Some scientists fear emerging COVID variants, but CDC sees no reason for alarm

Contrary to popular belief, and the downward trend of cases in the country at the moment, many health officials agree that the pandemic is not over.

Todd Svehla

Campaign email: tes87gn@yahoo.com Website: https://toddfortalbot.com/ Age: 45 Employment: Centreville Police Department – Corporal Education: 1 year of college. six-month Anne Arundel County Police Academy Why are you running for the school board?   I have two teenage boys in the Talbot…

James Miller

Campaign email: james.millerccpsboe@gmail.com Website: www.miller4ccpsboe.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Miller4CCPSBOE/ Age: 39 Employment: Johns Hopkins – Senior Director, Finance  Education: MBA, Finance – Loyola University Maryland Why are you running for the school board?   First and foremost, I am a parent. I have…

Signs of rising voter registrations by women could alter midterm election history

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned two prior Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, giving individual states the power to regulate all aspects of abortion not otherwise regulated by federal law.

Artificial Intelligence in art underlines deeper implications for workers

Twitter-viral text-to-image generators only tell one side of AI capabilities that could upend job growth in multiple industries.

With House seats up for grabs, calls for redistricting reform grow louder

Advocates for reform say the gerrymandering that district maps are undergoing this cycle is the worst they’ve seen. 

Aggregated data masks Asian disparities in Maryland and US

Aggregated race data – which lumps Asians into one category despite their different countries of origin – is masking health and educational disparities in Asian American communities, people across Maryland and the country told Capital News Service.

Bike infrastructure will help prevent crashes and fatalities, advocates and researchers say

There are 2,000 miles of road in Baltimore City. Only 10 of those miles include separated bike infrastructure that divides the road into distinct lanes for cars and bikes.

Horse rescue will operate new facility with grant from state

A horse sanctuary in Maryland plans to use a $100,000 state grant to pay for new indoor training and education facilities. Earlier this month, the Board of Public Works approved the grant to Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, Maryland.

State ends 2021 with surplus, but some Marylanders struggle

Maryland has ended its 2021 fiscal year with $2.5 billion in unassigned funds that Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, hopes to reinvest in those still struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.