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Significant updates to Pa.s Minimum Wage Act take effect Aug. 5

August 07, 2022

Significant updates to Pa.s Minimum Wage Act take effect Aug. 5

Credit: Times Leader, Bill O’Boyle WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier this week announced…

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August 05, 2022

Beijing cuts U.S. cooperation to protest Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Credit: Politico, Phelim Kine Beijing targeted a limited range of U.S.-China military and diplomatic cooperation initiatives Friday in China’s latest expression…

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August 04, 2022

Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $7 Million for Public Health and Infectious Disease Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2022 Contact: Sloane Gallagher, Sloane.Gallagher@mail.house.gov Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $7 Million for Public Health and Infectious…

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August 04, 2022

Widow of D.C. police officer who died by suicide after Jan. 6 praises Senate action to extend benefits

Credit: CBS News, Clare Hymes and Scott MacFarlane Erin Smith fought for months for death benefits after her husband, a…

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August 02, 2022

Congress Clears Bill to Make Officer Suicides Eligible for Death Benefits

Credit: The New York Times, Luke Broadwater WASHINGTON — Congress has approved bipartisan legislation that would extend a benefits program…

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August 01, 2022

Bill To Manufacture More Computer Chips In US Passes House & Senate

Credit: WFMD, Kevin McManus Washington DC. (KM) – Legislation to spur more semi-conductor companies to build computer chips in the…

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July 28, 2022

Trone, Meuser Introduce EFFECTIVE Act to Grant the FDA More Authority to Clamp Down on Ineffective Opioids Entering the Drug Market

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022 Contact: Sasha Galbreath, Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov  Trone, Meuser Introduce EFFECTIVE Act to Grant the FDA More Authority…

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July 28, 2022

Trone Votes for CHIPS and Science Act, Sends Investments in American Manufacturing and Job Creation to President Biden’s Desk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022 Contact: Sasha Galbreath, Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov  Trone Votes for CHIPS and Science Act, Sends Investments in American…

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July 28, 2022

Maryland Congressional Delegation Shares Priorities with New Chesapeake Bay Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022 Contact: Sasha Galbreath, Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov  Maryland Congressional Delegation Shares Priorities with New Chesapeake Bay Leaders WASHINGTON,…

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July 28, 2022

What the CHIPS Act means for Maryland

Credit: WMAR-2 News, Staff The House of Representatives, on Thursday afternoon, passed the CHIPS Act, a bill that includes billions of…

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