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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday June 28, 2025 ( 18 items )  

Alsobrooks Votes YES on War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Votes YES on War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted yes on Senator Tim Kaine's (D-Va.) War Powers Resolution. The resolution failed 47-53. "Last week's dramatic escalation by President Trump put American servicemembers and the American citizenry at risk. What yesterday's briefing confirmed was that this action, contra  more

American Nurses Association Membership Assembly - Day 1
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 27 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Association Membership Assembly - Day 1 * # ANA leaders inspire and call for action at Membership Assembly Against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and unrest, nursing leaders from around the country convened June 27-28 in the nation's capital for the 2025 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, the governing and official voti  more

Around the Air Force: Human-machine teaming, sonic boom research, survivable communication networks
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Human-machine teaming, sonic boom research, survivable communication networks * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - In this week's look Around the Air Force, human-machine teaming for better decision-making in battle sprints forward with an experimental program, researchers are studying the impact of sonic booms as rocket launches become   more

CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new Innovation Center model aimed at helping ensure people with Original Medicare receive safe, effective, and necessary care. Through the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service   more

Elfreth Recognizes the Capital Gazette Shooting Anniversary on the House Floor
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Recognizes the Capital Gazette Shooting Anniversary on the House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) took to the House floor to remember and honor the five journalists of the Capital Gazette who lost their lives on June 28, 2018, in a mass shooting in their Annapolis newsroom. Ahead of the seven-year anniversary on Saturday, the Congresswoman read the names   more

FEMA: Notice of Availability: - Draft Programmatic Agreement and Request for Public Comments
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Agreement and Request for Public Comments Annapolis City Dock Flood Mitigation Undertaking * PHILADELPHIA-- The City of Annapolis, Maryland has applied through the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre-Disa  more

From Whiteboard to Water: Oregon State Team Castorea Makes a Splash at ISR18
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * From Whiteboard to Water: Oregon State Team Castorea Makes a Splash at ISR18 * What began as a submarine sketch on a whiteboard in 2022 became a reality for Oregon State University's human-powered submarine team, Team Castorea, in their inaugural run at the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR 18) in West Bethesda, Maryland. The club was founded in 2022 by Liam Vincent, a mechanical engineering student  more

Johns Hopkins: Report Highlights U.S. 2023 Gun Deaths - Suicide by Firearm at Record Levels for Third Straight Year
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 (TNSrpt) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Report Highlights U.S. 2023 Gun Deaths: Suicide by Firearm at Record Levels for Third Straight Year Report analyzing CDC data finds that 58% of total firearm fatalities in 2023 were suicides; suicides accounted for majority of firearm deaths every year since 1995 * Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs in 2023, even as gun homicid  more

Maryland Pension Funds Adopt Labor Standards for Private Equity
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 28 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on June 27, 2025: * * * Maryland pension funds adopt labor standards for private equity In June, the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) Investment Committee voted to adopt Responsible Workforce Management Principles for its private equity investments. The framework contains nine principles that private equity managers are expected to follow, covering a wide range of workforce protec  more

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Subpoena of Harvard University
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Subpoena of Harvard University Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on Committee Republicans' baseless subpoena to Harvard University, the latest Republican attack on independe  more

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Trump V. CASA
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. CASA Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc: "Today, the Supreme Court ridiculously reinterpreted the Judicia  more

Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime Legislation Would Bar Government Contracts with Bad-Apple Dealers Whose Guns Are Overrepresented in Violent Crime Data * Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ran  more

Raskin Statement on Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor : "Donald Trump and his Administration have continued to target and attack LGBTQ+ Americans in the most scandalous fashion. In this  more

SCOTUS Ruling Opens Door to Erasure of LGBTQIA+ Topics in Schools
WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Ruling Opens Door to Erasure of LGBTQIA+ Topics in Schools * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2025) -- All students deserve to see their families and experiences reflected in their school curricula. But today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, can pull their children out of the classroom anytime LGBTQIA+ people are  more

Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations Into WinRed
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations into WinRed WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Robert Garcia (CA-42), the top Democrats on the Committees on Judiciary, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, respectively, requested documents from Federal Trade Commission Cha  more

Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Govern  more

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Enhances Educators' Ability to Interpret Student Data and Improve Achievement Through New Partnership
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Enhances Educators' Ability to Interpret Student Data and Improve Achievement Through New Partnership * Charlotte, NC (Friday, June 27, 2025) --In a first of its kind agreement, New Jersey's West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (WWP) today announced a new partnership with Otu  more

YANG Announces Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation Donation
BETHESDA, Maryland, June 27 -- The Young Auto Care Network Group, a community of the Auto Care Association, issued the following news release: * * * YANG Announces Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation (AACF) Donation BETHESDA, Md. - June 26, 2025 - The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG), an Auto Care Association community of young industry professionals under the age of 40, is proud to support the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation (AACF) and its mission to providing criti  more