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Maryland senators ask for probe of company with Russian tie

August 8, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland senators ask for probe of company with Russian tie

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, the sky over The Capitol is lit up at dawn as Senate Republicans work to pass their sweeping tax bill this week in Washington, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Maryland's senators are asking Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to review the transaction between a venture fund with Russian ties and a company deeply involved in Maryland's election infrastructure.

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Democrats, health leaders protest potential loss of women’s health service funds

July 23, 2018 Comments Off on Democrats, health leaders protest potential loss of women’s health service funds

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Ben Cardin, Dr. Leana Wen, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Rep. John Sarbanes denounced a proposed Trump administration rule that could limit funds for women's health. More than 17,000 patients received help at Baltimore clinics that receive public funding in 2016. (Tim Curtis / The Daily Record)

Maryland’s congressional delegation and Baltimore City officials denounced Monday a proposed federal rule that they say could restrict access to women’s health and reverse work made to improve health outcomes, especially for poor women. A proposed rule change at the ...

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Baltimore to join lawsuit to restore teen pregnancy education funding

March 9, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore to join lawsuit to restore teen pregnancy education funding

Dr. Leana Wen. (The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz)

Baltimore city next week will join a federal lawsuit asking the federal government to restore promised grant funding to a program that provides evidence-based education to reduce teen birth rates. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ended the ...

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University of Maryland gets funding for bay

January 4, 2018 Comments Off on University of Maryland gets funding for bay

The University of Maryland is getting continuing federal funding to support the Chesapeake Bay under a state and federal partnership.

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Sen. Van Hollen endorses Rushern Baker in governor’s race

November 6, 2017 Comments Off on Sen. Van Hollen endorses Rushern Baker in governor’s race

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. (The Daily Record/Jason Whong)

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has endorsed Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker in Maryland's governor's race.

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Md. government and businesses urged to prepare for cyberattacks

October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Md. government and businesses urged to prepare for cyberattacks

Maryland leaders hailed the state as a “cyber capital” of the world Wednesday at the Cyber Maryland 2017 conference while acknowledging that the state has to do more to capitalize on the companies and agencies that represent the burgeoning industry. ...

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Maryland lawmaker presses for a Harriet Tubman $20 bill

September 14, 2017 Comments Off on Maryland lawmaker presses for a Harriet Tubman $20 bill

FILE - In this May 17, 2017 file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The fight to put Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill by 2020 has been revived with the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House co-sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore. “Too often, our nation does not do ...

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Van Hollen’s new bill intended to protect airline passengers

April 14, 2017 Comments Off on Van Hollen’s new bill intended to protect airline passengers

WASHINGTON — Responding to Sunday’s incident on a United Airlines jet, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is drafting a bill that would prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers after they have boarded a flight. Van Hollen’s proposed Customers Not Cargo ...

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Hogan and Van Hollen to speak at meeting on western Maryland

January 27, 2017 Comments Off on Hogan and Van Hollen to speak at meeting on western Maryland

Gov. Larry Hogan. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Chris Van Hollen are scheduled to speak at an annual meeting that is held to discuss concerns of Allegany and Garrett counties in western Maryland. The 41st Annual Mountain Maryland PACE meeting is ...

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Van Hollen to be sworn in as Maryland’s new senator

January 3, 2017 Comments Off on Van Hollen to be sworn in as Maryland’s new senator

In this March 2015 file photo, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., talks at a news conference in Rockville, Md., after announcing endorsements for his candidacy for U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

WASHINGTON — Chris Van Hollen will be sworn in as Maryland’s new U.S. senator. The Democrat will be sworn in with other members of the new Congress on Tuesday. Van Hollen, who served seven terms in the House, won the ...

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