State Tipoffs Involving Maryland
Constellation Ahead of Schedule for Launch of Crane Clean Energy Center
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release:
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Constellation Ahead of Schedule for Launch of Crane Clean Energy Center
Early milestones reached on hiring; naming; equipment inspections; building upgrades; permitting and licensing of nuclear plant restart
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, PA (Feb, 19, 2025) -- Just five months after announcing a landmark power purcha
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Governor Moore Announces Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Grant Recipients
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Governor Moore Announces Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Grant Recipients
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today announced the latest recipients of the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 program, an initiative that provides grants to small and mid-sized manufacturers to invest in Industry 4.0 technologies. Administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce, a total of $5 million was awarded to help 4
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Hughes Leverages HiSky Solution to Deliver Connectivity for An Energy Customer in Brazil
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- Hughes Network Systems issued the following news release:
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Hughes Leverages hiSky Solution to Deliver Connectivity for An Energy Customer in Brazil
Solution will support monitoring requirements at 400 Solar Energy Sites
Germantown, Maryland, February 19, 2025 - Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today announced it is providing remote connectivity at hundreds of remote solar energy sites in Brazil. With decades of experience provi
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ICYMI: Youngkin and Sears Criticized for Dismissing Impact of Federal Workforce Cuts
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Youngkin and Sears Criticized for Dismissing Impact of Federal Workforce Cuts
WUSA9: "Virginia's Democratic Party chairwoman says the Youngkin administration is not grasping the magnitude of how serious the impact will be in the Commonwealth"
This week, Winsome Earle-Sears stated that federal workers who lose their jobs will be "all right," echoing Glenn Youngkin's repeated assertion
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Lt. Governor Miller & Secretary Wu Testify in Support of RAISE Act
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025:
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Lt. Governor Miller and Secretary Wu Testify in Support of RAISE Act
SB431 would incentivize the expansion of traditional apprenticeships and establish the Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development
Annapolis, MD (February 19, 2025) - Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller and Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu testified today in front of the Senate Finance
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Md. A.G. Brown Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a 37-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and
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Nobles to Chair Cyber Group at Human Factors and Ergonomic Society
ADELPHI, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news:
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Nobles to Chair Cyber Group at Human Factors and Ergonomic Society
By Alex Kasten
Adelphi, Md. (Feb. 18, 2025)--Calvin Nobles, PhD, portfolio vice president and dean of the School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), has been appointed chair of the Cybersecurity Technical Group at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).
The C
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Notre Dame Law School Professor Publishes Largest-ever Study of Criminal Cases in Which the Government Hid Evidence
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news:
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Notre Dame Law School professor publishes largest-ever study of criminal cases in which the government hid evidence
In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the case Brady v. Maryland that prosecutors must turn over any evidence favorable to a criminal defendant prior to trial, including evidence that could potentially exonerate the defendant. This rule -- known as the Brady rule -- is routinely viola
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Sinclair Partners With Nexstar to Distribute Multicast Networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD TV and The Nest
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025:
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Sinclair Partners With Nexstar to Distribute Multicast Networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD TV and The Nest
New affiliations added in Chicago, Kansas City, Denver and Sacramento
BALTIMORE - Sinclair today announced a broadcast affiliate distribution agreement with Nexstar to renew and expand the clearances for Comet, CHARGE!, TBD and The Nest
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University of Baltimore Receives 'Research Colleges and Universities' Classification From Carnegie Foundation
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:
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University of Baltimore Receives 'Research Colleges and Universities' Classification from Carnegie Foundation
For the first time, The University of Baltimore has been classified as a research-active university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, specifically in the Research Colleges and Universities (RCU) category. Carnegie's research classifications are the standard fo
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Virginia Tech: Escaping to freedom
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news:
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Escaping to freedom
By Elise Monsour Puckett
Hands, calloused from years of forced labor, moved with deliberate precision. The waters of the Chesapeake Bay lapped quietly against weathered skin. Muscles ached from days of careful travel, nerves stretched taut like a bowstring.
Every shadow could have meant capture.
Hidden histories found
In the dusty pages of 17th century Virginia, North Carolina, and Marylan
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