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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 8 items )  

BGE Reminds Residents, Business, and Contractors to Call 811 and Prevent Damage to Critical Underground Energy Services
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: April is National Safe Digging Month, and BGE is joining Miss Utility of Maryland--Maryland's one-call notification center--to remind residents, businesses, and contractors that safe digging must remain a priority to prevent damage to critical underground energy services and keep communities safe. With improved weather, commercial digging for construction projects and landscapi  more

Marriott Hotels Opens Its First Resort in Perhentian Islands
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 2 -- Marriott International issued the following news on April 1, 2024: * * * Wonderful Hospitality Awaits at Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa, Marking Marriott International's Debut in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia * * * Marriott Hotels, the namesake brand of Marriott Bonvoy's extraordinary portfolio of over 30 hotel brands, today announced the opening of Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa on the island of Perhentian Kecil in Terengganu, on the East Coast of Mala  more

Maryland PSC: Virtual Public Hearing Set for Proposed Community Solar Facility in Harford County
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a plan by Chaberton Solar Bonneville, LLC to build a 5.0 MW community solar facility in Harford County. The virtual hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. before Public Utility Law Judge Kristin Case Lawrence. Chaberton Solar Bonneville has applied to the Marylan  more

Md. A.G. Brown Takes Action to Protect Access to Emergency Abortion Care
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Brown filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032924_Amicus_For_CA_NY_et_al.pdf) with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S.   more

Md. Agriculture Dept. Launches Conservation Education Outreach Program For Small Horse Farms
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 2 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture has launched an educational outreach program aimed at small horse farms to encourage conservation practices that benefit local water quality and create a healthier environment for horses. Included in the outreach messaging that will run through the month of April is a 30-second public service announcement appearing on Maryland Public Television's Chesa  more

Media Tip Sheet: Crews Work to Open Temporary Channel Near Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- George Washington University issued the following news: WASHINGTON (April 1, 2024) - The cleanup process is underway at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, where crews are working to open a temporary channel. Last week, a container ship lost power and steering and hit the bridge, causing its full collapse and killing six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time. Maryland leaders are pressing Congress to quickly advance   more

Sinclair Broadcast Group: CHARGE! and ABC Owned Television Stations Enter Into New Network Affiliation Agreement
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, April 2 -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media company and a provider of local sports and news, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) today announced a new broadcast affiliate distribution agreement with ABC Owned Television Stations that will make CHARGE!, one of Sinclair's free, over-the-air, national broadcast TV networks, available on ABC Owned Television Stations' Diginet 3. Beginni  more

TEDCO INVESTS IN LASARRUS
COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 2 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $50,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in LASARRUS, a medical device company dedicating to supporting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. TEDCO's Pre-Seed Builder Fund is housed under TEDCO's Social Impact Funds which were created to engage and invest in economically underserved fou  more