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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-03-09 ( 7 items )  
Civic Engagement Thrives at the USM With U.S. Election Assistance Commission Grant to Support College Poll Workers (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 9 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has awarded $78,521 to the University System of Maryland (USM) to fund the System's work in helping students serve as nonpartisan poll workers in the 2024 election. The USM will create an election/poll worker resource hub to recruit students from across the System to take part in this work in the upcoming election. The USM is one of 14 applicants to rece more PR

DSCC: What They're Saying - "Hogan Declines To Say Whether He'd Support A Federal Law To Codify Roe V. Wade" & "Doesn't Commit To Federal IVF Protections" (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Following Hogan's appearance at an Axios event yesterday, a wave of new reporting details that Hogan "repeatedly refused" to say he would support federal legislation protecting IVF or "a federal law to codify Roe v. Wade." "When pressed about whether he'd vote to codify Roe," "'that wasn't a yes or no,' Hogan said, before laughing briefly to himself." See for yourself: Axios more PR

Maryland Democratic Party: Hogan Refuses to Support Codifying Roe and IVF Protections (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 9 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: In response to Republican Larry Hogan refusing to support federal legislation codifying Roe and protections for IVF, the Maryland Democratic Party Chair Ken Ulman released the following statement: "As women face constant attacks on their reproductive freedom, Republican Larry Hogan showed Marylanders why we cannot trust him to represent us in the Senate. His refusal to restore Roe v. Wade and put in place  more PR

Md. Gov. Moore Announces $13.5 Million in Grants to Improve Behavioral Health Crisis Services Across the State (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Health awarded $13.5 million in grants to 19 jurisdictions across the state to help promote health equity and improve access to behavioral health crisis services for Marylanders. The grants will fund pilot programs to expand and improve mobile crisis team services and establish behavioral health crisis stabilization ce more PR

Md. Gov. Moore's Statement on President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on President Joe Biden's State of the Union address: President Biden has laid out a clear vision for the future. Together, we will build on the historic progress this administration has already made by growing the economy, strengthening our democracy, and safeguarding the basic freedoms we cherish. That work has already begun more PR

People With Diabetes Who Live in Rural Areas More Likely to Develop Complications of the Disease, UM School of Medicine Study Finds (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * They have a significantly higher risk of end-stage kidney disease, heart failure, and heart attacks likely due to a lack of access to medical care. * * * It has been well established that people who live in rural areas in the U.S. are more likely to have diabetes and experience barriers to managing their condition compared to those who live in the suburbs and cities. Now Un more PR

University of Maryland: Ming Li and Matthew Gray Named 2024-2025 U.S. Fulbright Scholars (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, March 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) faculty members Ming Li and Matthew Gray have been named U.S. Fulbright Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year. In partnership with 160 countries around the globe, the U.S. Fulbright Program seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and partner countries thro more PR