WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: Arnold & Porter pro bono manager Rwanda Campbell was recently honored with the 2024 "Pro Bono Service Award" from Ayuda, a group that provides legal, social, and language services to help low-income immigrants throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Campbell received the award during Ayuda's "Annual Standing with Immigrants Event," which took place on April 25, 2024. Ayuda's "Pro Bono Service Award"   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: BGE purchased $518 million in goods and services from diversity-certified suppliers in 2023, representing 41 percent of total companywide purchases and bringing BGE's total diverse supplier spend to more than $1.5 billion over the last three years. Maryland businesses accounted for nearly $274 million of BGE's total diverse spend, an increase of $100 million from 2022. In 2009,   more

FORT CARSON, Colorado, May 1 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews Over 45 Maryland National Guard soldiers provided public affairs and logistics support during Vibrant Response 24 at Fort Carson, Colorado, April 19 to May 3. VR is an annual U.S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command - directed Command Post exercise planned in coordination with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other f  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- The Maryland Department of Transportation's Transit Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration released its Fall 2024 Service Change Proposal, which is designed to improve safety and reliability, address the changing customer needs and provide convenient access to essential destinations. The fall schedule changes are proposed to take effect Sunday, August 25, 2024. "  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a letter of appeal led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- The Maryland Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Forty small and midsize Maryland businesses have each received $22,000 in funding to help with targeted cybersecurity training and knowledge. The grant funds come from the Maryland Department of Commerce's Small Business Cybersecurity Resilience in Maryland (SCRIM) program, which was established in 2022 after the state received funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help cr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- The Maryland Department of General Services issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Maryland Department of General Services today announced a solicitation seeking commercial office space for lease for multiple state agencies set to relocate from the State Center complex in Baltimore City. The Maryland Department of General Services, Department of Budget and Management, and the Maryland Tax Court in Baltimore City are seeking available commercial le  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 1 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: Adam Krauss of Baltimore County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different trophy-sized species of fish in Maryland. Krauss, 21, is the ninth Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The FishMaryland program includes dozens of species from bot  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Oceantic Network celebrates today's announcement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of two new offshore lease sales in the Gulf of Maine and off the Oregon Coast. This morning, BOEM issued Proposed Sale Notices (PSNs) for nearly one million acres in the Gulf of Maine, enough to host 15 GW of projects, and just under 200 thousa  more