WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Questions Sports Experts on Health and Tax Impacts on College Athletes During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on federal tax policy's impact on college and professional athletes, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, questioned a panel of sports, tax and economic experts on the health impacts on athletes and the need for financial planning guidance. The panel included former NFL linebacker more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education will extend funding for 39 Consortium Incentive Grant projects through Sept. 30, 2027, after adopting a final waiver limiting extensions to one additional year instead of two. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education said the action waives Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit extending project periods when additional federal funds are required. The waiver applies to projects under Assistance Listing Number 84.144F and became effec more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 12 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Department of Agriculture Welcomes New Staff Members Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks is pleased to announce the appointment of two new key staff members to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). Allie Carter Cavanagh has been named MDA's new Director of Legislative and Government Affairs. In this role, she will be responsible for all aspects of the department's state, local and federal legislative a more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, July 9 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release: * * * State of Maryland Announces 2027 Main Street Improvement Program Grants to Main Street Maryland Communities Nearly $1 million awarded to 34 local programs to promote economic development and growth - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced nearly $1 million in Operating Assistance Grant Program awards for economic development and growth in Maryland communities. more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 9 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Dissolved Oxygen Conditions Best on Record in Early Part of Season Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show lower than average volumes of hypoxia--waters with less than 2 mg/l of oxygen--in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia from May to late June 2026. No hypoxia was observed in May, one of ten years with no monitored hypoxia in  more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 9 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO Invests in Alchemity, LLC Maryland-based company seeks to create sustainable liquid fuels - TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 investment in Alchemity, LLC. This investment was allocated through the organization's GAP Investment Fund, a funding opportunity that rests under the Seed Funds umbrella. "This investment allows Alchemity to validate technical performan more PR