Tuesday - October 28, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday October 21, 2025 ( 12 items )  

Ed Clemons Jr. Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Ed Clemons Jr. Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits * For immediate release Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 stillman@termlimits.com Oakland, 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  more

Government slashes funding for environmental groups encouraging diversity
BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Government slashes funding for environmental groups encouraging diversity * The U.S. government has cut $14 million in funding to environmental groups that highlight diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their strategic plans, action items or websites. Even groups that included land acknowledgments, formal statements recognizing Indigenous nat  more

Hoyer Joins Representative McBath, House Democrats in Condemning Trump Administration's Latest Attacks on Special Education
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Representative McBath, House Democrats in Condemning Trump Administration's Latest Attacks on Special Education * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) alongside Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), and 144 House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Offi  more

IndyCar and Motocross Champions Star in "Honda Safety Driven" Education Campaign
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * IndyCar and Motocross Champions Star in "Honda Safety Driven" Education Campaign * * Now in its third year in partnership with Discovery Education, Honda Safety Driven uses STEAM educational principles to help students develop real-world safe driving habits * New video series boosts safety awareness with three Honda-powered racing   more

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs: Guatemala Project Reveals Innovative Path to Increase Use of Family Planning
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Guatemala Project Reveals Innovative Path to Increase Use of Family Planning Family planning use rose after CCP-led interventions that focused on all members of the family, not just women. By Stephanie Desmon Instead of focusing solely on young women to improve family planning in rural indigenous communities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, new Johns Hopkins Center for   more

Johns Hopkins Medicine: DNA Shed by Colon Cancers May Help Oncologists Personalize Postsurgical Treatment
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * DNA Shed by Colon Cancers May Help Oncologists Personalize Postsurgical Treatment Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) -- genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream -- may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based on risk of cancer recurrence, according to new research co-led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel  more

Lockheed Martin Awarded $233 Million Contract to Deliver Full-Rate Production IRST Block II Systems
BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 21 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin Awarded $233 Million Contract to Deliver Full-Rate Production IRST Block II Systems ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21 Block II systems and initial spares to the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard (ANG). THE BIG PICTURE IRST21 is Lockheed Martin's next-generation infr  more

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to Deliver Keynote at Leading Ocean Energy Conference
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to Deliver Keynote at Leading Ocean Energy Conference Oceantic Network today announced Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston as a keynote speaker for its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), taking place February 9-12, 2026, in New York City. Premier Houston will address attendees during the offshore   more

Nurses from Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to hold press conference for patient safety
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses from Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to hold press conference for patient safety * Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor will hold a joint press conference on Oct. 21 in Augusta, Maine, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-s  more

Sinclair Announces Amazing America 250: From Neighborhood to Nation Campaign to Celebrate America's Semiquincentennial
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * Sinclair Announces Amazing America 250: From Neighborhood to Nation Campaign to Celebrate America's Semiquincentennial Sinclair today announced the launch of Amazing America 250: From Neighborhood to Nation, a multi-platform celebration of U.S. history, culture, innovation, and community spirit. The companywide initiative will kick off  more

Virginia Tech: Therapeutic Farrier Returns to Teach
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The therapeutic farrier returns to teach By Andrew Mann As Jamie Secoura watched the surgical team remove a growth buried deep inside the horse's hoof, she knew this wasn't the kind of case most farriers would ever encounter in routine practice. But here in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, surrounded by veterinarians sharing radiographs and planning therapeutic approaches together, she was seeing the future of  more

Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water infrastructure projects with the Army Corps of Engineers in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, O  more