BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is pleased to announce appointments to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention following the passage of House Bill 763 (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0763E.pdf) during the 2024 General Assembly. The Commission is composed of 25 stakeholders from a cross-section of law enforcement, state and local institutions, and or  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced $4.7 million in federal funding to provide training and job placement to grow Maryland's offshore wind workforce. The funding, made possible through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge, will help make Maryland more competitive by creating a skilled worker pipeline into Maryland's wind energy indust  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 31 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today joined the Maryland Department of State Police and Maryland Department of General Services for the groundbreaking at the new Maryland State Police tactical services administration building in Jessup, Maryland. The new facility will help make Maryland safer through enhanced capacity to support specialized emergency and first responders from across the state. "  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 31 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Andrew J. Ziaja, an assistant professor in The University of Baltimore School of Law with expertise in labor and employment law, tells WMAR-TV that the successful negotiations of employees to form a union at the Apple store in Towson is a "huge first step" in establishing union deals at other Apple locations across the country. "The Apple negotiations are taking place in the context of other major un  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 31 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * "Congressman [Andy] Harris is supporting Neil, and he believes Neil can win this open Congressional seat," a campaign email reads. * * * Last night, Neil Parrott, a January 6th apologist, hosted a fundraiser with Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01), a key architect of the January 6th plot to overturn the 2020 election, leading to the deadly riot on the US Capitol. The Washington Post previously called   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 31 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Hogan could be the 51st seat Senate Republicans need to win back control of the U.S. Senate * * * Anti-abortion rights Senator and candidate for Senate Republican Leader John Thune is headlining a second fundraiser tonight for Republicans' Senate-Majority-Maker Larry Hogan. Hogan, who was personally recruited by current Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to help Republicans regain control of the U  more