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The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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Read More »Juneteenth set to become federal holiday; Maryland following suit for state employees and courts
Maryland health advocates laud Supreme Court’s ACA decision
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
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Read More »Democrats eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration
Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities.
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Read More »Baltimore to end mask mandate, lift COVID-19 state of emergency July 1
Baltimore will follow the state and end both its state of emergency and mask mandates on July 1.
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Read More »Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship
After facing threats and intimidation during the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath, county officials who run elections are quitting or retiring early.
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Read More »Federal judge blocks Biden’s pause on new oil, gas leases
The Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked by a federal judge in Louisiana.
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Read More »Hogan to end Maryland’s state of emergency, lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions
Maryland is taking a major step toward a pre-pandemic normal with the announcement that all statewide pandemic restrictions will be lifted beginning in two weeks and the state of emergency ended.
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Read More »GOP lawmakers in Pa., Ohio move to ban vaccine mandates
Republican lawmakers in two states are advancing legislation that would block employers from requiring their workers to obtain vaccinations. In Pennsylvania, the legislation inched ahead in the state House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and ...
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Read More »Biden administration pushes plan to combat domestic terror
The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists and will work with tech companies to eliminate terrorist content online.
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Read More »Baltimore officials urge Hogan to reverse unemployment decision
Three of Baltimore's top elected officials called on Gov. Larry Hogan to reverse a decision to end Maryland's participation in a federal program that offers supplemental pandemic unemployment insurance payments.
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