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Trump Is Making Healthcare A Winning “80/20” Political Issue For GOP
Forbes
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Cell lines are prepared in the laboratory of Dr. John Tisdale, a Senior Investigator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland....
Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say
Associated Press
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August 18, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech....
Government Contractor CEO Accused of Embezzling $2.4M for Gambling and Hunting
Gambling News - New York
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August 18, 2025
James Vincent Campbell, the chief executive officer of government contractor Axim Fringe Solutions Group, has been accused of embezzling millions of dollars. According to the US Department of Justice, Campbell is believed to have used the money on...
Army Reserve, Maryland state official find common bond in supporting troops
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES 08.18.2025 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Jayson Spiegel and Maryland State Delegate Ryan Spiegel are not related by blood or marriage, despite...
Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble
Fortune
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For decades, statistics that came direct from the U.S. government, especially from agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), have long been the gold standard for measuring the health of the American economy. But this trust has been...
Young Successful Leaders Incorporated to Receive $50,000 Huddle Up for Health Grant from CareFirst and Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 18, 2025
CareFirst and the Ravens award Young Successful Leaders Inc. (YSLI) $50,000 to expand mental health, violence prevention and youth development programs. (Courtesy photo) By The Baltimore Ravens CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), one of...
Baltimore v. Wal-Mart: Showdown tonight at Planning Commission hearing
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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Swirled up in citywide debate over a living wage and national angst over big-box chains, the 25th Station project reaches a big milestone with tonight’s Planning Commission hearing. Some in Baltimore are welcoming it, others are bitterly opposed...
Baltimore County redistricting is heating up
WYPR - Maryland
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Last fall, voters approved a ballot question that would add two seats in the chamber. But getting from seven council members to nine is a complicated political process, so to hear how it’s going, we turn to WYPR reporter John Lee, whose focus is...
Trump targets Democratic-run cities. Some mayors say they're ready for a legal fight. By sending in the military, some noted, President Trump was probably escalating crime, contributing to distrust in the government and creating unsafe situations. Read…
Yahoo News
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As sand-colored Humvees rolled down Washington DC streets against the wishes of local leaders, mayors around the country planned for what they would do if the Trump administration comes for them next. Donald Trump’s disdain for Democratic-run...
Maryland Department of Transportation Awards $500,000 In New Round of Purple Line Small Business Grants
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 18, 2025
HANOVER, Md. – The Maryland Department of Transportation announced $500,000 in grant awards for recipients in the second round of the Purple Line Small Business Grant Program, which the Department launched earlier this year. The grant awards,...
Democrats Aren’t Fighting Trump’s D.C. Takeover Because They’ve Embraced “Law and Order” Politics
Current Affairs
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August 18, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced this week her intention to federalize law enforcement in Washington, D.C., attempting to place the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, Terry Cole, in charge of the 3,200 officers of the Metropolitan Police...
Killings in Baltimore are hitting historic lows. So why is Commissioner Worley scowling?
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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It’s pushing 90 degrees late one June evening when Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley arrives on scene of a quadruple shooting in one of the city’s most distressed neighborhoods. And he appears to be scowling. The city has been basking...
How mayor can clean up Baltimore | READER COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 18, 2025
Now that The Baltimore Sun has informed the public about the members of Mayor Brandon Scott’s elite staff and their six-figure salaries (“Data shows many Baltimore city officials earn more than Gov. Wes Moore,” Aug. 15), I have a suggestion that...
A Black Business Icon and Watkins Family Friend Owned the Birmingham Black Barons Baseball Team
Donald V. Watkins
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August 18, 2025
Copyrighted and Published on August 18, 2025 Thomas Henry Hayes, Jr. (1902 to1982), was a Negro American League baseball executive who served as owner and president of the Birmingham Black Barons baseball team from 1939 to 1952. Hayes is perhaps...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals holds Maryland’s “unusual” digital ad tax’s pass-through prohibition unconstitutional
Lexology
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On August 15, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a Maryland statutory provision prohibiting sellers from itemizing the digital advertising tax (DAT) on their invoices violates the First Amendment. As readers...
Here’s everyone who’s running for Wisconsin governor so far
The Wisconsin Independent
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Over the next 15 months, candidates will crisscross Wisconsin trying to win voters’ support in their bid for governor next November, and several candidates have already thrown their hat in the ring. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced on July 24...
Maryland’s Infrastructure Is Aging — Here’s What’s Being Done to Keep It Running
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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August 18, 2025
Decades of wear, harsh weather, and population growth have left much of Maryland’s infrastructure strained and outdated. Roads crack under heavier traffic, water systems falter with age, and public machinery—trucks, lifts, pumps—works harder with...
Maryland Residents Rally to Stop Blue Crab Crisis
NBC News
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August 17, 2025
The state of Maryland is known for its blue crabs but the species’ population is dwindling to the lowest in decades, driving up costs and making the business of catching them harder than ever. Experts point to a perfect storm of threats including...
Maryland Permanently Preserves 19 Additional Working Farms, Including 159 Acres of Charles County Farmland
Southern Maryland News Net
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August 18, 2025
In a continued effort to protect Maryland’s agricultural heritage, the Maryland Board of Public Works has approved 19 new easements through the Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation adding approximately 1,674 acres of preserved prime...
Republican Governors Send National Guard to D.C.
Reason Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Trump administration makes plea to Republican governors: National Guard personnel will be deployed from red states to Washington, D.C., under a deal between President Donald Trump and three Republican governors. Some 800 National Guardsmen are...