ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 4 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act (H.B. 1256) was passed by the Maryland General Assembly last night and is now poised to modernize the state's energy management and grid preparedness. Advanced Energy United, a national business association representing over 100 businesses including transmission developers, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, and charging infras  more

ARNOLD, Maryland, April 4 -- Anne Arundel Community College issued the following news release: Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Kellie McCants-Price, Ph.D., was recognized as an honoree of Anne Arundel County's 2024 Michelle Obama Awards. Named after the former first lady who serves as a role model for women, the award celebrates remarkable women across the county who recognize the need to eradicate bias and discrimination from lives and institutions, paving the way for a more pos  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 4 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has elected 13 new shareholders across the Firm. The new shareholders and their primary areas of practice and office locations are: * Heather R. Alleva (Health Law; Nashville, Tennessee) * Lauren Brink Adams (Logistics, Energy and Manufacturing Litigation; New Orleans, Louisiana) * Hannah McSween Cole (Health Law; Knoxville, Tennessee) * Chuck Delorey (Real Estate/Finance; Birmingham  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Coppin State University issued the following news: Since its conception in 2016, Coppin State University's EICAC has been growing exponentially and this year will be the largest. Hosted by the university's Center for Strategic Entrepreneurship and the College of Business, the 2024 Economic Inclusion Conference at Coppin (EICAC) on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's conference theme is Youth Entrepreneurship: Pathways to Economic Empowerme  more

LA PLATA, Maryland, April 4 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Nursing Clinical Simulation Coordinator Professor Linda Goodman is among 35 state-wide recipients of the Dr. Peg E. Daw Nurse Faculty Annual Recognition Award. Each award comes with a $10,000 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. "This recognition emphasizes the commitment of our nurse faculty who provide state-of-the-art training for our current nursing   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine has received two awards totaling more than $20 million from the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health, both of which will be used for a six-year clinical trial investigating a potential treatment for the most common inherited retinal disease, retinitis pigmentosa. The disease causes retinal cells in the eye, or cells that sense light,   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: On Republican Larry Hogan's bus tour, voters will hold him accountable for his commitment to caucusing with Republicans and his refusal to protect women's reproductive freedom. From Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Amanda Sherman Baity: "Marylanders know that electing Republican Larry Hogan would turn the Senate over to MAGA Republicans so they can pass a national abortio  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has entered into a settlement (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/040224_Assurance_To_RCCL.pdf) resolving an investigation into Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., d/b/a Royal Caribbean International, regarding 2021 and 2022 Capital Jazz "SuperCruise" sailings  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of six attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the respondents in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The brief argues that the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits punishing people for sleeping on public property when they have no other place to lawfully sle  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Constellation's credit rating has been upgraded by the credit rating firm Moody's Investor Services ("Moody's") based on the company's improved debt coverage metrics and strong financial performance driven by climate policies that recognize the value of nuclear as a reliable clean energy resource. Mo  more

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, April 4 -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media company and a provider of local sports and news, issued the following news release: Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary, ONE Media Technologies, will be participating in the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week in Las Vegas. Members of the company's leadership team will participate in multiple panel discussions and technical paper presentations during the April 13-16 show, and Sinclair wil  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The University of Baltimore's Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement and the Baltimore Office of Equity and Civil Rights will host "Ethics and Digital Accessibility--It's a Whole New World," a panel discussion on the ethics of digital accessibility, on Wednesday, April 10, from noon to 2 p.m. in Room 412 of UBalt's Bogomolny Library, 1420 Maryland Ave. The event, free and open to th  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: An interdisciplinary panel discussion, "Global Perspectives on Immigration," will be offered by The University of Baltimore's Office of Diversity and International Services and the Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement on Tuesday, April 9 from noon to 2 p.m. It will take place in Room 412 of the Bogomolny Library, 1420 Maryland Ave. The event, to be offered both in-person and onlin  more