Minority-led nonprofits struggled disproportionately during the pandemic, fueled by hard-to-reach government funding and catastrophic losses on every income source, according to Maryland Nonprofit survey data released Dec. 1.
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Legislature plans special session on redistricting, vetoes
While there are disagreements over which state owns the title of most gerrymandered, Maryland’s 2011 map went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices said partisan gerrymandering is not an issue for the federal courts.
Maryland counties vaccinate youngest schoolchildren
Kent County increased its seven-day average for first doses of all ages by 133% to about 20 daily vaccinations the first week of 5- to 11-year-old eligibility, according to the latest available Maryland Department of Health data.
Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative of state
Capital News Service consolidated the American Community Survey’s race categories — excluding white, Black and Asian — to create an “other” category that is comparable to the Legislature’s “other” category. This consolidation includes people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and it makes up about 9 percent of Maryland’s population.
Marylanders say they are feeling the pinch of inflation
By BRITTANY N. GADDY Capital News Service WASHINGTON — Some Marylanders say they are changing their budgets as they pay more for basic necessities like groceries and gas due to inflation. “My husband keeps saying as the prices keep going up he’s not going to be able...
Maryland State House dome, grounds slated for repairs
The first part of the project will focus on structural repairs to the dome related to water infiltration, painting, and window work, Cavey wrote in an email to Capital News Service. He said renovations will also ensure the dome has continuous protection from lightning and fire.
Maryland turkey farmers have high sales and high costs
Despite the challenges, David Haberkorn of Morris Hill Farm in Tracy’s Landing, Maryland, is proud of his pasture-based process, in which he said turkeys rotate to fresh ground.
Environmental lessons for Maryland in wake of COVID-19
Maryland is very likely experiencing increased air pollution from the increased incineration of medical waste, according to Megan Latshaw, an associate scientist in Environmental Health and Engineering at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Never mind the honeybee: Maryland researchers want more buzz over saving native bee species
Maryland plays a role in endangering native bee species as urbanization also decreases flower populations, which bees need for pollination and survival.
Billing questions plague health providers in Maryland
Optum Behavioral Health spokesperson Christine Hauser wrote in an email to Capital News Service, “As Optum and MDH have made clear, providers currently have the claims information necessary to balance their books and begin repayment of overpayments.”
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