ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced $13.4 million to support projects that create or preserve affordable rental housing units, awarded this morning during the Board of Public Works meeting. The board approved requests from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to provide $10.4 million through the Rental Housing Works Program and $3 million from the Partnership Re more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that Home Chef, an online and in-store meal solutions company, will establish a new manufacturing and distribution center in Baltimore City, creating more than 500 new full-time jobs in the community by 2024. The Maryland Department of Commerce and Baltimore Development Corporation worked proactively with Home Chef to assist with project costs, locat more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore this evening attended the U.S. House Democratic Caucus' Issues Conference in Baltimore, rallying U.S. House Democrats on patriotism. Under this year's theme, "People Over Politics," the governor and House Democrats welcomed President Joseph R. Biden to celebrate unity, delivering results, and defending democracy for the American people. "Real patriotism isn't about chanting or wavi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Governor Josh Shapiro is leading the way on opening the doors of opportunity to more people and expanding our workforce. Since the Governor signed an executive order removing four-year college degree requirements for most state government jobs, Georgia's state senate and the state of Alaska have followed suit. Governor Shapiro was one of the first governors to take action more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is partnering with HealthChoice Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to launch the Medicaid Check-In campaign. The goal of the Medicaid Check-In is to help Marylanders avoid disruptions in health insurance coverage. The statewide effort will encourage Marylanders enrolled in Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program (MCHP) to update their more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The four-year cohort graduation rate was 86.3% in 2022 which is only a small decrease compared to 87.2% in the prior school year. Students graduating in the 2022 cohort were i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The four-year cohort graduation rate was 86.3% in 2022 which is only a small decrease compared to 87.2% in the prior school year. Students graduating in the 2022 cohort were i more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 1 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 investment in NasaClip, a woman- and minority-led startup which created a new device to assist in a painless, hands-free method for stopping nosebleeds. This investment came from TEDCO's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). "Oftentimes, nosebleeds are non-life threatening, but patie more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, March 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following research news: * * * UMD Researcher Helped Create New Framework to Judge When Rodents Are Appropriate for Studies * * * From finding treatments for leukemia to developing a vaccine for polio, research using mice has led to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history, but recent studies show the rodents aren't always an effective stand-in for humans or their diseases.  more PR