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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday August 26, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Alsobrooks Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Detained by ICE in Baltimore
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Detained by ICE in Baltimore * August 25, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement today after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was detained by ICE in Baltimore: "The Trump Administration has made it clear: they are callously using Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a pawn and a distract  more

Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Highlights Flexibility, Bamboo Eagle Tests C2, Vanguard Launch Boosts GPS
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Highlights Flexibility, Bamboo Eagle Tests C2, Vanguard Launch Boosts GPS * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Maryland - In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command wraps up Emerald Warrior 25 by demonstrating the ability to operate in any environment, Bamboo Eagle 25-3 concludes with a series of   more

CCP-led Campaign Urges Parents-to-Be in Baltimore: Don't Guess, Test for Syphilis
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * New CCP-led Campaign Urges Parents-to-Be in Baltimore: Don't Guess, Test for Syphilis A CCP-led campaign with the Baltimore City Health Department urges new moms and dads to know if they have syphilis and to seek treatment before the baby comes. By Stephanie Desmon Near the corner of Russell and Hamburg Streets in downtown Baltimore, in the shadow of the city's professional   more

Debevoise Delivers Trial Victory for W.R. Grace
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Delivers Trial Victory for W.R. Grace * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has secured a sweeping trial victory for W.R. Grace & Co., a 175-year-old Maryland-based chemicals company, defeating all claims in a lawsuit brought by a competitor and its affiliate. The plaintiffs alleged that Grace copied their patented design for a combustion promoter and made a Lanham Act claim, all  more

F-35 training at FRCE helps increase fleet knowledge, readiness
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * F-35 training at FRCE helps increase fleet knowledge, readiness * Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted leaders from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 (MWSS-271) July 22 for training focused on increasing the squadron's F-35 Lightning II program knowledge and readiness. The visit was a part of the squadron's quarterly training and was designed to provide in-depth exposure to   more

Hockinson School District Rolls Out New Tool to Boost Student Achievement
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Hockinson School District Rolls Out New Tool to Boost Student Achievement * Charlotte, NC (Monday, August 25, 2025) --Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Washington State's Hockinson School District (HSD) is partnering with Otus and Discovery Education to better track student learning and growth. This new collaboration will help educa  more

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Long Road to Care - Patient With Rare Cancer Pleads for Cross-State Telehealth Access
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The Long Road to Care: Patient With Rare Cancer Pleads for Cross-State Telehealth Access Diagnosed with three separate cancers - including crystal-storing histiocytosis, a form of the disorder with fewer than 200 cases reported worldwide, which can negatively affect the skin, damage bones, and impair cognition levels - Kim Eboch knows the critical importance of having an experienced, trusted care t  more

Lockheed Martin Tests New Training Rocket to Boost Army Readiness and Cut Costs
BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin Tests New Training Rocket to Boost Army Readiness and Cut Costs DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2025 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully showcased its new prototype Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JR3) solution, a reusable pod and affordable training round to replace the current Low-Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket for the U.S. Army and global partners. During a flight dem  more

NRC to Discuss Apparent Violations by Holtec International at Pre-Decisional Enforcement Conference
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * NRC to Discuss Apparent Violations by Holtec International at Pre-Decisional Enforcement Conference Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and officials of Holtec International will hold a pre-decisional enforcement conference September 3 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in the NRC's Commission Hearing Room in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss apparent violations of agency regulations. These appar  more

Thomas Stolz Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Thomas Stolz Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Annapolis, MD - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Maryland House of Delegates candidate, Thomas St  more

U.S. Marshals SOG, CARFTF, Charles County Sheriff's Office, Arrest 3 Suspected Gang Members in Waldorf
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals SOG, CARFTF, Charles County Sheriff's Office, Arrest 3 Suspected Gang Members in Waldorf * Washington, DC \- In support of the president's initiative to Make DC Safe and Beautiful, the U.S. Marshals Service Special Operations Group (SOG), working with the USMS Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and Charles County Sheriff's Office, today arrested in Wal  more

Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Taken into ICE Custody
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Taken into ICE Custody * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "While ICE is holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia and keeping his lawyers in the dark as to what is next for him, Administration officials continue   more

Van Hollen Statement on Meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement after meeting virtually this morning with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura: "I was glad to have the opportunity to speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia this morning and welcome him back to Maryland after what has been a long and torturous  more