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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2026-01-21 ( 35 items )  
Acting Chairman Feldman Highlights Key Safety Accomplishments of President Trump's CPSC (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2026, by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * Acting Chairman Feldman Highlights Key Safety Accomplishments of President Trump's CPSC Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has returned to its core mission, advancing consumer safety, while preserving affordability and choice for American families. Since assuming CPSC's chairma more PR

AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm the prelim more PR

Amentum and Rolls-Royce SMR Partner on Building First Small Modular Reactors in the UK and Czech Republic (10)
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Jan. 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum and Rolls-Royce SMR Partner on Building First Small Modular Reactors in the UK and Czech Republic * CHANTILLY, VA. - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM ), a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, has been selected as the program delivery partner for the first deployments of the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) more PR

ASAM Announces 2026 Class of Ruth Fox Scholars (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM Announces 2026 Class of Ruth Fox Scholars * Rockville, MD (Jan. 20, 2026) - The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) today announced the recipients of the 2026 Ruth Fox Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to current residents and fellows who have demonstrated a deep interest in and commitment to the field of addiction medicine. Named more PR

Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unjustified an more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 17 other attorneys general and one governor in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'s s more PR

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Permanent Shutdown of Nonprofits That Exploited DC Kids and Misled Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces Permanent Shutdown of Nonprofits That Exploited DC Kids and Misled Consumers * Attorney General Schwalb, along with Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, Maryland Secretary of State Susan Lee, and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, today announced that two fraudulent nonprofits, Maryland Youth Club of America, Inc. (Maryland Youth  more PR

Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem On Targeting, Racial Profiling Of American Citizens By ICE Agents (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem On Targeting, Racial Profiling Of American Citizens By ICE Agents SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on her department's threats to American citizens, as well as missta more PR

EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute: From Ghana to glioblastoma - Solving problems with science (10)
ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * From Ghana to glioblastoma: Solving problems with science * An undergraduate course in immunology and immunochemistry started Caleb Mensah on a path toward finding new ways to combat treatment-resistant glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. "I have always been fascinated by the processes involved in making discoveries and, by extension, research," Mensah said. The  more PR

GAO Denies Island Creek Associates Protest Over Navy Task Order Award (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest from Island Creek Associates LLC, Saint Leonard, Maryland, upholding the U.S. Navy's decision to award a $110 million program management task order to StraCon Services Group LLC, California, Maryland. The dispute involved a high-stakes contract for program management support for the Navy's multi-mission helicopter program office. Island Creek, an incumbent subcontractor on the previous contract, argued that Str more ST

GAO Denies Pivotal Point Protest Over VA Telecommunications Contract (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Pivotal Point LLC, Falls Church, Virginia, upholding a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs decision to award a telecommunications and data drops contract to 3Links Technologies Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland. The dispute centered on a Request for Proposals issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a broad range of technical services across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.  more ST

GAO Rejects Reconsideration Request From Integral Federal Over Army Task Order (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a request for reconsideration from Integral Federal Inc., a small business based in McLean, Virginia. The decision reaffirms the dismissal of a prior protest concerning a U.S. Army task order for research and development services, which was awarded to The SURVICE Engineering Company LLC, Belcamp, Maryland. The dispute centered on the jurisdictional limits governing task orders issued under Department of Defense contracts. more ST

Governor Moore Announces $2.6 Million in Additional Industry-Led EARN Workforce Development Grants (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces $2.6 Million in Additional Industry-Led EARN Workforce Development Grants * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced an additional $2.6 million to help Maryland businesses upskill their workers, strengthen talent pipelines, and meet growing industry demand across the state. Delivered through the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland program, the f more PR

Governor Moore Announces Legislation to Protect Marylanders' Pocketbooks, Data Privacy at the Grocery Store (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Legislation to Protect Marylanders' Pocketbooks, Data Privacy at the Grocery Store * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act as part of the governor's legislative agenda during the 2026 Maryland General Assembly. The legislation prohibits dynamic pricing and the use of surveillance data to inform individualized pric more PR

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Raskin Issues Commentary to MS NOW: Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons Look Even More Awful a Year Later (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following commentary to MS NOW: * * * NEW IN MS NOW: Ranking Member Raskin: Trump's Jan. 6 pardons look even more awful a year later Although Trump campaigned on pardoning Jan. 6 offenders, even those close to him did not anticipate that Trump would go as far as he did. * The first major act of President Donald Trump's second term was granting an Inauguration Day pardon to all t more PR

Hudson Institute Posts Commentary to Washington Times: China's Arctic Push Threatens Greenland and North American Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2026, to the Washington Times: * * * China's Arctic Push Threatens Greenland and North American Defense Polar access shortens strike routes and weakens deterrence. By Miles Yu China's Arctic ambition is no longer a curiosity. It is a disciplined campaign -- economic, scientific, diplomatic and informational -- more PR

Johns Hopkins APL Expertise Supports New Navy Jammer (10)
LAUREL, Maryland, Jan. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL Expertise Supports New Navy Jammer * An updated jammer was developed for the U.S. Navy with advice and expertise from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, which worked with government and industry to meet warfighter requirements. The AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) is an ele more PR

Johns Hopkins: Study Finds Majority of Older Dually Eligible Medicaid-Medicare Recipients in Six States Opt for Hiring and Paying Caregivers of Their Choosing (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds Majority of Older Dually Eligible Medicaid-Medicare Recipients in Six States Opt for Hiring and Paying Caregivers of Their Choosing By Lindsey Culli A study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that a majority of older adults dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare in six states are opting to hir more PR

Maryland Congressional Delegation Presses Administration on ICE Actions in Maryland, Proposed Detention Facility in Hagerstown (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Presses Administration on ICE Actions in Maryland, Proposed Detention Facility in Hagerstown * Washington, DC-Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks were joined by U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) in sending  more PR

