By Meghan Thompson Capital News Service Only 10 percent of investors in Maryland’s cannabis industry are people of color, according to data from the Mayland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC). This figure illustrates the extent to which minorities are excluded from participation in Maryland’s medical cannabis industry, maintaining that those who profit most from medical cannabis […]
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COVID-19 Has Affected Maryland Schools — at all levels
By Wesley Brown Capital News Service ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland — Learning has changed in Maryland since the coronavirus outbreak. Teachers and students have been forced to turn to online platforms across all education levels due to the closing of classrooms. Last week, the Maryland State Department of Education extended its closure of public school systems […]
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Collegiate Coaches Moving Forward Through Coronavirus Concerns
By Alex Murphy Capital News Service VOORHEES, N.J. — Athlete eligibility and scholarship availability are two of the biggest questions college coaches are now tasked with moving forward as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States. On March 12, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced the cancellation of the remainder of winter and spring […]
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Cancellation of Spring Sports a Tough Call for Student-Athletes
By Alex Murphy Capital News Service VOORHEES, N.J. — Student-athletes across the college sports landscape are faced with tough realizations and a new challenge amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic as seasons have been stripped away and preparations begin for next season, which remains up in the air. Winter and spring sports came to an unfortunate […]
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Annapolis Theaters Have Financial and Cancellation Concerns
By Fatemeh Paryavi Capital News Service POTOMAC, Md. — While many businesses are struggling nationwide with paying salaries and dealing with layoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the theater industry has been hit particularly hard. With some jobs, working remotely is still possible. However, what about an industry where its primary source of […]
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With Rise of Trump Came Rise of White Nationalism, Critics Say
By Haleigh Whisted Capital News Service Thomas Rousseau, a 21-year-old originally from a suburban Dallas, Texas, home, was once a Boy Scout that wrote a conservative opinion column and drew cartoons for his high school’s student newspaper, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. His past high school peers considered him as normal and quiet, […]
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Coronavirus Update: Deaths Continue to Mount in Intensifying Pandemic, Other Developments
By BRYAN GALLION, MALIKA BUDD and ANNA HOVEY Capital News Service WASHINGTON — The United States logged over 206,200 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 4,500 deaths Wednesday afternoon, according to John Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering data dashboard, as the pandemic continued intensifying despite increased restrictions on people […]
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Maryland Bill Would Ease Rules for Mortician Apprenticeships
By Wesley Brown Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An emergency bill would deaden the requirement that Maryland mortuary science students must complete the majority of their education prior to starting an apprenticeship. House bill 106, a bipartisan effort from Delegates Susan Krebs, R-Carroll, and Joseline Peña-Melnyk, D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel, would allow anyone […]
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Bill in General Assembly Would Increase the Tax Credit for Living Organ Donors
By Hugh Garbrick Capitol News Service After returning home from Iraq, Army veteran Kellen Leech, who was deployed three times over the course of 14 year, wrestled with his mental health: PTSD, survivor’s guilt and depression — until he read a Facebook post about Ellery Payton. Payton’s previous kidney transplant failed, and in 2012 he […]
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Lawmaker Seeks to Educate Youth on Gambling Risks
By Kevin Brown Capital News Service A Maryland bill that would allow lessons on the risks associated with gambling — including addiction prevention — to be added to the high school health curriculum passed in the state Senate on Feb. 21. Sen. Bryan Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel) is leading the charge as the bill’s sponsor. He […]
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A ‘Life and Death Crisis’: Hogan Redesignates Crime Bills
By Jeff Barnes Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Calling it a “life and death crisis,” — particularly in Baltimore — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, R, announced Thursday he will redesignate his violent-crime bill package as emergency legislation. The emergency designation would allow the legislation, a package of bills led by a measure to increase […]
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Maryland Bills Aim to Restrict Kratom
By Kevin Brown Capital News Service Kratom, a substance that users told lawmakers they take as a pain and addiction treatment, would see more stringent regulation in Maryland under legislation making its way through the General Assembly. Some government agencies advise against using the substance, calling it dangerous — while opponents of the bill are […]