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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Wednesday March 05, 2025 ( 6 items )  

AACTE, NCTR File Lawsuit to Protect Federal Funding for Educator Preparation Programs
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education issued the following news release: * * * AACTE, NCTR File Lawsuit to Protect Federal Funding for Educator Preparation Programs Lawsuit Seeks to End the Unlawful Termination of More than 100 U.S. Department of Education Grants AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education), along with its Maryland affiliate, the Maryland Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), and the National Cent  more

CAIR Congratulates Md. Muslims on Governor's Proclamation Commemorating Holy Month of Ramadan
WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Congratulates Md. Muslims on Governor's Proclamation Commemorating Holy Month of Ramadan The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) extends its congratulations to the Muslim community on Governor Wes Moore's official proclamation commemorating Ramadan as a month of reflection, prayer, and community. VIDEO: Ramadan Greetings from  more

CAIR Congratulates New Muslim Delegate Sworn In Today to Md. General Assembly
WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Congratulates New Muslim Delegate Sworn In Today to Md. General Assembly The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) congratulates State Delegate Sean Stinnett, who was sworn into office today. He was nominated last month to fill the vacant 41st District seat in the Maryland General Assembly. As a longtime public servant, advocat  more

Generative AI Wargaming Promises to Accelerate Mission Analysis
LAUREL, Maryland, March 3 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Generative AI Wargaming Promises to Accelerate Mission Analysis A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is creating an artificial intelligence-driven capability that automates much of the work that goes into designing, setting up, developing and running wargames. The effort holds promise to dramatically ampl  more

New Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * New Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering # Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM Chwen-Yuen A. Chen, MD, FACP, FASAM Chinyere Ogbonna, MD, MPH Tricia Wright, MD, MS, FACOG, DFASAM March 3rd, 2025 This week ASAM released the new Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering. This guideline was developed to help clinicians determine when th  more

Nurses Sound Alarm on Patient Safety Crisis at Mission Hospital Following Death in the Emergency Room
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 4 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses sound alarm on patient safety crisis at Mission Hospital following death in the emergency room Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Thursday, March 6, to highlight patient safety concerns and expose the life-threatening conditions patients face due to extreme short-staffing, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (N  more