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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2026-05-26 ( 6 items )  
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Raskin Issues Remarks at Hearing on How Republican Corruption and Extremism Broke the Supreme Court (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on How Republican Corruption and Extremism Broke the Supreme Court Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hear more PR

Johns Hopkins: What Will It Take to Contain the Central Africa Ebola Outbreak? (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 24 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * What Will It Take to Contain the Central Africa Ebola Outbreak? In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, international and local health entities work one case at a time to stop a rare virus with a high fatality rate. The WHO has labeled the May 2026 outbreak of Ebola disease--responsible for more than 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths as of May 19--a public health emergency of international more PR

Meals on Wheels America Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer Protas Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Josh Protas, chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, Virginia, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Caught in the Middle: Supporting Families in the Sandwich Generation": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and esteemed Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you at this hearing on the important topic of caregiving and the support needs of families in more PR

No Labels Issues Commentary: Supreme Court Just Changed the Rules on Redistricting (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * The Supreme Court Just Changed the Rules on Redistricting What Louisiana v. Callais means for voting rights, the 2026 midterms, and the fight over who draws the map. The Supreme Court struck a major provision of the Voting Rights Act protection. * In a 6-3 decision on April 29, 2026, the Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map -- w more PR

Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin & Padilla Statement on Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Consultation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin & Padilla Statement on Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Consultation The Trump Administration provided minimal details on a plan to abandon American values and focus solely on admitting more white-only Afrikaner refugees * U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal more PR

RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize * Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare's flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing of four nurse leaders, said National Nurses Organi more PR