WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * 15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap - A Home for Every Child The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that 14 states and the District of Columbia have joined A Home for Every Child, a bipartisan initiative to increase the number of licen more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- The University of Maryland Medical System issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-Five University of Maryland Medical System Nurses Recognized as "Excellence in Nursing" Winners by Baltimore Magazine Twenty-five nurses across University of Maryland Medical System hospitals have been named as "Excellence in Nursing" winners by Baltimore magazine. This annual recognition honors nurses "who demonstrate exceptional dedication and contributions to healthcar more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Two scientists to receive 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association award $150,000 scholarships to researchers from Maryland and Michigan * DALLAS and MINNEAPOLIS -- The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association have awarded the 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health to two neuros more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Lackluster Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Strategic Plan * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. The plan proposes rollbacks to the agency's superv more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU TO ABANDON PLAN TO DECIMATE ENFORCEMENT, CONSUMER PROTECTION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to sup more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong calls on CFPB to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement and Consumer Protection * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to supervise fina more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Md. Welcomes Passage of Key Voting Rights Protections in Maryland The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomes the Maryland General Assembly's passage of Senate Bill 255, a cornerstone of the Maryland Voting Rights Act (MDVRA), marking a historic step forward in protecting the fu more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Court Blocks Administration's Latest Restrictions on Grants to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault * Rhode Island Federal Judge Melissa R. DuBose has today issued an order preliminarily blocking the Trump-Vance administration's latest effort to implement unlawful restrictions on grants that support survivors of domestic violence, sexual more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Administration's Latest Restrictions on Grants to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Intervention Will Protect Violence Prevention Funding Nationwide * Providence, R.I. - A judge on the U.S. District Court for the Distric more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Court Halts Construction of Hagerstown Migrant Detention Center Victory -- Federal agencies must halt construction or renovation of warehouse for pendency of litigation * Baltimore, MD -- A court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from continuing construction on a proposed mass detention facility near Will more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Fave Rave: BALTIMORE BANNER * LEARN HOW TO ACCESS THE BALTIMORE BANNER USING YOUR UBALT CREDENTIALS Re-introducing the BALTIMORE BANNER -a Pulitzer Prize-winning local online news source available to the University of Baltimore community. The University of Baltimore Library & Archives subscribes to the Baltimore Banner, operated by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a nonprofit with  more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, April 17 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * From Participation to Power: Hampton University's Founding Day Giving Sparks a Philanthropic Shift * April 1 campaign more than doubles donor engagement and raises nearly $750,000 to advance scholarships, research, and institutional growth. HAMPTON, Va. (April 17, 2026) -Hampton University has achieved a historic milestone, raising $746,395 from 2,612 gifts during its annual Day of Giving on Founding Day, an  more PR

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news: * * * Furry Fighters: Military Working Dogs Howoard and Baily Retire By Airman 1st Class Kiora Brooks 316th Wing Public Affairs Members of the 316th Security Forces Support Squadron held a retirement ceremony for Military Working Dogs Baily and Howoard at the base theater at Joint Base Andrews, April 15, 2026. After the ceremony Howoard was adopted by his handler U.S. Air F more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Downtown Sykesville as Winner of 2026 Great American Main Street Award, Maryland's First Since 2005 * ANNAPOLIS, MD -Governor Wes Moore today announced that Downtown Sykesville, a community supported by Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Main Street Maryland program, was one of three main streets in America to receive the 2026 Great American M more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news: * * * How NCATS Is Accelerating Drug Discovery: A Behind-the-Scenes Look With NIH Leadership Inside a laboratory at NCATS, human heart cells beat rhythmically in a dish -- offering a glimpse into how the future of drug development may unfold. During a recent visit, NIH Director Jayanta "Jay" Bhattacharya, more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Humanity & Inclusion Condemns the Massive Attacks Across Ukraine; Calls for Protection of Civilians and First Responders * On the night of April 16, Ukraine was subjected to a massive, combined assault involving hundreds of drones and missiles. At least 18 civilians were killed, including children, and more than 80 were injured across Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * In New Amicus Brief, Ranking Member Raskin Challenges Trump Administration's Effort to Vaporize J6 Felony Convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keeper Leaders Amicus Brief Calls for Searching Judicial Review of DOJ's Request to Vacate Seditious Conspiracy Convictions It Obtained from Unanimous Juries After Full Trials * Rep. Jamie Ra more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: Humanity & Inclusion Calls for Safe Passage and Protection of Vulnerable Groups * HI acknowledges the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon and calls on all parties to make it hold. More than six weeks of unrelenting violence have claimed over 2,000 lives in Lebanon, displaced more than one million persons (nearly one in five of the e more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Engineering for a Climate-Resilient Fells Point JHU students design flood and energy solutions for bustling waterfront neighborhood. * Design Day is an annual showcase highlighting students' creativity, innovation, and ability to turn classroom theory into practical solutions for real-world challenges. Presented each spring by the Johns Hopkins University Whit more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * From Evidence to Coordinated Action: Advancing a Global Road Safety Research Agenda On March 12 and 13, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) and Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), hosted a consultation on "Acceler more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Fails to Ram Through FISA Expansion Despite Four Dems Defecting on Rule * Americans Deserve Answers on Himes's Role in Johnson's FISA Scheme Early Friday morning, the House failed to pass a deceitful proposal that would have expanded the government's ability to use Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act against Americans. Instead, the House unanimo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * In One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer Fraud Five Arrested Yesterday in Three States for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Scheme * The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - April 17, 2026: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering Trump and Republicans' attacks on clean air and public lands, and state advancements in energy affordability and climate action. