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Prince George’s median average household income was about $98,000 in 2022, according to the Census Bureau. That was higher than the national average of $75,000 but lower than the neighboring counties of Montgomery at $126,000; Fairfax, Virginia, at $129,000 and Washington, D.C., at $102,000.
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The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a transformative education law passed in 2021, aims to boost student performance and education quality throughout Maryland schools. It outlines these goals in five pillars: the expansion of prekindergarten, the hiring and retention of high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, college and career readiness, additional resources, and accountability and governance.
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By HAILEY CLOSSON WASHINGTON – Over 287,000 Maryland households risk losing access to high-speed internet at the end of this month unless
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The Republican-led House Wednesday passed a bill to add a citizenship question to the decennial census and exclude non-citizens from the population count used to determine federal representation.
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Retail theft is now over a $100 billion problem in the United States. Maryland is one of the last blue states that has yet to pass an organized crime law. Retailers and lawmakers are trying to figure out how to fix the problem.
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After years of devastating flooding, Ellicott City is set to break ground on the Extended North Tunnel: an underground flooding mitigation system. The tunnel is expected to push 26,000 gallons of water per second from the North end of the city to the Patapsco River.
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Maryland federal and state lawmakers, as well as local education groups, are speaking out against allowing teachers to carry firearms in classrooms, adding that they are confident that a bill allowing such a practice won’t come to fruition in the state.
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ince 1790, the Census Bureau has taken a head count of every person, regardless of citizenship, in the United States so Congress can determine how members of the House of Representatives and Electoral College votes are distributed.
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Fatal overdoses in Maryland continued their downward trajectory, dropping 3% in 2023 to 2,503, according to data from the Maryland Office of Overdose Response.
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You might think spending $16.6 billion more in state funds from 2024 through 2029 — and billions more after that — would be enough to give Maryland a world-class education system. But that’s not what many people at the state’s local school districts think.
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