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Signed Maryland Legislations on April 22nd, 2025 – Governor Moore “Promotes Public Safety and Criminal Justice”

Signed Maryland Legislations on April 22nd, 2025 – Governor Moore “Promotes Public Safety and Criminal Justice”

Governor Wes Moore presided over the second bill signing ceremony of 2025, which included The Expungement Reform Act, a key piece of the Moore-Miller Administration’s legislative agenda. “The legislation signed strengthens the Moore-Miller Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to public safety while creating pathways to work, wages, and wealth for rehabilitated Marylanders.” “Our strategy to make...
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Maryland State Police Encouraging Citizens to Dispose of Unwanted Medications During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26, 2025

Maryland State Police Encouraging Citizens to Dispose of Unwanted Medications During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26, 2025

The Maryland State Police, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and allied law enforcement agencies across the country, are asking residents to dispose of unneeded prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 26, 2025. The biannual program allows people to safely dispose of...
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U.S FDA Set to Ban Artificial Food Dyes by End of 2026

U.S FDA Set to Ban Artificial Food Dyes by End of 2026

Earlier this year, January 15, the FDA announced the revoking of authorization for use of FD&C Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs. Manufacturers who use FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products. Other countries still...
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Maryland Department of Transportation Launches New Grant Cycle to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Across the State

Maryland Department of Transportation Launches New Grant Cycle to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Across the State

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that applications are open for up to $2 million in funding for projects that enhance safety and improve bicycling infrastructure in communities across the State. The Kim Lamphier Bikeways Network Grant Program is a competitive program that focuses on local priorities for building networks of bicycle infrastructure...
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Governor Moore Announces Additional Employment Support for Impacted Federal Workers

Governor Moore Announces Additional Employment Support for Impacted Federal Workers

Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of a new process to streamline hiring for four critical and hard-to-fill position types across the state government. The governor directed actions to streamline hiring to modernize state government and to support job-seeking federal workers impacted by federal layoffs and firings. Under the Maryland Department of Budget Management,...
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Get Hooked on Blue Catfish! Comprehensive List of 2025 Blue Catfish Fishing Tournaments in Maryland

Get Hooked on Blue Catfish! Comprehensive List of 2025 Blue Catfish Fishing Tournaments in Maryland

Maryland anglers can do their part to help the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem by catching and removing blue catfish from waterways. These nonnative fish are top predators that consume native species such as blue crabs, white perch, and menhaden. Avid anglers looking to put their skills to the test can register for tournaments and try...
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Anne Arundel County Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexually Exploiting Minor,

Anne Arundel County Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexually Exploiting Minor,

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Gary Hammond Jackson, III, 33, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for the sexual exploitation of a minor and the commission of a felony involving a minor by a registered sex offender. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $172.1 Million in Gaming Revenue During March

Maryland Casinos Generate $172.1 Million in Gaming Revenue During March

Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $172,105,632 in revenue from slot machines and table games during March 2025. The total was down $6,032,191 (-3.4%) from March 2024 when the casinos registered their fifth-best monthly gaming revenue performance ($178,137,823). Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $4,419,403 in contributions to the state during March 2025. Casino gaming...
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24-Year-Old PG County Woman Sentenced to 9 Years for Large Check Fraud Scheme Involving Over 900 Victims

24-Year-Old PG County Woman Sentenced to 9 Years for Large Check Fraud Scheme Involving Over 900 Victims

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Tianna Cosby, aka “Mendoza,” 24, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, to 114 months in federal prison. In October 2024, Cosby pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentencing with Postal...
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Sports Wagering Contributes $4.4 Million to the State During March 2025

Sports Wagering Contributes $4.4 Million to the State During March 2025

Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $4,419,403 in contributions to the state during March 2025. Through the first nine months of Fiscal Year 2025 (July 2024 through March 2025), sports wagering has contributed $65,590,694 to the state compared to $41,905,251 for the same period in FY2024. The state’s share of sports wagering proceeds is directed...
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Maryland’s Spring Turkey Season Opens for 2025

Maryland’s Spring Turkey Season Opens for 2025

Maryland’s statewide spring wild turkey season opens this month, beginning with the Junior Turkey Hunt on April 12th, 2025. The regular spring turkey season opens for all hunters on April 18 and runs through May 23, 2025. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) anticipates that hunters should have ample opportunity due to recent increases in turkey...
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ALERT: Fraudulent Website Impersonating the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

ALERT: Fraudulent Website Impersonating the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has recently become aware of a fraudulent website operating under the domain fireheros.org. This unauthorized site is a direct and deceptive copy of our official website, www.firehero.org, and is impersonating our organization in an attempt to solicit cryptocurrency donations under false pretenses. (No S after firehero) This is a serious...
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Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters 2025 – Event to Remember and Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters 2025 – Event to Remember and Honor Our Fallen Heroes

This May, our grateful nation will come together to honor its fallen fire service heroes during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, the official national tribute to firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty last year. As part of this heartfelt commemoration, we invite landmarks, buildings, fire departments, and communities across...
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Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Strengthen Maryland’s Workforce

Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Strengthen Maryland’s Workforce

4/8/2025 – Governor Wes Moore presided over the first bill signing ceremony of 2025, which included bills under the Moore-Miller Administration’s legislative agenda to strengthen Maryland’s workforce. The legislation signed today strengthens the apprenticeship pipeline in Maryland, creates pathways to meaningful employment for Marylanders with disabilities, and helps to fast track license approval for...
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Time to Care Coalition Decries Implementation Delay Introduced by Administration and Approved by Maryland General Assembly Postponing Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

Time to Care Coalition Decries Implementation Delay Introduced by Administration and Approved by Maryland General Assembly Postponing Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

The Maryland Time to Care Coalition decries the 18-month implementation delay, proposed by Gov. West Moore, of the Time to Care Act, originally passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2022. The General Assembly gave final approval last night to HB 102, which will delay the Family and Medical Leave Insurance program (FAMLI) benefits...
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‘Dating While Grieving’ Event Group Explores Finding Love After Loss

‘Dating While Grieving’ Event Group Explores Finding Love After Loss

The thought of dating again after the death of a spouse or life partner can feel overwhelming. How do you open your heart to someone new while still cherishing the person you’ve lost? The grief experts at Chesapeake Life Center aim to help individuals navigate this difficult journey with their upcoming event, “Dating While...
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Governor Moore Swears In New Executive Leadership to Key Positions Across State Government

Governor Moore Swears In New Executive Leadership to Key Positions Across State Government

Governor Wes Moore this week swore in eight new executive leaders, each confirmed by the Senate during the 2025 legislative session, to fill key positions across state government. To date, the Moore-Miller Administration has appointed 3,400 public servants to the state’s boards and commissions—more than 50% being women, 50% are people of color, and...
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Secretary’s Message: A Tree Grows in Maryland – Every One Counts on the Way to 5 Million

Secretary’s Message: A Tree Grows in Maryland – Every One Counts on the Way to 5 Million

Maryland has just celebrated its own Arbor Day, well ahead of the national celebration on the last Friday of the month. This year, I’m glad to say we are catching up on an important initiative that will impact our future. Maryland made an ambitious commitment with the 5 Million Trees Initiative in 2021, and last...
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With Sonar and Some Patience, Maryland Geologists Paint a Picture of the Chesapeake Bay’s Bottom

With Sonar and Some Patience, Maryland Geologists Paint a Picture of the Chesapeake Bay’s Bottom

Not long after the sun came up, a team of Maryland geologists set out on the Patuxent River. As they approached the Upper Patuxent Sanctuary, the team prepared the sensing equipment and took preliminary measurements in the water. With a custom crank-and-pulley system, they lowered the interferometric side-scan sonar off the bow. Soon after,...
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Hoyer, Governor Wes Moore Statements After Trump’s Executive Order Ending Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Hoyer, Governor Wes Moore Statements After Trump’s Executive Order Ending Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Governor Wes Moore released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order ending federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. “Maryland w​​ill always have the backs of working people and organized labor. And amid the draconian federal cuts impacting public servants across our state, our partnership with organized labor has become more important than ever. In...
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MDOT SHA to Resurface Portion of Southbound MD RT 2/4 in Calvert County

MDOT SHA to Resurface Portion of Southbound MD RT 2/4 in Calvert County

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will resurface southbound MD 2/4 (Solomons Island Road) between Cox Road and MD 263 (Plum Point Road) starting Thursday night, March 27. The work is expected to be completed by mid-summer, weather permitting. Drivers can expect overnight single-lane closures Sundays through Thursdays from 9 p.m. to...
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Maryland and Virginia Remain Under Special Weather Advisory Due to Fire Risk and Dry Weather

Maryland and Virginia Remain Under Special Weather Advisory Due to Fire Risk and Dry Weather

Special Weather Statement issued March 27th, 2025, by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. The combination of recent dry weather, relative humidity falling to 15 to 25 percent, and sustained west to northwesterly winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph may result in an elevated threat for the rapid spread of fires today,...
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Maryland Comptroller Launches New Website and Customer Service Portal

Maryland Comptroller Launches New Website and Customer Service Portal

The Office of the Comptroller launched its new website, Marylandcomptroller.gov. The new modernized website showcases a user-friendly interface with improved navigation and connects to the agency’s new customer service portal, MyCOMConnect. “Our new website and our new customer relationship management portal are critical tools that will make our arm of government work better for...
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Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Award $238,751 for Conservation Efforts for 2025

Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Award $238,751 for Conservation Efforts for 2025

Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust  – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered...
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Governor Wes Moore Announce Agreement on Final Budget Framework Which Proposes Massive Tax Hikes for Maryland

Governor Wes Moore Announce Agreement on Final Budget Framework Which Proposes Massive Tax Hikes for Maryland

Former Governor Larry Hogan released the following statement. “Today is a sad and unfortunate day for Maryland that was entirely avoidable. The tax hikes proposed would cripple Maryland’s economy and already struggling Marylanders. They are the exact opposite of the approach we took for eight years to cut taxes and create a record surplus....
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