ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM Statement on Marijuana Rescheduling Executive Order * Rockville, MD (Dec. 18, 2025) - In response to the Executive Order " Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, " which aims to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFASAM, president of the American Society of Addic more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * ATEC streamlining Safety Release process to accelerate evaluation By Deirdre Sumpter, Technical Director, U.S. Army Evaluation Center Safety is one of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)'s most critical considerations as it helps Army senior leaders determine whether to provide a piece of equipment to Soldiers. Safety is a cornerstone of ATEC's evaluations to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Maryland Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission Voting to Move Forward * Following the Maryland Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission voting to advance the process to ensure Maryland's Congressional maps are representative and fair, DCCC Executive Director Julie Merz released the following statement: "Today the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for high school and middle school students in Maryland's Third Congressional District. Matthew Yang of Centennial High School in Ellicott City won the Third District 2025 Congressional App Challenge with his app Cell more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 19 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Extended-Range GMLRS Demonstrates Capability Against Area Targets DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has conducted a successful 112-kilometer flight test of its Extended Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. During the demonstration, an Alternative Warhead (AW) variant of the rocket was launched from a HIMARS - validating the system's rang more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Former Voice of America Employee Pleads Guilty to Making Threats Against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene * WASHINGTON - Seth Jason, 64, of Edgewater, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to making anonymous, telephonic threats against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene between October 2023 and January 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and United  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: GW Receives $2.9 Million Federal Grant to Strengthen Rural Nursing Workforce * Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) The George Washington University School of Nursing has received a $2.9 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help address persistent nursing shortages in rural communities across Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The four-yea more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Acts to Bar Hospitals from Performing Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children * WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a series of proposed regulatory actions to carry out President Trump's Executive Order directing HHS to end the practice of sex-rejecting procedures on children that e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Announces $4.6 Million in Community Project Funding for the Fifth District in FY2026 Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement announcing $4,697,000 in Community Project Funding that he secured for projects in Maryland's Fifth District through the recently enacted Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Minibus. The House Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Republicans' Partisan Health Care Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act: "The feeble health care bill House Republicans passed today would do little more than a band-aid to fix the gaping hole they have left in America's health care system by  more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Invisible invasion: What service members need to know about microplastics * Service members face health risks both while at home and when deployed, and the emerging global threat of micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs, may have long-term impacts on their health. "We're beginning to appreciate that microplastics are everywhere and likely contaminating everything we eat, drink, and touch," said Dr. Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support firefighters and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Andy Harris (MD-02), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * WASHINGTON - Today, and U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support firefigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $6.9 Million for Firefighters, First Responders Across Maryland * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all MD) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Senate Must Push for Tech Neutrality and Universal Certainty in Bipartisan SPEED Act Earlier today, the House of Representative's passed the current iteration of the bipartisan SPEED Act, which is designed to advance permitting reform for American energy infrastructure and rebuild certainty for large-scale projects an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Votes Against Healthcare Bill that Fails to Address Soaring Costs * (Washington, DC) Congressman Johnny Olszewski today called on House leadership to immediately order a vote on legislation that would extend healthcare tax credits for the 22 million Americans - including more than 1 million Marylanders - insured under the Affordable Care Act. The tax credits are otherwise set to expir more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * SWANA, NWRA, and ReMA Release Draft Guide to Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Management at Materials Recovery Facilities The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), and the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) released a joint "Guide for Developing Lithium-Ion Battery Management Practices at Materials Recovery Facil more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * UBalt Law Faculty Learn About AI and Legal Practice Faculty focus to explore technological changes in legal education * University of Baltimore School of Law faculty recently convened for AI for Lawyers, a program reflecting the school's strong culture of professional growth and its commitment to staying current with emerging tools that shape the legal practice. The session provided an opportunity  more PR