Maryland Cousins Indicted on Tax Return and Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud Charges (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Maryland Cousins Indicted on Tax Return and Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud Charges The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland unsealed a superseding indictment today, charging three cousins in connection with a tax-fraud scheme. Daiwor "Mark Brown" Woah-Tee, 52, of Belcamp, Maryland; Dekwii Woah-Tee, 47, of Baltimore, Mary more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Unlawfully Banning International Students from Attending Harvard Coalition Argues the Trump Administration's Attacks on International Students and Universities Threatens States' Economic Prosperity and Global Competitiveness * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Preserves Billions in Federal Funding, Defends Civil Rights, and Safeguards Essential Public Service (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Preserves Billions in Federal Funding, Defends Civil Rights, and Safeguards Essential Public Service Over the past year, Marylanders have faced unprecedented threats to critical federal funding, civil rights protections, and essential public services as a result of sweeping changes in federal policy. When unlawful actions have placed Maryland's residents,  more PR

Md. Housing Dept.: State of Maryland Announces $6.4 Million Proposed for Community Development Projects on Eastern Shore (10)
LANHAM, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release: * * * State of Maryland Announces $6.4 Million Proposed for Community Development Projects on Eastern Shore The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced that Eastern Shore counties are set to receive a combined $6.4 million through the state's State Revitalization Programs for 33 projects and activities that promote community development  more PR

Montana State Physics Professor Yves Idzerda to Give Feb. 17 Provost's Lecture on Second Quantum Revolution (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 21 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State physics professor Yves Idzerda to give Feb. 17 provost's lecture on second quantum revolution By Diana Setterberg As a new graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in engineering and physics, Yves Idzerda considered himself an electrical engineer first. While interviewing for his first post-baccalaureate engineering job, however, he met the author of a classic book about an more PR

NASA's SunRISE SmallSats Ace Tests, Moving Closer to Launch (10)
PASADENA, California, Jan. 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's SunRISE SmallSats Ace Tests, Moving Closer to Launch The small satellites passed a crucible of tests, ending with a simulation of the intense vibrations of launch. * When the six tiny spacecraft of NASA's SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission settle into their orbits high above Earth after launching later this year, they'll function as one giant radio dish t more PR

National CRNA Week: Honoring Excellence at USU's Top-Ranked Nurse Anesthesia Program (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * National CRNA Week: Honoring Excellence at USU's Top-Ranked Nurse Anesthesia Program The Uniformed Services University highlights the vital role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in military medicine and celebrates its graduate program's second consecutive top national ranking. By Sharon Holland As the nation celebrates National CRNA Week, the Uniformed Services University (USU) is rec more PR

One-Year into Donald Trump's Disastrous Second Term, Raskin Blasts Lawless President's Reign of Chaos (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * One-Year into Donald Trump's Disastrous Second Term, Raskin Blasts Lawless President's Reign of Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement marking one year since President Donald Trump's inauguration: "On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to lower costs and 'make America affordable again' on Day One of his presidency. It's been 365 days more PR

Rep. Raskin Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, from a Jan. 14, 2026, member day hearing on the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 2011): * * * Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, for holding this hearing today. As you draft the bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, I ask you to include H.R. 2011, the bipartisan Sarah Debbink  more PR

TEDCO Invests in TechRow (10)
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO Invests in TechRow AI-enabled startup aims to deliver entertainment content through streaming in organizational spaces * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a $500,000 investment from TEDCO's Inclusion Fund and Venture Funds in TechRow. "We appreciate TEDCO for this recent investment which will help us continue developing our tech more PR

Tri-Union Seafoods Identifies Additional Quantities of Recalled Genova Tuna at Limited Retailers Due to Inadvertent Distribution of Previously Recalled Product (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Tri-Union Seafoods Identifies Additional Quantities of Recalled Genova(R) Tuna at Limited Retailers Due to Inadvertent Distribution of Previously Recalled Product Summary Company Announcement Date: January 16, 2026 FDA Publish Date: January 19, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential contamination w more PR

UBalt Launches AI-Enabled Business Accelerator (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 20 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Launches AI-Enabled Business Accelerator The University of Baltimore has announced the launch of its AI-Enabled Business Accelerator, a nine-week program supporting early-stage founders building scalable, artificial intelligence-enabled ventures. The accelerator's inaugural cohort features eight Baltimore-based entrepreneurs applying AI across healthcare, energy, education, housing, workforce d more PR

UC-San Diego: Sky is Full of Secrets - Glaring Vulnerabilities Discovered in Satellite Communications (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Sky is Full of Secrets: Glaring Vulnerabilities Discovered in Satellite Communications * Communications from specific satellites There are 590 geosynchronous satellites orbiting the earth, with a wide variety of uses, including residential television and Internet services, and in-flight WiFi. These satellites also carry traffic on private networks for sensitive, remote comme more PR

Virginia Tech: From Ghana to Glioblastoma - Solving Problems With Science (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * From Ghana to glioblastoma: Solving problems with science A Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship will support translational biology, medicine, and health doctoral candidate Caleb Mensah in investigating new cancer treatments. By Leigh Anne Kelley An undergraduate course in immunology and immunochemistry started Caleb Mensah on a path toward finding new ways to combat treatment-resistant glioblastoma, a deadly for more PR

Virginia Tech: Partnership Advances Pollinator Research and Outreach (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * New partnership advances pollinator research and outreach The university's Conservation Management Institute joins Monarch Joint Venture to advance monarch and pollinator conservation through research, outreach, and collaborative land management strategies. By Chris Moody Monarch butterflies offer more to Virginia than their natural beauty. They are environmentally beneficial, pollinate plants, and serve as a f more PR