Fired federal workers descend on Senate to put human faces on Trump-Musk cuts
Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers walked from Senate office to Senate office Tuesday, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staffs.
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Maryland spent big on youth mental health — but then the budget crisis hit
Suicide rates among youth and young adults increased 62% nationwide from 2007 to 2021, according to the CDC. Meanwhile in Maryland, the teen suicide rate increased by more than a third from 2014 through 2022.
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Maryland Democrats in Congress appalled by Trump’s Ukraine remarks
Some of Maryland’s Democratic lawmakers say they are appalled by President Donald Trump’s comments blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion and calling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator.
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Egg prices hit record high amid bird flu outbreak
Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC.
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Craving more energy, Maryland looks to nuclear power
In a legislative session dominated by energy issues, some state leaders are exploring the idea of more nuclear energy as an option for power generation in Maryland.
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Fearing ICE raids, Delmarva immigrants mostly stay home
As concerns of pending raids circulate through rural communities on the Delmarva Peninsula, places like Race Street have grown eerily quiet. The mere possibility that the Trump administration might follow through on its mass deportation plans is enough to have a chilling effect in rural towns where many immigrants feel especially visible.
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Lawmakers debate Trump-Musk efforts to dissolve USAID
Maryland Rep. Johnny Olszewski and Democratic colleagues at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Thursday attacked the Trump administration for attempting to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Maryland constituents voice worries about Trump actions during senators’ call-in
Amid efforts by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, to shut down some agencies, cut federal jobs, and slash agency leases, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks and Robert Shriver of Democracy Forward, a legal organization that promotes democracy and social progress, addressed public concerns over Social Security, buyouts, proposed cuts to public health and disability, and other issues.
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Maryland lawmakers, union officials denounce Trump’s attempt to dismantle civil service
Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal civil service.
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Democrats and protesters rally against Trump-Musk efforts to shut down USAID
House and Senate Democrats, the minority in both chambers, have staged protests across Washington all week. They demonstrated outside USAID headquarters Monday, the Treasury Department Tuesday, and the Labor Department following Wednesday’s rally near the Capitol.
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