WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Architect of the Capitol issued a 234-page report in November 2024 entitled "Performance and Accountability." Here are excerpts: * * * Message From the Architect of the Capitol It is both a profound privilege and great honor to serve as the 13th Architect of the Capitol. As we continue our centuries-long responsibility as stewards of the U.S. Capitol and its historic grounds, our leadership team is committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism, in more ST

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources posted the following news on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Funding approved for DNR's Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, and Rural Legacy programs * * * The Board of Public Works today approved Maryland Department of Natural Resources items totaling $3.6 million in grants to local governments to improve parks and protect land with perpetual conservation easements. More than $2 million in Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and Expanding Computer Science Pathways issued a 103-page report in October 2024 entitled "State of Computer Science Education." The report was written by Hannah Weissman, Maggie Glennon, Bryan Twarek, Catherine Tabor, Sarah Dunton, Josh Childs and Nicole Martin. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The United States is at a critical juncture in education policy: How do we prepare our students  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor urging bipartisan support for H.R. 9544, legislation to rename a United States Postal Service (USPS) Office in Baltimore, Maryland after the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07). Below is a video and transcript of his remarks: Click here(link is external) to watch a full video of his remarks. "'We are better th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 6 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Today, State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright and State Board of Education President Dr. Joshua Michael issued a joint statement on the decision of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) to decline voting Wednesday on the emergency regulation related to reportable offenses. The State Board took emergency action at its Octob more PR

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Tech Council issued the following news: Frederick, Maryland - Rowan Digital Infrastructure's three data center projects in Frederick County will directly employ 275 local workers with average annual compensation near $100,000 and generate approximately $19 million in annual county tax revenue, according to a new analysis commissioned by the Maryland Tech Council. Rowan Digital Infrastructure is developing three data centers totaling 2.2 m more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that former state employee Racquel Britt Davis, 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a felony theft scheme before the Honorable Robert E. Cahill, Jr., in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Ms. Davis is alleged to have stolen approximately $63,898.33 in the form of payments received from American Family Life A more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 6 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the officers and deputy involved in the police-involved vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland. The La Plata Police Department officers are identified as Police Officer First Class Jacob Shuar, a 2-year  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Division of Just Communities issued a 28-page Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods - A Baseline Report in October 2024. The report was prepared by Assistant Secretary Cat Goughnour and Director Krystle Okafor. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Letter Dear neighbors: Maryland is a great state, but one whose triumphs obscure a bitter history. Over the course of the twentieth century, bankers, builders, brokers, more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, the United States of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 9544) introduced by Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate a Baltimore United States Post Office (USPS) as the ''United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings Post Office Building." The bill to rename the post office at 340 South Loudon Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, in honor of Congressman Cu more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man who helped launder millions of dollars obtained in fraud schemes to three years in prison and ordered him to repay $2.3 million. Richard Charles Appelbaum III, 40, of Maryland Heights, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He admitted consp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and National Association of State Energy Officials issued a 23-page report in October 2024 entitled "Energy and Industrial Use Cases for Advanced Nuclear Reactors." The report was written by NARUC Technical Advisor Kathryn Kline. Here are excerpts: * * * Acknowledgments This report was developed under the project, "U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The National Association of Scholars Maryland Affiliate issued a 67-page report in June 2024 entitled "Constitutional Principles and Maryland Public Campuses: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs." Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 4 Campus DEI Reports Overview ... 8 University System of Maryland ... 11 Bowie State University (BSU) ... 15 Coppin State University (CSU) ... 19 Frostburg State University (FSU) ... 22 Salisbury University (SU) .. more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) introduced the Free Speech Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to protect individuals and organizations from frivolous lawsuits designed to chill free speech and political action. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) leads companion legislation in the Senate. Corporations and special interests have used strategic lawsuits against public participati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) shared the following statement after voting for the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Fish and Wildlife Service's Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) program and the National Park Service's Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails program: "This week's passage of t more PR