The Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut flights by 10 percent at 40 airports—including Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI—starting Nov. 7 if the government shutdown continues. The move aims to ease strain on unpaid air traffic controllers but is expected to cause widespread delays and cancellations in the Washington area and nationwide.
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Posted inMaryland News
Maryland’s housing order aims to boost affordable housing, cut barriers
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the Housing Starts Here executive order to speed up housing development, reduce regulatory barriers, and expand affordable options amid a statewide shortfall of about 96,000 units. The plan emphasizes transit-oriented development, streamlined permitting, and stronger state-local coordination to close the housing gap and ease costs for renters and homeowners.
Posted inAfro Briefs
This school banned cellphones six years ago. Teachers — and many kids — couldn’t be happier.
San Mateo High School banned cellphones in 2019 using magnetically locked Yondr pouches, aiming to curb distractions, cyberbullying, and mental health issues tied to excessive phone use. Six years later, teachers and many students report improved focus, stronger peer relationships, and a more connected school culture—making San Mateo a national model as more schools adopt similar bans.
Posted inHealth
Maryland’s innovative pediatric internship connects families to mental health care faster
A Maryland program places social work interns in pediatric offices to provide free, in-office behavioral health support for children, offering families a quicker and more accessible alternative to traditional mental health referrals. Praised by parents and pediatricians alike, the initiative not only improves care access in underserved areas but also helps train the next generation of social workers.
Posted inMaryland News
Beyond the high: Diving into Maryland’s cannabis data
Maryland’s latest cannabis health surveys reveal that thousands of users, particularly women, meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder, with some also experiencing cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.
Posted inMental Health
Funding restored to Maryland youth mental health initiatives
By Sasha Allen Maryland mental health advocates and providers are relieved coming out of this year’s legislative session, where state lawmakers decided against a drastic cut in funding to the state’s year-old, big-money program aimed at improving the mental health of its young people. The Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, created under the state’s ambitious […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Rapid-response teams aid troubled youths in New Jersey – but funding limits Maryland’s similar effort
By Colin McnamaraCapital News Service A New Jersey girl tormented others in her kindergarten class. Alienated from her classmates, she physically attacked other students and colored the bathroom walls with a permanent marker. Access to mental health care was complicated in her rural county, and school officials considered suspending the 6-year-old. That was when the […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts
Recently fired Department of Education employees received emotional send-offs as they packed up their belongings amid mass layoffs that cut the workforce by 50 percent. Supporters and advocates rallied in solidarity, warning that the cuts could weaken essential education programs and signaling broader concerns about the future of public education.
Posted inAfro Briefs
In Massachusetts and elsewhere, youngsters find healing through art
Art therapy, as exemplified by Raw Art Works (RAW) in Lynn, Massachusetts, helps young people express and process emotions through creative activities in a supportive community. RAW’s approach fosters resilience and healing by using group-led art projects rather than focusing on individual diagnoses, reflecting the broader impact of art therapy seen in various institutions and community programs nationwide.
Posted inMaryland News
In crowded town hall, Maryland constituents air worries about government cuts
By Colin McNamara Capital News Service COLUMBIA, Md. – Hundreds of Maryland constituents turned out at a town hall the night of March 11 hosted by Maryland congressional Democrats to voice their concerns over the Trump administration’s efforts to break up federal agencies and cut government programs and jobs. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, […]
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Maryland federal properties targeted for sale – but the list changed (then disappeared)
The Trump administration published a list of 443 federal office properties for sale, but the list was later revised and removed, drawing criticism from lawmakers.
Posted inU.S. Government
Fired federal workers descend on Senate to put human faces on DOGE cuts
Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers protested at Senate offices, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staff, after 30,000 federal employees were fired since the Trump-Musk firings began in January.