SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 8 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Credentialing Center Kicks Off Text to Give Campaign During World's Largest Nursing Conference * National CARES Mentoring Movement and Happy Tails will benefit from donations made through The American Nurses Foundation's Text to Give Campaign ATLANTA -- October 8, 2025 -- The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today opened the 2025 Magnet   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Harris and Maryland Freedom Caucus Call on Maryland Democrats to End Their Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- In response to Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Delegation's press conference at BWI-Marshall (link is external) this morning, Congressman Andy Harris and the Maryland Freedom Caucus called on Maryland's Democrat delegation to end their government shutdown and to stop prete  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), Towson, Maryland, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education opposing its proposal to discontinue the collection of Significant Disproportionality data under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This proposal is seen as a significant step backward in safeguarding the educational rights of students with disabilities, particularly those from minority communities. In the lett  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Drone Fidelity LLC, a veteran-owned small business based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has voiced strong support for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) initiative to modernize small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through its proposed Part 108 framework. In a public comment letter submitted to the FAA, the company emphasized that this new framework acknowledged the critical importance of enhancing safety and reliability in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * Dynamic Automotive is Named America's Top Small Business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce * The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO--, its digital platform for small businesses, named Dynamic Automotive, an auto repair company in Frederick County, Maryland, as CO--100 Top Small Business 2025. Dynamic Automotive was chosen as Top Small Business after earning a spot last month on the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Baltimore Releases 'Summer Heat' Results Part of Nationwide Initiative to Crush Violent Crime * BALTIMORE, MD--The Baltimore Field Office made numerous arrests over the past three months as part of the Summer Heat operation, the FBI's nationwide effort to crush violent crime. "The Baltimore Field Office is fully committed to crushing violent crime across Maryland and Delaware," said William J. DelBagno, special agen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Americans Are Still Waiting on Republicans to Govern * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a hearing hosted by House Democrats to discuss the impact of Republicans' health care shutdown on American families. Below is a video and transcript of his full remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a full video of his remarks. "A lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * IMAN Network, CAIR Hand-Deliver Letters to UMD School of Medicine Leadership Following Reports of Blocked Emails and Calls * The Islamic Maryland Action Network (IMAN) and the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that formal letters were hand-delivered to leadership at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Spotlights the Shutdown's Impact on Federal Workers at BWI Airport * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) gathered at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to spotlight the impact  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin and Schatz Defend the American Freedom to Read and Call to End Nearly 23,000 MAGA Book Bans in the Nation's Schools * The resolution coincides with Banned Books Week, a national observance from October 5-11. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced a resolution affirming the fundamental American freedom to read and condemning the  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for October 7th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly It's incredible to think how much has been published about the opioid crisis--in the news, in peer-reviewed publications, and everywhere else on the internet. Millions of words have been written and read by hundreds of thousands of people who can consume only a fraction of what's out   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Major Utility Companies Against Imposing Penalties, Service Shutoffs on Federal Workers Amid Shutdown * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by eight colleagues in sending letters to 22 major energy, water, and broadband utility companies urging them to avoid imposing service shutoffs and other penalties for late or missed payments on federal govern  more