May 22, 2023 Montgomery Community Media Fiction. Non-fiction. Children. Young Adult. Science Fiction. Memoirs. Poetry. Sports, History, Current Events. Biographies. The Gaithersburg Book Festival featured all these book genres and many of the authors who wrote them. MyMCM talked to …
Continue ReadingMay 3, 2023 TheDream.US New Legislation to Provide More Opportunities for Dreamers to Work as Nurses and in Health Occupations Washington, DC – TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, is celebrating Maryland’s enactment of SB187/HB454 – …
Continue ReadingApril 15, 2023 Maryland Matters Aidan Judge (center) peers over the balcony minutes past midnight on April 11, 2023 after dropping balloons and confetti as the General Assembly adjourned sine die. Photo by Christine Zhu. In the leadup to midnight …
Continue ReadingApril 10, 2023 WBALTV Maryland state lawmakers spent Monday tying up loose ends as they inched closer to the finish line for bills to become law in the 2023 legislative session. The end of the 90-day session comes at midnight …
Continue ReadingApril 2023 911der Women Not all 911der Women wear headsets – and Maryland State Senator Cheryl C. Kagan is definitely a 911der Woman. She recently received the Government Leader award from the NG911 Institute – for the second time. It’s no wonder …
Continue ReadingMay 5, 2023 Maryland Matters The chair of the Maryland State Board of Elections has promised to limit the retiring elections director’s involvement in the search for her successor. Chair William G. Voelp made the promise following an elections board …
Continue ReadingApril 18, 2023 Maryland Matters The Maryland State Board of Elections office in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Maryland’s long-serving elections administrator will have a hand in setting standards for choosing her successor. Linda Lamone, 80, announced last month …
Continue ReadingApril 11, 2023 Montgomery Community Media The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 90-day legislative session on Monday, April 10th. A number of health related bills passed both chambers. The bills are now headed to Governor Wes Moore’s desk for …
Continue ReadingApril 6, 2023 Maryland Nonprofits For nonprofits that receive funds from government agencies, payment delays have been a major management problem for years. Nonprofits in Maryland continually face delays in payments on grants or contracts that may extend many months. …
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2023 The Daily Record Swatting, a prank emergency call about incidents like an active shooter or bomb threat to prompt an aggressive law enforcement response, will be a misdemeanor crime punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 …
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