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More states enact salary transparency laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps
To combat gender and racial wage gaps, nearly a dozen states recently have enacted pay transparency laws that require employers to be more open about the wages and benefits they offer. Most of the laws require employers to disclose wages in job postings and some bar them from asking a job candidate about their salary […] The post More states enact salary transparency laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Dangerous heat and strong to severe storms Wednesday in Maryland
BALTIMORE -- Dangerous heat and strong to severe storms are in store for today's Alert Day. Maryland is under Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for temperatures in the 90s and heat index values as high as 105°. While temperatures may be slightly cooler than the past few days, we'll make up for it with an uptick in humidity. It will be another day of potentially dangerous heat if you're not taking the proper precautions to stay cool. Please continue drinking plenty of water, taking breaks in the A/C, avoiding direct sunlight, and checking in on pets and the elderly. BWI Thurgood...
WEATHER ALERT| Extreme heat, humidity, storms, and flooding in Maryland
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 8 a.m. July 17 — Another hot and humid day ahead for Baltimore with a chance of storms and flooding. Baltimore is included in a HEAT ADVISORY today since Wednesday is hot and steamy with highs in the upper 90s and feel-like temperatures in the triple digits.
MSP: Small plane crashed into water on Eastern Shore
(From WBAL-TV 11) The Maryland State Police are investigating a small plane crash in the Tred Avon River on the Eastern Shore Tuesday morning, which resulted in the death of Robert Eugene Merlini, 56, of Annapolis. “Today is a really sad day for the aviation community, but also the scientific community,” said David Abrams, the director of communications for the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Maryland 2024 black bear hunt lottery now open
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland 2024 black bear hunt lottery is now open. Hunters can enter the lottery for the annual six-day black bear hunt in western Maryland. The 2024 bear hunt will take place October 21-26 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties. Officials say it’s an important part of managing Maryland’s expanding black bear population.
Maryland Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and the State’s Legacy in the Civil Rights Movement
Thurgood Marshall. Harriet Tubman. Frederick Douglass. Gloria Richardson. Clarence Mitchell Jr. These Black Americans are just some of the civil rights icons who lived and worked in Maryland. Their contributions changed Maryland and the state of the world. On Tuesday, July 2, Americans celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Civil...
New Windtalker™ Security Upgrade Hardens DJI AeroScope Against Cyber Threats
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2024-- Edgesource Corporation and Trust Automation announce the immediate availability of the Windtalker™ security upgrade for the Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) AeroScope drone detection platform. Developed by Edgesource with the U.S. Department of Defense and manufactured by Trust Automation, Windtalker cyber-hardens AeroScope while ensuring its continued functionality. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240624044184/en/ Edgesource Corporation and Trust Automation announce the immediate availability of the Windtalker™ security upgrade for the Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) AeroScope drone detection platform (Photo: Business Wire)
Notes: Popular lobster food truck setting up near Bradlee Shopping Center today
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, accompanied by sunny, hot weather and a high near 101 degrees. The heat index may reach up to 109 degrees, with a southwest wind at 3-8 mph. The chance of precipitation is around 30%. Later, Tuesday night will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms, primarily before 8pm, and partly cloudy skies with a low around 79 degrees. Winds will continue from the southwest at 6-8 mph, maintaining a 30% chance of precipitation.
Service Year program graduates first class of workers with skills, experience
One will go to the military, another will continue his education and a third plans to continue on with an organization that works to combat the poverty-to-prison pipeline. They were just some of the 231 members who were among the inaugural class of Maryland Corps and Service Year Option graduates who were applauded Tuesday at […] The post Service Year program graduates first class of workers with skills, experience appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Collating equity in Maryland's 5th district
What began as a topic of conversation less than a decade ago, the Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition has since expanded into a grand sum of 31 organizations working together to elevate the history of Black, Indigenous and other people of color across Southern Maryland. Although the local history of Black and Indigenous people in the region is referenced in books, members and organizers of the coalition have sought to make it more accessible through a comprehensive and easily searchable website. Their mission is...
Maryland Educators Aim to Boost Ag in Schools and on the Street
Maryland is gearing up to make agriculture a central topic in schools and with the general public. Ag leaders and educators gathered to share this common vision Tuesday at the first Agriculture Education Summit, hosted by the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. In his opening remarks, Ag Secretary Kevin...
Bringing a taste of Korea to Maryland
Korean cuisine was on the menu at Waldorf West Library on July 8. The library hosted a Korean food workshop to help educate groups of all ages on how to make dishes like gimbap and yubuchobap. Gimbap is a Korean dish made from cooked rice, vegetables, fish and meat rolled in seaweed. Yubuchobap is a variation of gimbap, with contents stuffed into a fried tofu pocket. ...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued In Parts Of DMV Region
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service as storms bringing possible hail and 70 mph wind gusts could make their way through the region on Tuesday night. The watch is through 10 p.m. in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. An Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory...
Maryland Dove assumes a new captain after 34 years
After 34 years of captaining the “floating ambassador” of Historic St. Mary’s City, Will Gates retired last weekend and turned over the command of Maryland Dove to his protégé and former student, Angela Laaro. Laaro, a generational St. Mary’s County resident who volunteered at the Maryland Dove in her youth, accepted the change-of-command July 13 and will lead as the new shipmaster of the wooden vessel. “I'm excited to share...
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