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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday November 08, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Constellation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results * Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP Net Income of $2.97 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $3.04 per share for the third quarter of 2025 * Narrowing full-year 2025 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance  more

Court Order on Annual Asylum Fee Notices
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following alert: * * * Court Order on Annual Asylum Fee Notices * On Oct. 30, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued an order in Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., SAG-25-03299 (D. Md.), temporarily staying the Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) implementation provisions by USCIS as provided in the n  more

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference in Support of Suit Against Trump Administration's Attempt to Sabotage the New FBI headquarters Project in Maryland
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference in Support of Suit Against Trump Administration's Attempt to Sabotage the New FBI headquarters Project in Maryland * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a press conference in support of Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George's County filing a lawsuit that challenges the Trump Administration's July 2025 d  more

Hoyer Supports Attorney General Brown and Prince George's County's Suit Against Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Diversion of FBI Headquarters Project from Maryland
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Supports Attorney General Brown and Prince George's County's Suit Against Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Diversion of FBI Headquarters Project from Maryland * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) expressed support for Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Prince George's County's lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's unlawful attempt to sabotage the new FBI   more

IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass Ratify Union-Proposed Offer in Effort to End 11-Week Strike
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass Ratify Union-Proposed Offer in Effort to End 11-Week Strike * TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2025 - After 11 weeks on strike to protest the company's unfair labor practices, members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1297 (District 54) at Libbey  more

New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 7 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11 * Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days starting Nov. 11 to protest the refusal of the hospital's owner and operator, LCMC Health, to address concerns about nursing staff retention. Nurses at UMCNO are represented by National Nur  more

Ranking Member Hoyer Statement on the Cancellation of the IRS Direct File Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Statement on the Cancellation of the IRS Direct File Program * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File program has  more

UMD Researcher's $16M Planned Gift to Support Professors, Postdocs, Students
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 8 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * UMD Researcher's $16M Planned Gift to Support Professors, Postdocs, Students A $16 million planned gift from a longtime University of Maryland faculty member will empower researchers and students in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics to conduct research on viruses and infectious disease in people and plants. Professor Anne Simon, a plant virologist and longtime "The X-Files  more

UMSL leaders showcase strategic communication and community impact at 2025 CUMU Conference
TOWSON, Maryland, Nov. 6 [Category: Education] -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities posted the following news: * * * UMSL leaders showcase strategic communication and community impact at 2025 CUMU Conference * Originally published in UMSL Daily on November 4, 2025 The University of Missouri-St. Louis once again made a significant impact at the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Annual Conference, where faculty, staff and administrators gathered to share ins  more

Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Welcome Maryland Attorney General and Prince George's County Lawsuit to Keep FBI HQ Project in Greenbelt
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Welcome Maryland Attorney General and Prince George's County Lawsuit to Keep FBI HQ Project in Greenbelt * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) welcomed Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy's lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from canceling the Federal Bureau of Investigation   more

Van Hollen, Warner, Colleagues Act to Bar Mass Layoffs During Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Warner, Colleagues Act to Bar Mass Layoffs During Government Shutdown * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in introducing the Securing Assurance for Federal Employees (SAFE) Act, legislation t  more