, all violent crime in Washington D.C. was at 961 cases. By April 19 of this year, violent crime had already surpassed that at 1,230 cases, an almost 28 percent increase.