Lawmakers and community members rallied in Annapolis, Md., for We Are Casa’s Black Lobby Day, urging the state legislature to pass bills limiting federal immigration enforcement and ensuring humane standards for immigrant detention facilities.
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Maryland advances LEAD Act to protect youth who wander or elope
Maryland’s LEAD Act aims to protect youth prone to elopement by improving first responder training, coordination, and public safety measures. Senate Bill 745 mandates law enforcement training for autism, dementia and wandering behaviors.
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Montgomery County Council faces pressure over clean energy mandate for proposed data center
Environmental leaders are calling on Montgomery County to ensure the proposed Dickerson data center runs on 100 percent clean energy, citing risks to public health and the county’s climate goals. Without a clean energy commitment, the facility could emit the equivalent of 200,000 cars’ worth of carbon dioxide each year.
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Maryland delegation in Congress backs effort to regulate energy use by AI companies
By Katelynn WinebrennerCapital News Service As power costs surge across Maryland, the state’s congressional delegation is taking a bipartisan stance in support of legislation that would regulate energy use by AI companies. The Power for the People Act would require AI companies to bear the costs of increased power demand and any possible infrastructure changes […]
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United Way of Central Maryland, Wellpoint Maryland celebrate Read Across America Month with Baltimore scholars
United Way of Central Maryland and Wellpoint Maryland recently partnered for a Read Across America Month event with scholars from Curtis Bay Elementary and Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle Schools in Baltimore City. More than 900 titles were donated, allowing students to choose which books they wanted to take home.
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Bilal Abdullah’s family files civil lawsuit against Baltimore officers
Joy Alston, mother of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, has filed a civil lawsuit against three Baltimore police officers over her son’s fatal shooting, alleging excessive force, wrongful death, battery and constitutional violations. The family, still seeking answers more than a year later, also criticized the Maryland Attorney General’s decision not to file criminal charges as attorneys move into the discovery phase for evidence such as texts and surveillance footage.
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3 days in Annapolis: Black excellence on display in Maryland State Capitol
By Haki Ammi When many think of Annapolis, Md., they envision the state capitol, the United States Naval Academy, the Alex Haley statue and the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum. But recently, Black excellence and power took center stage in Maryland’s capital, marking a historic and vibrant convergence of culture, leadership and progress. The series of events began […]
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Maryland leaders conduct surprise inspection of Baltimore ICE facility
Maryland leaders toured the Baltimore ICE facility, condemning the inhumane conditions identified even in the absence of detainees. Legislators praised Judge Julie R. Rubin’s March 6 order limiting capacity for detainees at the facility to 55 people and city officials have pledged to protect immigrants by fighting private detention centers.
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MCB Real Estate moves forward with $900 million Harborplace transformation
MCB Real Estate’s $900-million transformation of Harborplace is set to begin this fall, promising a reimagined waterfront with retail, dining, cultural spaces and green areas. The project aims to revitalize downtown Baltimore, boosting local businesses and restoring the Inner Harbor as a central gathering place for residents and visitors alike.
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Can Maryland afford uncertainty in the digital asset era?
Maryland risks falling behind in the digital economy if it does not provide clear policy guidance for blockchain technologies, such as staking and stablecoins, to balance consumer protection with responsible participation.
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Maryland Boys and Girls State applications now open
Maryland Boys and Girls State offers a weeklong, hands-on civics experience where students build and run mock governments. The volunteer-led programs aim to develop leadership, confidence and civic engagement in rising high school seniors.
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Grant fuels push to investigate Maryland’s reform school for Black boys
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services was awarded a $200,000 grant to begin searching for the remains of hundreds of boys buried in the woods near the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, with the goal of restoring dignity to the boys and providing healing to their families.