The number of first-time unemployment claims in Maryland nearly doubled in a week and there are signs that the the local and national employment situation is stalling less than a month before the 2020 Presidential election.

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The federal government has awarded the state $1.18 million to make security improvements at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals. Federal Emergency Management Agency grants, via U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding, will be used to ...

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Maryland is appealing the federal government’s denial of disaster aid to help the state and Baltimore recover millions of dollars in riot-related costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Maryland’s request for a major disaster declaration last month, saying aid ...

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The state of Maryland says it will appeal the federal government’s denial of disaster aid to help the state and Baltimore city recover millions of dollars in riot-related costs. A spokesman for Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said ...

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A long line of anxious property owners snaked through the cafeteria, past a sign-in table and down the hall — each of them waiting to be told whether they were in or out.

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Frederick Community College has been awarded a $1.17 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Continuing Training Grant Program to conduct workshops across the country on local disaster preparedness. The workshops will focus on how to improve information sharing, ...

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Thousands of people who received government aid after Superstorm Sandy slammed the East Coast may be forced to give some or all of that money back, nearly two years after the disaster.

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WASHINGTON — Some of Maryland’s federal lawmakers are pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give Garrett County more help in recovering from a blizzard spawned by Superstorm Sandy. Democratic Rep. John Delaney said Thursday that he and the state’s ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering money to help Baltimore County repair roads and public structures damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation announced the Public Disaster Assistance on Thursday. It reimburses local governments for ...

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A little government and politics news for Wednesday morning.

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