WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public …
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8/22/23
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OCEAN CITY – Governor Moore today delivered the keynote address during the closing session of the 2023 Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City. The governor spoke about …
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8/20/23
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QUEENSTOWN — The LEAD Maryland Foundation, in collaboration with program partners, including the University of Maryland Extension (UME), is accepting applications for the LEAD Maryland …
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8/16/23
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BALTIMORE – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced on Aug. 16 that the State of Maryland and its subdivisions recently received nearly $24 million as the 2023 installments of …
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8/16/23
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Maryland Matters
FEDERALSBURG – The mayor of Federalsburg said Maryland’s legalization of cannabis is forcing her and her husband to close their business and sell their Eastern Shore …
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By Bryan P. Sears
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8/12/23
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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 14 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their Aug. 2 meeting. The easements will permanently preserve 1,400 …
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8/12/23
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BALTIMORE — Governor Wes Moore recently announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has approved three new Enterprise Zones – Woodlawn in Baltimore County; the towns of Betterton …
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7/26/23
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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Wes Moore announced 100 matching grants totaling $5 million awarded to Maryland nonprofits, local jurisdictions and other heritage tourism organizations by the Maryland …
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7/18/23
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As many attending the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce June Business Lunch already knew, guest speaker Jake Day is no stranger to the communities they call home.
For the former mayor of …
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6/28/23
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In the special election held in Cambridge on June 6, citizens of Wards 1 and 5 chose new city council representatives. One is a familiar face — Brian Roche of Ward 5 — while the other is …
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By P. Ryan Anthony
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6/8/23
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Members of Dorchester County's ag community recently gathered for a farm-hearty breakfast at Hurlock's Unity-Washington Church to hear a Maryland General Assembly wrap-up from area legislators.
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5/30/23
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CAMBRIDGE – Five residents of Cambridge have submitted the necessary documents to appear on the ballot for a special election to be held Tuesday, June 6. The upcoming special election will fill …
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5/30/23
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CAMBRIDGE – Registered voters of Cambridge Wards 1 and 5 who wish to vote by mail were urged in a statement from the city to request absentee ballots as soon as possible for the special …
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5/23/23
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When House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones named Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes as her caucus’ second-ranking leader in 2019, it was viewed as a political prize for the Mid- and Lower …
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By Greg Bassett
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5/20/23
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When Tom Ackerman first began his teaching career in Harford County, Maryland, the end of the school day always brought about frustration.
During the final minutes of the class, he would attempt to wrangle his most challenging students’ attention and connect them with his lessons.
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By Hannah Ziegler, Capital News Service
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5/17/23
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CAMBRIDGE – Five residents of Cambridge have submitted the necessary documents to appear on the ballot for a special election to be held June 6. The upcoming special election will fill the …
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5/17/23
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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources continues to move forward with its proposed change in the tolerance limits for undersized male hard crabs from five crabs per …
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5/8/23
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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with blue crab advisory groups, announces that female blue crabs from which the egg pouch or bunion has been removed, …
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5/8/23
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Funding cuts and staffing shortages at the Maryland Department of the Environment over the past decade have coincided with a decline in the state’s ecological health.
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By Hunter Savery and Jon Meltzer, Capital News Service
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5/6/23
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BALTIMORE — As part of National Travel & Tourism Week the Maryland Tourism Coalition has a “My Iconic Maryland” Scavenger Hunt planned from May 7-20.
Popular personality and …
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5/3/23
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