WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. * After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. September 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Another week of RFK Jr.'s reign, another week of bad acts that will harm th  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Association Urges States to Act on $75 Million Federal Investment in Long-Term Care Nursing * Targeted funding offers a critical opportunity to close staffing gaps, improve care quality, and support vulnerable populations SILVER SPRING, MD -September 17, 2025 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) urges governors and state leaders to fully engag  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * As Trump's Epstein Scandal Spreads, Judiciary Democrats Release New Memo Detailing How Trump Administration Policy Puts Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers Before Victims and Survivors Administration Has Gutted Federal Programs Combatting Sex Crimes, Defunded Victim Support Programs, and Rewarded Sexual Predators and Crimina  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chesapeake Bay Partners Achieve Large-Scale Oyster Restoration Goal Today at a celebratory event in Annapolis, dozens of environmental partners marked a major milestone for oyster restoration in Chesapeake Bay. Totaling roughly 2,000 acres of habitat restored, this effort is considered the largest oyster restoration initiative in the world. The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreem  more

TOWSON, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * CUMU partners to support Inside Higher Education's US Universities Summit 2025 The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is pleased to be an Association Partner for Inside Higher Education's US Universities Summit 2025. Transforming Disruption Into Opportunity, co-organized by Times Higher Education, and in partnership with Stevens Institute o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Calls Out Fire Fighter Staffing Shortages At Military Installations * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered a floor speech to address fire fighter staffing shortages on military installations. Recent reports indicate that the military services intend to eliminate vacant firefighter positions, restrict the use  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Urge EPA Not to Abandon Efforts to Combat Climate Change, Pointing to Threats Facing Maryland Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Del  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Gaza: Leaders of Major Aid Groups Call on World Leaders to Intervene Following the UN Genocide Conclusion The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza, including Humanity & Inclusion (HI), are calling on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded , for the first time, that genocide is being committed. The statement is below: As world leaders convene next   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * An Accelerated Paradigm for Developing Mission-Critical Materials * Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are developing a novel materials science paradigm -- one that strategically applies artificial intelligence and robotics -- that holds promise to dramatically accelerate the process  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Urge EPA Not to Abandon Efforts to Combat Climate Change, Pointing to Threats Facing Maryland Communities * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) urged the U.S. Environmental Protectio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- A bid protest from Resource Management Concepts Inc., a firm in Lexington Park, Maryland, was denied by the Government Accountability Office after the company's proposal failed to meet small business participation requirements for a Navy contract. The protest centered on a request for proposals issued by the U.S. the Navy for IT support services for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport, Washington. The contract, a single cost-plus-fixed-fee task order with a 1-ye  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Maryland School Psychologists' Association (MSPA) has issued a public comment letter expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by the U.S. Department of Education. The organization argues that the amendments threaten the legal foundations of the program and could have dire consequences for American school children. MSPA highlighted the essential role that school psychologists play in educational s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Grills FBI Dir. Kash Patel in Opening Statement at Judiciary Hearing: "You've Left All of Us Less Safe" Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Full Committee hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), slamming D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Combatting Criminal Drone Use in America Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on the malicious use of drones, otherwise   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Swalwell Recommend Eight Hearing Topics to Guide New Jan. 6th Select Subcommittee's Work Ranking Members Seek Urge Republicans to Commit to Bipartisan Approach, Public Hearings, and Fact-based Investigation in Continuing Historic Work of Previous Jan. 6 Select Committee * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Responds to Childhood Vaccination Rates Backsliding * September 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) responded to childhood vaccination rates backsliding across the United States. A monthslong NBC News data investigation, in collaboration with Stanford University, found that a large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks, Lupita Nyong'o, Mandy Moore, Members of Congress, and Women's Health Advocates Discuss the U-FIGHT Act * September 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Lupita Nyong'o, Mandy Moore, women's health advocates, and other Members of Congress for a roundtable to discuss women's health legislation, especially Senator Alsobrooks' bipartisan U  more

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release: * * * Sinclair Says Kimmel Suspension is Not Enough, Calls on FCC and ABC to Take Additional Action Sinclair's ABC stations to air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk during Jimmy Kimmel Live timeslot on Friday * BALTIMORE - Sinclair, the nation's largest ABC affiliate group, objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the assassination   more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 16th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly This week, we have a collection of science and news articles that touch upon bread-and-butter topics but with a little bit of a twist. First, there's Fentanyl-Hunter, a heroic name for a platform combining artificial intelligence and a multilayer molecule network (with mass spec  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * TWS Fellows Named for 2025 * The Wildlife Society has award fellowships to 10 wildlife professionals for 2025. The Wildlife Society gives TWS Fellows Awards each year to individuals who have "distinguished   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard awards contract for reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard * WASHINGTON -- The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. The scope of work includes lengthening of the pier, construction of new fende  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Under Director Kash Patel, FBI Is Covering Up Trump's Relationship with Epstein, Sacking Experienced Counterterrorism Agents, and Endangering Public Safety At Hearing, Republicans Blocked Subpoenas for Undisclosed, Key Epstein Evidence from Four Major Bank CEOs, Trump Treasury Department, FBI's Dan Bongino, and Bureau of Pri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Designate Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced a resolution to designate September 14 through 20, 2025 as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week to recognize the important role that Community School Coordinators and full-service community schools play in students' education and  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Zeldin's EPA Betrayal of Maryland: $3.4 Million in Canceled Environmental Grants and Rollback of Life-Saving Protections As Zeldin Fundraises for Maryland Republicans, His EPA Policies Have Poisoned Maryland's Air and Water While Canceling Millions in Community Grants Baltimore, MD - As Lee Zeldin prepares to headline a Maryland Republican Party fundraiser in Baltimore, new data reveal the devasta  more