Dan Menefee, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup: Maryland ranks No. 1 in federal job losses since January; despite delays and cost hikes, Purple Line is on track; public school facilities in need of repair, report says

MARYLAND LOSES MOST FEDERAL JOBS SINCE JANUARY: Maryland lost another 2,500 federal jobs in August, the second month in a row that the state has led the nation in federal job losses, according to numbers released Friday by the Maryland Department of Labor. The August...

Rising medical mistakes in Maryland hospitals might be a language problem

Medical mistakes in Maryland hospitals rose by 5% in fiscal 2023, the state health department reported Sept. 12 in its annual report on the Hospital Patient Safety Program, though it doesn’t explain why it takes more than two years to assemble the data. Of the 808...

Maryland lawmakers see Kimmel suspension as threat to free speech

By MARY BURKE Capital News Service Democrats in the Maryland congressional delegation on Friday warned that ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following controversial comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk was a threat to free speech. “It represents the...

state roundup: moore gets warning from trump on key bridge costs, dei practices; local media weigh in on kimmel suspension; bwi contract employees protest safety concerns

TRUMP WARNS MOORE ON KEY BRIDGE COSTS, ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ DEI PRACTICES: The Trump administration sent a letter Friday to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warning of concerns over a potentially ballooning budget and “unconstitutional DEI practices” for the rebuilding of the...

State Roundup: Audit says agency may have housed foster kids with sex offenders; lawmakers to schedule hearings; community blasts landfill discharge request

Audit says Social Services admin may have housed foster kids with sex offenders; lawmakers to schedule hearings; community blasts landfill discharge request, Senate Pres Ferguson hesitant on redistricting.

State Roundup: Marylanders on ACA could see health costs soar; Debate grows over judges’ light sentences; Is it the end for offshore wind?

Marylanders on ACA could see health costs soar; Debate grows over judges’ light sentences; Is it the end for offshore wind?

State Roundup: Trump admin officially asks judge to vacate wind farm permit; Bay cleanup takes different tact on farm nitrogen use

Trump administration officially asks judge to vacate wind farm permit; Bay cleanup takes different tact on farm nitrogen use; and Harpers Ferry National Park a target for Trump administration history scrubbing.

State Roundup: Health Dept sees rise in medical errors; Moore seeks to ‘supercharge’ housing development; Bay agreement gets thumbs down from public

Maryland Health Dept sees rise in medical errors; Gov. Moore seeks to ‘supercharge’ housing development, prioritizing speed; Chesapeake Bay agreement gets thumbs down during public comment period.

Rewards for nutrient efficiency on Md. farms help reduce Bay pollution

By Karl Blankenship Chesapeake Bay Journal For decades, efforts to clean the Chesapeake Bay have tried to reduce nutrient-lade runoff from croplands by urging farmers to apply fewer nutrients to their fields. That’s often a difficult request, as nutrients, especially...

Leadership Development Remains Essential in Uncertain Times

By Erin Moran During periods of fiscal uncertainty, it can be tempting to view leadership development as optional rather than essential. As Maryland’s public institutions face tighter budgets, there is concern that training, mentorship, and succession planning may be...

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