Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday May 17, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Regan Linton's Reimagining of Jack and the Beanstalk Illustrates How Subminimum Wage Remains a Barrier to Economic Independence
BETHESDA, Maryland, May 16 -- Disability Belongs (formerly RespectAbility) issued the following news: * * * Regan Linton's Reimagining of Jack and the Beanstalk Illustrates How Subminimum Wage Remains a Barrier to Economic Independence By Aaron Potter Viewers may think they know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. However, writer/director Regan Linton has reimagined this classic tale in a new short film as part of Warner Bros. Discovery's Reframed: Next Gen Narratives program. In this serie  more

Trump's Proposed Budget Imperils Pollinators
WASHINGTON, May 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Proposed Budget Imperils Pollinators WASHINGTON-- President Trump's proposed budget would end funding of research for America's bees coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey Bee Lab. The budget proposal eliminates all $307 million in funding to the Ecosystem Management Area, a division within the USGS that funds biological research, including the Bee Lab. The USGS   more