Maryland
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Assembly considers grants to assist MD family caregivers
Advocates are calling on Maryland lawmakers to fund a grant program to help family caregivers. A 2021 study indicated about 760,000 family …
Program could bring student debt cancellation for some MD borrowers
Marylanders with student debt may have an opportunity to have some or all of it forgiven but time is running out. The average student loan debt of …
MD Labor Dept. finalizing new heat stress standard for workers
With hotter summers bringing hotter working conditions, the Maryland Department of Labor is implementing a heat stress standard to protect workers …
Bill would provide behavioral health services to MD minors without diagnosis
The General Assembly is considering a bill to expand access to behavioral health services to Marylanders younger than 18. This afternoon, the Senate …
Bill would require fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate impacts
Advocates are asking Maryland lawmakers to establish a superfund to help hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the costs of climate change…
Lobby Day brings advocates to Annapolis to focus on Maryland seniors
Advocates will head to Annapolis today as AARP Maryland conducts its annual lobby day. The group's staff and volunteers will meet in person with …
Report: Philanthropy must do more to repair past harms
A new report argued many charitable foundations need to examine the origin of their wealth and repair harms done. The National Committee for …
Affordable housing meets cutting-edge energy tech in MD's Fairmount Heights
By Kayla Benjamin for The Washington Informer.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Ne…
MD Assembly considers reforms to health-insurance coverage
Committees in both chambers of the General Assembly are hearing testimony on a measure to change how health insurance companies in Maryland make treat…
Advocates see composting as alternative to incineration of Baltimore’s food waste
The founder of the Baltimore Compost Collective wants Baltimore to ditch trash incineration, fight climate change and grow healthier food. Marvin …
Rally calls on Congress to fund government, raise federal employee wages
Federal employees rallied in Washington D.C. this week calling on Congress to raise their wages and avoid a government shutdown. With more than 120,…
'Better Buildings Act' would mandate electrification in new construction
With Maryland's commitment to be carbon neutral by 2045 on the horizon, the General Assembly is taking up the issue of building codes. During this …