BALTIMORE, Maryland- Friday marked the last day residents of Baltimore City’s Guilford Avenue downtown homeless encampment could opt in to a dorm-style shelter located across town. While it was an easy decision for some, others protested and said Baltimore needed to do more to correct the city’s overall housing problem.
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Posted inBaltimore News
Do Maryland Police Target Minorities? The Data Can’t Tell Us
BALTIMORE (AP) — In an effort to track how police officers are treating minorities, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law requiring police departments to report whom they stop and search. But 17 years later, the statistics that the police departments around the state are filing are incomplete and unreliable, a Capital News Service analysis […]
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Maryland Legislature Overrides Two of Gov. Hogan’s Vetoes
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The Maryland Senate on Friday, following the state House one day earlier, overrode two vetoes by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, including one that would require some businesses to provide paid sick leave for employees. Under the new paid sick leave law, any business with 15 or more full-time employees will be required […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Dancing College Park, Md. Water Bottle Salesman Keeps Motorists Entertained
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland-–He says he’s faced some terrible times but Prince George’s County resident Jackie Wimbush says you need to keep on smiling…and dancing. And Wimbush does just that as he offers up bottles of water to passing motorists along Adelphi Road in College Park.
Posted inNational News
Amtrak Unveils Comfier Seats, Better Lighting in Coaches
WASHINGTON – Amtrak riders in the Northeast and Midwest can expect to see more comfortable rides in the coming months as the passenger rail service continues interior overhauls of more than 450 of its coaches. WASHINGTON – The new interior look of Amtrak’s passenger coaches, part of an overhaul of 450 cars in the passenger […]
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Trump Temperament Gives Senators Nuclear Jitters
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, and Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, led an unusual hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday examining whether the United States’ nuclear first-strike authority should be maintained solely by the president or shared with Congress. Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, talks with Ranking member Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., before […]
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Maryland Lawmakers Back Mueller, Urge Action on Russian Meddling
WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday expressed confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller in response to the indictments of Paul Manafort, Richard Gates and George Papadopoulos revealed on Monday, presumably the first in the ongoing investigation into the 2016 election and Donald Trump’s campaign. “Mr. Mueller should have free leeway to pursue the facts […]
Posted inSports
Major League Baseball Players Prefer Hip-Hop Songs to Get Pumped Up
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — With Los Angeles clinging to a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning of World Series Game 1, Tupac’s “California Love” blared over the Dodger Stadium loudspeaker as Kenley Jansen walked from the left-field bullpen to the mound. For Dodger fans, “California Love” has become an anthem signaling the bitter end for […]
Posted inHealth
Maryland Officials Tout New Generic Drug Price-Gouging Law
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Following Maryland’s recent efforts as the first state to enact a law that protects consumers from generic prescription drug price-gouging, local leaders and health care advocates on Tuesday highlighted the benefits of the legislation and urged Marylanders to share their personal stories about drug affordability. The law went into effect Oct. […]
Posted inNational News
Cummings Wants Trump to Deal for Lower Medicare Drug Prices
WASHINGTON – After repeated efforts to partner with the Trump administration to make good on campaign promises to lower Medicare drug prices, Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday signaled impatience with the White House by unveiling legislation that would give the government negotiating power with pharmaceutical companies. “Some of you may remember back in February […]
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Maryland’s Undocumented Immigrants: In their Own Words
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — While reports circulate that the Trump administration is closer to resolving questions left after last week’s immigration announcement, Maryland’s undocumented residents are uncertain of what comes next. In conversations following the White House announcement, three of Maryland’s “dreamers,” as they are often called, told Capital News Service they are worried about […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Ethiopian Restaurants Foster Community in Diverse Silver Spring
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – Beginning in the mid-1970s, war and political turbulence led a large number of Ethiopians to flee their home country. Many of these emigrants came to the United States, with a particularly high number settling in the Washington region. Thanks to a welcoming environment and local educational institutions, as well as legislation […]