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Medicaid Spending Watch: New data show Fulton Medicaid billings for Procedures/Professional Services jumped to $30,702 in 2024, up from $1,820 in 2023, while Severn’s Pathology/Lab category rose 103% to $678 and Elkridge’s Evaluation/Management hit $369,566 in 2024—another reminder that local health-care demand and billing patterns are shifting fast. Public Health & Food Safety: The Trump administration is shuttering two of three USDA cyclospora research projects, with the remaining work set to move from Maryland to Iowa even as scientists reportedly refuse to relocate. Politics & Oversight: Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rallied Iowa Democrats to flip Congress and set up oversight of Trump. Immigration Enforcement: A report says ICE arrests are rising, including thousands in Maryland and Virginia during a recent operation. Space: NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida; telemetry began at Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland. Sports: Orioles starter Chris Bassitt returns Sunday as Baltimore looks to complete a three-game sweep of the Athletics.

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