BALTIMORE – At lunchtime Wednesday, underneath a dim overcast sky, 77 families of furloughed federal workers showed up to a union parking lot for food. In the crowd was Donna, a Baltimore employee of the Treasury Department. Having fallen on…
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Maryland’s Hoyer calls shutdown a “hostage” situation
WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Wednesday called the federal government shutdown a “hostage” situation and said reopening the government is the Democrats’ “first responsibility.” “The American (people) ought to be extraordinarily disappointed and angry,” the Maryland Democrat…
Rising student loan debt hurts housing market, Fed says
WASHINGTON – With student loan debt numbers at a historic level, the Federal Reserve reports that home ownership rates are dropping as a result. The nationwide home ownership rate has dropped noticeably since 2005, particularly among young Americans. In the…
Michael Bloomberg calls on Annapolis to talk gun control
Former New York City Mayor, rumored to be considering a run for president in 2020 made a stop in Annapolis Tuesday afternoon. Bloomberg met with about half-a-dozen democratic lawmakers and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh to discuss gun control.
Union feeds 400 people furloughed during shutdown
The Amalgamated Transit Union offered free lunches for furloughed workers last week during the ongoing government shutdown. As the week went on, more people came for the free lunch, and by last Friday almost 400 people were fed in total.
Bill requiring environmental study would delay highway project
Gov. Larry Hogan’s I-495 and I-270 expansion plan could be pushed back for a year by a bill that would first require a completed environmental assessment.
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