Instances of book banning increased by 33% from the 2021-2022 school year to the 2022-2023 school year, according to the nonprofit PEN America.
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In Washington, Zelenskyy makes pleas to Congress and the White House for more aid
President Joe Biden last month requested $40 billion from Congress in emergency spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine.
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.
Cardin’s effort to push ERA forward falls short in the Senate
The Senate voted 51-47 in favor of the bipartisan resolution introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, but fell nine votes shy of the 60 vote threshold needed to clear a filibuster.
His chemotherapy over, Maryland’s Raskin says his cancer is ‘in remission’
WASHINGTON – Five months after receiving his cancer diagnosis, Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Thursday that he completed chemotherapy treatment and his cancer is “in remission.” Raskin, 60, currently has no discernible cancer cells, according to a public letter the…
Maryland’s Ivey wants federal law raising age to 21 for semiautomatic rifle and shotgun buys
Exceptions to the proposed law would be active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers.
New House caucus pushes for ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
The movement to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was dealt a blow in February.
Moore and lawmakers plead Maryland’s case for new FBI headquarters
The FBI headquarters search was suspended during the Trump administration.
Maryland advocates push specialty crop support, conservation for 2023 farm bill
The bill authorizes billions of dollars in a dozen areas ranging from crop price supports to forestry, with most funding set aside for nutrition programs.
New calls by Biden, Democrats for assault weapons ban face familiar foe: most of GOP
Gun violence is an epidemic in the United States, and 63% of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s gun laws.