WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Protect Our Care to Highlight Impacts of GOP Healthcare Crisis Today, U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Darren Soto (FL-09), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) joined Protect Our Care and leading civil rights and health advocacy organizations to hig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Introduces the National Fire Academy RESCUE Act to Protect Fire Departments During Government Shutdowns * Last week, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) introduced the National Fire Academy Reimbursement for Emergency Service Course Unavailability and Expenses Act, or the National Fire Academy RESCUE Act, to protect local fire departments from shutdown  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM District 837: We Will Not Vote Boeing's Insulting Offer * ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22, 2025 -- IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837 released the following message to members: "Your IAM Union Bargaining Committee met with Boeing through federal mediators over the last two days. A  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 23 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Sustainable Family Planning Uptake Now Closer to Reality in Nigeria "The government, with the right tools, can make family planning uptake sustainable, without constant support from outside donors," says CCP's Olukunle Omotoso. By Stephanie Desmon At a time when resources for global family planning are dwindling, The Challenge Initiative (TCI), led in Nigeria by the Johns Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Litigation Task Force Leaders Raskin, Neguse, DeLauro, and Garcia Slam Russell Vought for Exploiting Republican Shutdown to Implement Unlawful Purge of Federal Workforce Lawmakers Demand Vought Rescind Flagrantly Illegal "Reductions in Force" Amid Republican Shutdown * The leaders of the House Litigation Task Force, Judiciary Committee Rankin  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nation's largest nurses union continues call for all charges against union leader David Huerta to be dropped * National Nurses United continues to stand in solidarity with our union brother, David Huerta, president of Service Employees and International Workers West, and call for the federal government to drop all charges against Huerta. Huerta was hurt, arrested, and detaine  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United calls for ceasefire in Ukraine, withdrawal of Russian forces * National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, sent a letter yesterday to President Trump urging the United States to "demand a permanent ceasefire, withdrawal of all Russian forces, diplomatic negotiations that respect Ukrainian   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: [Category: Political] * * * NEWS RELEASE: Act gives Marylanders some of country's strongest data privacy protections * BALTIMORE - The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act went into effect on October 1, 2025, giving Marylanders some of the strongest data privacy protections in the country, including prohibiting companies from collecting more data than is necessary to deliver a service and stopping   more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Oct. 21 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Starter Partners With Major Holiday Basketball Tournament * RADNOR, PENNSYLVANIA (October 21, 2025) BASE Sports Group announced a new partnership between Starter and the Governors Challenge, one of the largest holiday basketball tournaments in the country held in Maryland. Under the agreement, the Starter brand will serve as the Official Apparel, Event Merchandis  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Tenet nurses announce one-day strike for patient safety at six California hospitals * Registered nurses at six Tenet hospitals in California have announced they will hold one-day strikes on Thursday, Oct. 30, to protest the multibillion-dollar hospital corporation's refusal to address nurses' deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing, announced California Nurses Asso  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for October 21st, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Gambling Disorder in the Age of Mobile Sports Betting Nora D. Volkow Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Online gambling is a rapidly growing industry all over the world, affecting both adults and youth. Sports betting is now legal in 38 US states and the District of  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * TWS reveals a new logo * The Wildlife Society has unveiled a new logo that highlights TWS' history while creating a fresh, modern look. "I'm excited about the new look and changes at The Wildlife Society as we move our professional society into the future while honoring our past," said TWS CEO Ed Arnett. It was a team effort to shepherd the log  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are leading 13 Senators and 10 House members in pressing the Trump Administration on the detention of Mohammed Zaher Ibra  more