Rockey, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Round Up: GOP COUNTERS DEMS on REDISTRICTING; DEMS SAY GOVT COULD CLOSE AGAIN IN JANUARY; JOHNS HOPKINS OFFERS FREE TUITION.

GOVERNMENT JUST REOPENED. MD DEMS SAY IS COULD CLOSE AGAIN IN JANUARY: Late on Wednesday night, America’s government reopened after a 43-day shutdown — the longest in its history. Maryland Democrats say it could be more of a reprieve than a return to normalcy. Ben...

Reps. Jamie Raskin, Andy Harris agree?! Speaker Johnson too!: Provision in shutdown law benefits handful of senators and must be reversed.

By PETER RICCIO and AUDREY KEEFE Capital News Service WASHINGTON - Maryland Reps. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, and Andy Harris, a Republican, agree that the Senate wrongly approved a provision that would allow senators to sue the government for up to $500,000 if they are...

As federal government reopens, some popular tourist sites won’t welcome visitors until next week

By SOPHIA DA SILVA Capital News Service For 43 days, many government-funded services and programs were interrupted and suspended by the shutdown. That included such popular tourist sites in the nation’s capital as the Smithsonian Institution museums, the United States...

State Roundup: Budget guru cautions against using reserves to offset $1.5 billion shortfall; shutdown ends but Maryland emerges with wounds

Maryland budget guru cautions against using reserves to offset $1.5 billion shortfall; federal shutdown ends but Maryland emerges with wounds.

House votes to end shutdown, but Maryland Democrats are not on board

By XAVIER BOARD and PETER RICCIO Capital News Service The House of Representatives voted 222-209 Wednesday to approve a continuing resolution that funds the federal government through Jan. 30, ending the record 42-day shutdown and sending the bill to President Donald...

Maryland’s Small Businesses at Risk from Crypto’s Latest Workaround

By John Astle The GENIUS Act, passed with bipartisan support earlier this year, was a step in the right direction. It sought to curb speculative activity in the stablecoin market by banning rewards for merely holding stablecoins, which are digital tokens tied to the...

State Roundup: Maryland could face $1.4 billion budget gap; unlicensed elder care facilities proliferate in B’more; Sen. Michael Jackson now colonel

Maryland could face $1.4 billion budget gap; unlicensed elder care facilities thrive in B’more; Sen. Michael Jackson now colonel as he takes over State Police.

State Roundup: Congressional Dems say ‘No’ to Senate plan, citing health care issue; fifth Bay cleanup agreement ready for signatures

Maryland’s congressional Dems say ‘No’ to Senate plan, citing health care issue; fifth Bay cleanup agreement ready for signatures; nonprofit federal contractor losing $110,000 a month with shutdown.

State Roundup: Moore says ‘No’ to Trump order to ‘undo’ SNAP aid; pressure mounts on Senate Pres Ferguson to move forward on redistricting

Gov. Moore says ‘No’ to Trump order to ‘undo’ SNAP aid; pressure mounts on Senate Pres Ferguson to move forward on redistricting

state roundup: bwi, DC airports to cut flights by 10%; mid-decade redistricting poses more risk than reward, says ferguson; Federal lawsuit filed over fbi headquarters

BWI, REAGAN, NATIONAL AND DULLES FACING FAA FLIGHT CUTS: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will see a 10% cut in flights as part of federal plans to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown. So will Ronald Reagan Washington...

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