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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2026-01-07 ( 26 items )  
AG Campbell Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Research (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Research * BOSTON Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing th more PR

AG Nessel Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Research (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Research * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Departm more PR

Ahead of 5th Anniversary of Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, Judiciary Democrats Release New Reports Focused on the Careers of the Coup Plotters, the Rioters and the Democracy Defenders Since Jan. 6 and the Trump Pardons (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Ahead of 5th Anniversary of January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, Judiciary Democrats Release New Reports Focused on the Careers of the Coup Plotters, the Rioters and the Democracy Defenders Since Jan. 6 and the Trump Pardons Reports Find That At Least 33 Pardoned January 6th Insurrectionists Have Committed Additional Crimes Since Storm more PR

Appeals court prevents cuts to billions in medical and public health research funding (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court prevents cuts to billions in medical and public health research funding * A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a policy that would cut billions of dollars in funds that support medical and public healt more PR

Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) that would si more PR

Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Oppose Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Oppose Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined multi-state coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corp more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO HALT DEFUNDING MEDICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO HALT DEFUNDING MEDICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit for affirming a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) f more PR

Bipartisan Danish Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Greenland and Denmark (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Danish Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Greenland and Denmark * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Blake Moore (UT-01), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus, released the following statement regarding Greenland and Denmark: "Sabre-rattling about annexing Greenland is needlessly dangerous. The Kingdom of Denmark is a NATO ally an more PR

Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Nevada were 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 74,494, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist more PR

Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 172,479 while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Washington were 165,224 the U.S. Bureau of Labor more PR

Elfreth Statement on the January 6th Anniversary (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on the January 6th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on the five-year anniversary of January 6th. "Today marks the five-year anniversary of January 6th. One of the darkest days in our history, we witnessed our democracy pushed to the brink after the President incited an angry mob to storm our nation's Capit more PR

Former Texas A&M Student Launches Research Career After Graduation (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Former Texas A&M student launches research career after graduation Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri received a faculty position after graduating from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering. By Raven Wuebker Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri '21 has entered the next stage of his academic career as a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma. During his time at Texas A&M University, Al-Dou more PR

Gov. Pillen Announces Appointment to Racing and Gaming Commission (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Announces Appointment to Racing and Gaming Commission * Contact: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE - Governor Jim Pillen has announced the appointment of Randall Conroy of Papillion to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission. He fills the vacancy due to the resignation of Tony Fulton. Conroy recently retired after 23 years in the casino gaming industry, with experie more PR

Governor Moore Announces New Maryland.gov, Improving Access to State Benefits, Services, and Resources (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces New Maryland.gov, Improving Access to State Benefits, Services, and Resources * Governor Wes Moore today unveiled the fully rebuilt Maryland.gov, which transforms the state's official website into a user-friendly "digital front door," improving how residents can access critical benefits, government services, and resources. Built on a modern platform centered on an acce more PR

Hoyer Statement Marking Five Years After the Attack on the U.S. Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement Marking Five Years After the Attack on the U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement to mark five years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: "On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump revealed himself for who he is: a demagogue, a wannabe dictator, a man with no loyalty to our democracy and our Constitut more PR

Independent Women Announces 2026 Fellow Class (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Announces 2026 Fellow Class * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Independent Women announced its 2026 class of visiting fellows, welcoming a distinguished group of policy experts and innovators from across the country to its highly regarded annual fellowship program. The incoming class reflects the program's growing influence as a pipeline for serious policy and cu more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined multi-state coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (https://oag.maryland.gov/News/Documents/pdfs/States%20WOTUS%20Comments_01052026%20Final.pdf) opposing a proposed rule by the more PR

Newmark Arranges $203 Million Off-Market Sale of Mid-Atlantic Micro-Bay Industrial Portfolio (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges $203 Million Off-Market Sale of Mid-Atlantic Micro-Bay Industrial Portfolio Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to global corporations, institutional investors, and owners and occupiers, announces the Company has arranged the $203 million off-market sale of a nearly 1.4 million-square-foot micro-bay industrial portfolio spanning  more PR

NIH Combines Traditional High-Throughput Screening and Artificial Intelligence to Fast-Track Probe Discovery for ALDH Enzymes (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news: * * * NIH Combines Traditional High-Throughput Screening and Artificial Intelligence to Fast-Track Probe Discovery for ALDH Enzymes A recent publication in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.5c00395) shares how a team of NIH researchers developed an  more PR

NRC Greenlights Constellation's $167 Million Digital Modernization Plan for Limerick Clean Energy Center; State-of-the-Art Technology Upgrades Will Enhance Reliability, Diagnostic Capability and Cyber Resilience (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * NRC Greenlights Constellation's $167 Million Digital Modernization Plan for Limerick Clean Energy Center; State-of-the-Art Technology Upgrades Will Enhance Reliability, Diagnostic Capability and Cyber Resilience * This upgrade is part of the company's $5.1 billion investment across Penns more PR

Nurses, veterans to rally against Trump plan to eliminate hundreds of VA jobs in NYC (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses, veterans to rally against Trump plan to eliminate hundreds of VA jobs in NYC * Registered nurses and veterans will hold a rally in the Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 8, to denounce the Trump administration's plans to cut tens of thousands of jobs from the VA, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today. The VA informed NNOC/NNU that  more PR

Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy * In elementary school, Sean Luk loved donning an oversized lab coat and helping her mom pipette chemicals at Johns Hopkins University. A few years later, she started a science blog and became fascinated by immunoengineering, which is now her concentration as a biological engineering major at MIT. Her grandparents' batt more PR

Surface Transportation News: Priced managed lanes come of age (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 6 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Surface Transportation News: Priced managed lanes come of age * In this issue: * Priced managed lanes come of age * Conflicting measures of U.S. traffic congestion * Serious bipartisan NEPA reform passed in the House * What now for electric vehicles? * Feds OK automated railroad track inspection * L.A. Metro needs a better strategy * Quotable Quotes * News Notes Priced Managed Lanes Come of Age more PR

University of Missouri-St. Louis: DNP Grad and Cancer Survivor Justin Lovelady Dedicates Project to Increasing Mental Health Screening in Cancer Patients (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 7 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * DNP grad and cancer survivor Justin Lovelady dedicates project to increasing mental health screening in cancer patients By Heather Riske The recent grad worked with his own oncologist to implement routine distress screening for oncology patients using the NCCN Distress Thermometer. When Justin Lovelady would drop patients off in the emergency room as an EMT, he always wanted to know w more PR

USU Professor Applies Military Medical Expertise in Global Volunteer Role at the Vatican (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 7 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * USU Professor Applies Military Medical Expertise in Global Volunteer Role at the Vatican Retired Navy Captain and USU pathologist Dr. Barbara Ritschel credits the adaptability of her military training for her success in providing frontline medical care to international visitors during a humanitarian mission with the Order of Malta. * In November, Dr. Barbara Ritschel, professor of Pathology at t more PR

Van Hollen Statement on House & Senate Negotiated Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on House & Senate Negotiated Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations Bill * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement regarding the House and Senate negotiated text of the CJS FY 2026 Appropriations bi more PR