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Governors announce new multi-state health alliance
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he is joining 14 other governors in forming a new nonpartisan public health hub, the Governors Public Health Alliance. The alliance is meant to improve public health efforts to help...

Baltimore-area child care facility breaks ground
Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a national brand of educational child care programs based in Harford County, announced the groundbreaking of a new franchise location in Towson. The new Kiddie Academy of Roland Park will be located at 1416...

5 Points on the Trump Admin’s Threatened—And Real—Government Shutdown Layoffs
In an effort to try and make good on their threats and to put more pressure on congressional Democrats, Trump administration departments and agencies laid off around 4,000 federal employees at the end of last week. President Donald Trump himself...

Justice Department Revises Federal Layoff Numbers Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown
By Emmanuel Ogbonna The U.S. Justice Department has revised its estimate of federal employee layoffs triggered by the ongoing government shutdown, indicating that earlier projections from the Trump administration may have slightly overstated the...

CB Khmari Bing completes flip from Maryland to Ohio State
Safety Khmari Bing left his Ohio State official visit and said that the Buckeyes made a huge move in their quest to flip him from Maryland. It was not finalized, though, until the Baltimore St. Frances standout returned home and spoke to his...

Baltimore spending board approves $48M deal for nonprofit payments
Baltimore’s spending board approved a $48 million deal for city nonprofits to make payments to the city in place of taxes Wednesday, voting unanimously as protesters holding signs looked on. The deal, announced this month, calls for 14 tax-exempt...

Scott Bessent urges IMF to unload swanky Maryland country club: ‘They can start by selling the golf course’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to sell a swanky country club it owns in Maryland after The Post revealed how its staff qualify for discounted memberships at the posh golf course. As first reported...

Here are the states most and least impacted by the government shutdown
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The current government shutdown marked the country’s 11th since 1976. The personal finance website WalletHub.com sought to compare how the states have been faring. On Wednesday, it released its report on the “States Most &...

State Roundup: Trump freezes 13 grants to Maryland worth $185 million; Moore says Trump actions ‘petty, partisan, punishing;’ Moore polls well, but supporters struggle to name achievements
TRUMP FREEZES 13 GRANTS TO MARYLAND WORTH $185 MILLION: Two weeks into the government shutdown, the Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that had been reserved for more than 200 projects primarily located in...

Trump and his budget chief are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen, giving his budget office rare authority to pick winners and losers — who gets paid or fired, which programs are cut or survive — in an...

Most Maryland families can’t find or afford after-school programs, report finds
Nearly three-quarters of Maryland families who want their children to be in after-school programs often can’t find them or afford them, a new report finds. The Afterschool Alliance’s 2025 “America After 3PM” report says this is roughly in line...

Baltimore County police make arrest linked to sex trafficking case
Baltimore County announced the arrest of a man whom they linked to a sex trafficking case involving multiple juveniles.Ricardo Sawyer, 38, was arrested and has been charged with multiple counts of rape, multiple counts of second-degree assault and...

One late withdrawal, a few bucks and a substitute handler at the Maryland 5 Star first trot-up
Twenty-two horses were presented at the Mars Maryland 5 Star first trot-up today (15 October) and all were passed fit to start the competition. The horses came before the ground jury, consisting of Britain’s Sandy Phillips and the USA’s Beatrice...

Delmarva Public Media partners with Spotlight Delaware
Spotlight Delaware has a new ally in its mission to create a collaborative, statewide local news and information ecosystem: Delmarva Public Media. The radio broadcaster covering Southern Delaware is now the seventh local news organization to enter...

‘Law and order’ push shows a Trump no longer encumbered by naysaying aides or government guardrails
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was telling a Rose Garden audience about his efforts to quell violence in the nation’s capital when, as if on cue, his words were drowned out by the wail of sirens from passing vehicles. “Listen to the...

Critics slam Governor Moore's leadership as cabinet departures hit unprecedented levels
(WBFF) — Gov. Wes Moore is facing scrutiny as eight of his 27 hand-picked cabinet secretaries have resigned since he took office three years ago. The departures include key figures such as the chief of staff, transportation secretary, and state...

Government shutdown halts pay for US air traffic controllers
[Photo Credit: Reuters] More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday’s disbursement of what will be their last paycheck during the government shutdown, posing potential risks for air...

AstraZeneca and U.S. government made a deal to lower drug prices for Americans
AstraZeneca announced a deal with the U.S. government to lower drug prices for American patients last Friday. According to the press release, AstraZeneca agreed “to a range of measures which will enable American patients to access medicines at...

Eight teachers sue Baltimore school board, nonprofit over missing wages
Ever since he stopped getting paid last year, Cedric Benning, a former media arts teacher at Booker T. Washington Middle School, has been struggling to keep himself and his family afloat — to the point where his mother has been withdrawing funds...

Maryland’s clean-energy push creates new business opportunities for contractors
Staying ahead of the curve is essential for any business to succeed. And to stay ahead of the growing clean energy economy in Maryland, contractors should prepare for what is quickly becoming the most popular form of heating and cooling: heat...