WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS, BLUMENTHAL, VAN HOLLEN, AND WALKINSHAW INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS' RIGHT TO APPEAL ILLEGAL AND UNFAIR FIRINGS * The bicameral Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act establishes a private right of action for fired federal employees October 7, 2025 [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Enterprise and NurseHub Announce New Scholarship for Nursing Students in Financial Need * The scholarship was presented at the American Nurses Enterprise's Annual Celebration Dinner at the ANCC Magnet & Pathway Conference in Atlanta ATLANTA - October 7, 2025 -- The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) is excited to announce a new scholarship fund for s  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Enterprise Unveils New Model Defining the Economic Value of Nursing Nursing Human Capital Value Model demonstrates how investing in nurses drives better outcomes and stronger financial performance * ATLANTA - October 7, 2025 -- Today, the American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) is hosting its annual Research Symposium pre-conference activities, featuring   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * ANCC and Sigma Theta Tau Announce Winner of the 2025 Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant * ATLANTA -- October 7, 2025 -- The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) are excited to announce the 2025 recipient of the Sigma/ANCC Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Implementation Grant: an interpr  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * ArtSpace Charter School Selects Discovery Education to Support Math Achievement * Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, October 7, 2025) --North Carolina's ArtSpace Charter School today announced the selection of DreamBox Math by Discovery Education to support math instruction in grades K-8. This new digital resource will be used by teachers in the s  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 8 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * Building Cyber Confidence: UMGC and Educators Unite to Bring Cybersecurity to Classrooms As technology continues to reshape our world, the need for cybersecurity awareness and digital literacy in K-12 education has never been more urgent. University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is partnering with local educators to meet this challenge head-on through two transformative initiatives: the G  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Makes Statement on Anniversary of October 7th Terrorist Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Glenn Ivey issued the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks against Israel: Today marks the two-year anniversary of the October 7 th terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. On that dark day, innocent victims were brutally murdered and hostages tak  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Holds Telephone Town Hall on Government Shutdown's Impacts in Maryland's 6th District * House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks Provide Updates from Both Chambers Today, more than 15,000 people from Maryland's 6th District joined a telephone town hall with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on the October 7th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on the October 7th anniversary. "Today marks two years since the people of Israel experienced the worst terror attack in their nation's history. The assault, abduction, and execution of Israeli citizens and tourists carried out by Hamas on that day claime  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference to Commemorate Two Years Since the October 7 Attack on Israel * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a press conference with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), October 7 hostage families and survivors, Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee (AJC), and Meredith Jacobs, CEO of Jewish Women Internationa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees Launch Investigation into Violent Chicago Immigration Raid "Treating a U.S. city like a war zone is intolerable" * Today, the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security launched an investigation into the September 30th immigration raid in Chicago that terrorized residents   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Maryland Commission on Public Health (MDCoPH) issued a report outlining a comprehensive vision for advancing and modernizing the delivery of foundational public health services across Maryland. Culminating two years of collaborative assessment, the commission's document identifies urgent structural needs, recommends actionable reforms, and positions Maryland as a leader in health system innovation and equity. The report highlights that Maryland's diverse popu  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * New ASAM Handbook of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition, Aims to Help Primary Care Providers Confidently Treat Addiction * The third edition includes updated strategies for treating pregnant patients and new pathways to prescribe medications for addiction treatment Rockville, MD (Oct. 7, 2025) - Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM),  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Psychedelic Use Increased 30% since 2021 * This blog is part of ASAM's 'Recovery Readout' series, which breaks down the latest data and trends impacting addiction medicine and practice management. Data in Focus Over 10 million people in the United States used psychedelics 1 /hallucinogens 2 in 2024. 3 Those estimates underscore a nearly 30% increase  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Scott Demand Federal Criminal Investigation Into Trump Administration Commandeering Federal Employee Emails to Compel Political Speech Trump's Education Department Rewrote Employees' Auto-Replies Without Their Consent to Blame Shutdown on Democrats in Violation of the Law * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rank  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on the Second Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attacks * Washington, D.C. \- Two years after Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement: "Hamas' horrific terrorist atrocities against civilian communities in Israel on October 7, 2023, mark a day of shame and debasement for all humanity. In the deadliest attack on   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Raskin, Smith, Meeks, Himes, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Commi  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Standardizing Cyber Analytics to Secure Critical Infrastructure * A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has developed a framework for standardizing alerts generated by cybersecurity systems defending critical infrastructure, dramatically improving the efficiency with which they respond to potential attacks  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 7 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Trump and Republicans Prove They're Anti-Worker With Plan to Deny Back Pay * October 7, 2025 Contact: Media@Mddems.org "They Will Always Side With the Powerful Over Working People" Annapolis, MD -- The Maryland Democratic Party is blasting Donald Trump and Republicans for a new memo suggesting that furloughed federal workers should be denied back pay due to the Republican government shutdown.  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * TWS 2025: 'Wings of Survival' kicks off Edmonton conference * Leanna Carriere woke up one morning to the realization that she wanted to migrate. Not the kind of migration a human might normally do--she didn't want to move south to spend the winter in Florida, for example. Carriere meant to do something a little more epic for humans--follow the mas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Reports of White House Efforts to Claw Back Federal Employee Pay * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding reporting that the White House and the Office of Management and Budget are attempting to violate the law and claw back federal employees' pay for the period of the government shutdown. Senator Van Hollen worked alongsid  more