BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the Rate Announcement). CMS's goals for MA and Part D mirror our vision for the agency's programs as a whole: to advance health equity; drive compr  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $149.9 million grant award to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to support the construction of a faster, more frequent bus route between downtown Las Vegas, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Harry Reid International Airport, and other popular destinations. This grant, for   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Rate Announcement for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug (Part D) Programs that updates payment policies for these programs and ensures payment accuracy. The Rate Announcement complements policies in the CY 2025   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Matthew Olay, DOD News Multiple Defense Department assets teamed with state, federal and private sector agencies in Baltimore Harbor Saturday to begin removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. "The [Defense Department] continues to support the whole-of-government response in Baltimore. Through the Unified Command, the U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating this effort in collaboration with the U.  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $149.9 million grant award to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to support the construction of a faster, more frequent bus route between downtown Las Vegas, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Harry Reid International Airport  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Part D Redesign Program Instructions (the Final Program Instructions) concurrently with the CY 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the Rate Announcement). The purpose of the Final Program   more

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al., filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The amicus brief supports the plainti  more

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

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

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Releases 2023 Fatality Early Estimates Projections show a seventh consecutive quarter of decline in fatalities * * * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicked off its campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. The newly rebranded Put the Phone Away or Pay campaign reminds drivers of   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan As a self-described "old-timer" in natural resources with more than 20 years of experience, Heidi Howard has had a birds-eye view of the changes that have shaped the Army's approach to training land management. "When it started in the late 1980s, Integrated Training Area Management was a research program with the objective to identify military impacts from t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, the SBA's Office of International Trade selected Fulton Bank, N.A. and First American Bank as  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Export Lenders of the Year and International Trade Lender of the Year are from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, t  more

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