WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks Introduces Bill to Combat Modern-Day Voter Suppression and Intimidation * Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced S.2912, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, to address the rise in deceptive voter suppression practices and intimidation in federal elections. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-04) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Ala.-07) introdu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Baltimore Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Today, District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced Tyon Bailey, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Kelly O. Hayes,  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Baltimore Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Possessing Firearm in Connection With Drug Trafficking Fentanyl U.S District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Timothy Darren Proctor, 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 130 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. On October 7, 2024, a federal jury found Proctor guilty of  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following letter on Sept. 23, 2025, with 10 organizations: * * * Ceasefire in Name Only: Ongoing Attacks, Occupation, and Displacement in Lebanon Today marks one year since the escalation of hostilities erupted across Lebanon in September 2024, following almost a year of violence on the southern border that began on October 8, 2023. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, the Israeli forces killed more than f  more

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Will Deliver Nearly 2.3 Million Meals in Pennsylvania 37 Pennsylvania food banks and pantries benefit from $2.5 million six-state program * GREENSBURG, Pa., Sept. 24, 2025 -- The FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative - awarding $750,000 in grants to 37 Pennsylvania food banks and pantries. In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand DOJ, FBI Release Recordings of Tom Homan Receiving $50,000 Cash Bribe Administration Reportedly Shut Down Investigation Into Homan Pocketing Cash from Undercover FBI Agents Posing as Businessmen Seeking Federal Contracts * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members, County Executive Fight to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open * WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy visited the U.S.  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 24 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * More Than 50 Scientific Societies Issue Letter to Congress Expressing Concerns Regarding Executive Order on Federal Grantmaking * A coalition of more than 50 scientific societies issued a letter to the United States Congress today, expressing concerns over provisions in the 7 August 2025 Executive Order (EO) titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking." The letter urge  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 24 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather * Into a Sun-soaked sky above the Florida coast, NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at 7:30 a.m. EDT. IMAP will study the heliosphere, the Sun's magneti  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release: * * * Prince George's County Man Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud Greenbelt, Maryland - Terry Chen, 25, of Prince George's County, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with submitting fraudulent CARES Act unemployment insurance (UI) claims. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Proposed Dominion Chesterfield Power Plant Threatens Health and Environment of Surrounding Community Analysis Shows Dominion Can Meet Customer Needs Without Building Gas Plant * The proposed Dominion gas plant in Chesterfield is a threat to the health of people and the environment in the surrounding community, according to testimony filed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Alphabet's Coerced Confession and Capitulation to MAGA Demands Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, informed the Committee that it would reinstate accounts   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Blumenthal, & Schiff Demand Answers From Capitulating Big Law Firms Doing Trump's Bidding U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), member of  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 24 [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, posted the following news: * * * Remington Bracher earns Graduate Fellowship in Wildlife Policy * Remington Bracher has been awarded the Ronald F. Labisky Graduate Fellowship in Wildlife Policy for his research bridging Traditional Ecologi  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Sept. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 23rd, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Over 34 states have laws allowing the involuntary treatment of individuals with severe substance use disorders (SUDs), but in many of the states, these laws have not been enforced. In response, the president recently signed an executive order directing vigorous support of such st  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 24 [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, posted the following news: * * * TWS supports professionals unable to attend annual conference * In response to many U.S. federal employees' inability to attend this year's annual conference due to new budget and travel restrictions, TWS i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Details Objections to Trump DOJ's Spend Plan, Rebukes Unlawful Funding Cuts & Transfers * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), expressed his strong opposition to a series of unlawful actions that the Trump Administration's Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon brings innovation to Smith Island, connecting one of America's most secluded communities * SMITH ISLAND, M.D. \- Verizon's award-winning network has reached one of America's most secluded communities, bringing high-speed internet and mobile service to Smith Island, Maryland, for the very first time. Through creative engineering,   more