Schools face a shortage of social workers – but Howard University has a plan that helps
Project PRESS focuses on sending students to D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8, historically Black and low-income areas located south of the Anacostia River.
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Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future
Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.
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Trump wants the canal back, but Afro-Caribbeans are staking a personal claim
Since Trump’s inauguration, the American president has made repeated mention of the American lives lost in building the canal. He raised concerns about American treatment in its current operation, saying they have been violated and treated unfairly.
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Baltimore residents face daily disruptions after Key Bridge collapse
While the March 26 bridge collapse didn’t cause Baltimore’s economy to crater, it did create significant disruptions in the lives of some who relied on the bridge to get to jobs and medical appointments.
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DOGE is cutting GSA leases across Maryland and D.C. Here’s why the market’s optimistic
The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) mission to dramatically reduce the General Service Administration’s (GSA) federal portfolio has sparked cautious optimism in the Capital region’s real estate market, despite swift backlash from Maryland’s congressional leadership.
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Maryland and Virginia Democrats propose bill aimed at halting arbitrary federal agency moves
Maryland and Virginia congressional Democrats are proposing legislation aimed at preventing costly federal agency moves pushed by the Trump administration.
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GOP-controlled panel rejects Mfume’s efforts to get documents on federal firings
House Republicans have rejected an effort by Maryland Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume to obtain Trump administration documents regarding the firing of federal employees.
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Baltimore averted economic crisis one year after Key Bridge collapse
The state’s Department of Commerce had a Port of Baltimore Emergency Business Assistance Program that provided nearly $10 million in grants to affected businesses. The state Department of Housing and Community Development provided $5.9 million in assistance through its Neighborhood Business Works Program.
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Van Hollen and other Senate Democrats say Social Security nominee unfit
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and some other Senate Democrats on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, could jeopardize benefits for seniors and Americans with disabilities.
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Study: Baltimore Ranks 6th among the Cities Where People Are Most Delinquent on Debt
With Americans carrying about $18 trillion in total household debt, the personal finance website WalletHub has released its latest report
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