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Van Hollen, Alsobrooks oppose bill to limit back pay for federal workers

By MARY BURKE and XAVIER BOARD Capital News Service WASHINGTON - Maryland’s Democratic senators voted Thursday against a Republican proposal that would provide back pay only to certain essential federal workers during the shutdown. The Shutdown Fairness Act,...

Trump administration denies appeal for Western Maryland flood aid

By AUDREY KEEFE Capital News Service WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday denied an appeal for federal disaster aid to Western Maryland for the May floods in Allegany and Garrett Counties. The appeal for a major disaster declaration would have made the...

Food education program for low-income families defunded

By SANDRA SMITH Capital News Service As of Oct. 1, Maryland’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, has been defunded following President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” SNAP-Ed provides SNAP participants, low-income individuals who receive...

E. Randolph Marriner: Serial entrepreneur and long-time gaming commissioner to be honored Wednesday

This column appears in the November issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Randy Marriner is a serial entrepreneur. After he made his initial nest egg in marketing with his Columbia firm 20 years ago, he took up real estate...

State Roundup: 500 state jobs eliminated; rise in gambling problems accompany legal mobile sports betting

Board of Public Works eliminates 500 state jobs; study finds a rise in gambling problems that accompanied legal mobile sports betting; legislative panel considers overhaul of Health Department boards.

State Roundup: Shutdown adds to pain of Black women in federal workforce; Maryland down 300,000 residents over 13 years; concerns mount over AI influence on 2026 elections

Shutdown adds to pain of Black women in federal workforce; Maryland down 300,000 residents over 13 years; concerns mount over AI influence on 2026 elections

State Roundup: Judge gives unaffiliated voters a partial win; Trump freezes Army Corps projects in Maryland, other states; fight over Lottery contract heads to court

Judge gives unaffiliated voters a partial win; Trump administration freezes Army Corps projects in Maryland, other states; fight over Maryland lottery contract heads to court.

State Roundup: Marylanders flock to No Kings rallies across state; Bay restoration program hampered by privately owned shoreline

Marylanders flock to No Kings rallies across state, many surprised by large turnout; Chesapeake Bay restoration program hampered by privately owned shoreline; Maryland really wants electric school buses.

Thousands in Columbia join national “No Kings” protest against Trump

Several thousand demonstrators lined the streets of downtown Columbia Saturday as part of the “No Kings” rallies across the country protesting President Donald Trump and his actions. Republican politicians had sought to portray the demonstrators in advance as people...

state roundup: $1.75 BILLION IN state bonds sought; hold on health insurance for UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS; EHRLICH looked into joining Trump admin

PANEL RECOMMENDS $1.75 BILLION IN BONDS FOR NEW FISCAL YEAR: A key fiscal panel is recommending the state continue with a plan to borrow up to $1.75 billion for capital projects in the coming fiscal year, despite the potential for fiscal headwinds from the federal...

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