Maryland
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
MD birders prepare for count across the state
Christmas, it turns out, is for the birds, at least for those that will be counted this year in the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count…
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The challenges and joys of printing holiday cards in MD
Americans purchase around 6.5 billion greeting cards each year, with around 20% of them bought for the holiday season. Sarah Hitchcock Burzio…
Monday, December 9, 2024
Report: Maryland fossil fuel lobbyists fail to disclose activities
A new report says fossil-fuel lobbyists in two states with strong transparency and disclosure laws are not making full disclosures - including in Mary…
MD ranks among worst states for long-term incarceration
Maryland has one of the highest percentages in the nation of people in prison who began serving time when they were juveniles. A new report from …
Maryland's federal workers prepare to defend their jobs
It's no secret President-elect Donald Trump wants to fire thousands of federal workers. But in a state like Maryland - home to the fourth-highest …
Are monarchs 'threatened enough?' Government soon decides
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide soon whether to list the monarch butterfly as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act…
Maryland trains more health workers to offer abortion care
By Sarah Varney for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Servi…
Report: It’s getting easier to get into college
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Zamone Perez for Maryland News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News S…
Report: Screenings for lung cancer a must
A new report on lung cancer by the American Lung Association showed Maryland has quite a bit of room to improve diagnoses and treatment but experts sa…
How troops struggle, excel in civilian employment
By Victoria Lim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Zamone Perez for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Ser…
Report: MD leads nation in greenhouse gas reduction
New research finds Maryland leading the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency data show between 2005 and 2022…
Older kids have fewer options to find adoptive families
This coming Saturday is National Adoption Day, but kids who are older or have special needs face more difficulty in finding adoptive parents…