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Do Maryland Democratic delegates have to vote for a certain candidate? Learn that and more
Maryland has 63 delegates to the Democratic National Convention scheduled next month in Chicago. While some candidates for convention delegate ran under an "uncommitted" label, all those who were actually elected were committed to President Biden. Delegates are selected according to district. District 6, which includes Washington County, has six...
CDC says Maryland has at least 5 cases of listeria
Maryland has the second-highest number of cases in an outbreak of listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause flulike symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Two people have died of the infection, one in Illinois and one in New Jersey. All of the 28 people who became ill were hospitalized. One […]
Maryland adds 5,600 jobs in June, unemployment rate creeps higher
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland added 5,600 total jobs in June, including 3,900 in the private sector, according to monthly data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The growth rate last month (0.2 percent) was double the national rate (0.1 percent).
1st District delegates partake in the Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE — Delegates from the Eastern Shore joined thousands of politically active Republicans in Milwaukee Wisconsin for the party’s National Convention this week. At the Republican National Convention, which ran from July 15 to 18, delegates selected Donald Trump as the party’s nominee for president and J.D. Vance as its nominee for vice president. The GOP also made key decisions about the party’s political platform. The Eastern Shore’s elected delegates...
Larry Hogan blasts Project 2025 as a ‘dangerous path’ for GOP
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized Project 2025 in a recent op-ed, calling the policy priorities outlined in the conservative agenda “absurd and dangerous.” Hogan, in the piece published Friday by The Washington Post, argued that “traditional American Values” are under threat on both sides of the aisle. “On the left, the refusal by…
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 North Dakota Monitor.
Maryland’s ‘Nick’s Law’ Tightens Penalties for Boating Under the Influence
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) reported a significant reduction in boating accidents and no fatalities during the busiest boating holiday of the year, Independence Day weekend. This year’s “Operation…
Maryland-based Bethesda Game Studios employees vote to unionize
BETHESDA, Md. (DC News Now) — Employees at Bethesda Game Studios – the company behind award-winning games such as “Skyrim” and the “Fallout” series – voted to unionize, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA), The workers, consisting of 241 developers, signed a union authorization card or indicated they wanted union representation, according to CWA. […]
Collision on I-495 Beltway at River Road
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — The Maryland State Police Department and Montgomery County Fire and Ems teams are investigating a vehicle accident on the inner loop of I-495 (Beltway) at River Road. Montgomery County Fire and Ems determined a truck trailer struck a bridge and a passenger vehicle, and reported...
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