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan that Would Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses urge California Assembly to advance CalCare * California Nurses Association (CNA) members urge the California State Assembly to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when health care is needed more urgently than ever before. The failure to advance A.B. 1900 shows a lack of leadership and a capitulation t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- American Rivers issued the following news release: * * * Potomac River Leads 2026 List of America's Most Endangered Rivers Due to Historic Sewage Spill and Unchecked Data Center Growth American Rivers is today naming the Potomac River as number one on our America's Most Endangered Rivers list of 2026, because of the one-two-punch of a historic sewage spill and the rapidly expanding footprint of water-intensive data centers across the watershed, threatening water availa more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Prof. Sheehan: It Takes Discernment to Recognize an American Ally in the Middle East * 'The basic test of an alliance is simple: What does it do when the bombs start falling?' Writing in Newsweek, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized expert in international affairs, says that the war in Iran is providing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer: It is Intentional to Marginalize the Work of the Congress and the Appropriations Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee Markup of the FY 2027 Financial Services an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Opens Sweeping Investigation into "U.S. Special Envoy for Peace" Jared Kushner's Foreign Entanglements and Staggering Conflicts of Interest In Letter, Raskin Warns Kushner's Dual Role as U.S. Negotiator in the Middle East and Financier Funded by Middle Eastern Governments Poses Grave National Security Risks and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on April 17, 2026, with Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee: * * * Himes, Raskin, McGovern Statement on Republicans' Disastrous Last Minute FISA Reauthorization Effort "The attempt by Republicans and the Trump A more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * RIGHT NOW: Johnson Ramming FISA Reauth that EXPANDS Use Against Americans * Dead-of-Night Proposal A Massive Step Backwards that Makes Americans Even More Vulnerable to FISA Abuses On Thursday evening, House Republican leaders started rushing a five-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that still allows for backdoor searches and  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Rush University nurses to hold union election in May * Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center (Rush) in Chicago, Ill., will be voting on May 14, 15, and 16 to join National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest and fastest-growing nurses union. Rush nurses filed a petition for a union election on A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following information collection: Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program--Reinstatement In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed collections of information, (SAMHSA will publish periodi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 17 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * St. Joseph Health nurses hold rally to mark start of contract negotiations * Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 22 as they begin negotiations for their first contract, following their decisive vote to form a union last year, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). Nur more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 17 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * Strengthening Military Dental Education: USU Hosts 2026 Federal Services Dental Educators Workshop By Sharon Holland  The Uniformed Services University (USU) welcomed dental educators and leaders from across the Military Health System, Department of Veterans Affairs, and international partner organizations for the 2026 Federal Services Dental Educators Workshop (FSDEW), a three-day forum focus more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 18 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Strengthening Military Dental Education: USU Hosts 2026 Federal Services Dental Educators Workshop USU hosted federal dental leaders to synchronize graduate education, integrate AI innovations, and enhance joint force clinical readiness. By Sharon Holland The Uniformed Services University (USU) welcomed dental educators and leaders from across the Military Health System, Department of more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Two scientists to receive 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health * DALLAS and MINNEAPOLIS -The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association have awarded the 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health to two neuroscientists, Sarah Kettlety, Ph.D., of Baltimore, Maryland, and Cali McEntee, Ph.D., of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Each will recei more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * Greenebaum Family Donates $5.5 Million to Advance Cancer Research and Patient Care Katie Ghiardi The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Family Foundation has donated $5.5 million to the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) to help advance groundbreaking scientific research and compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care in Maryland and across the region. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Engineering students from the University of Scranton delivered a standout performance at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 1 and 2 Student Activities Conference. Competing against peers from 35 colleges and universities across the Northeast U.S., Scranton teams secured first place in two of the six featured robotics competitions. The event, held March 21 at Rowan University in New Jersey, gathered more than 300 participants to test programming  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 17 -- Young Auto Care Network Group, a community of the Auto Care Association, issued the following news release: * * * YANG Partners with Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation's (AACF) Aftermarket Hearts Giving Circle Program The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG), an Auto Care Association community of young industry professionals under the age of 40, announced its new #YANGGivesBack fundraising campaign to support the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foun more PR