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November 18, 2021

Biden Signs First-Responder Mental Health Support Legislation into law

Credit: Maryland Matters, Hannah Gaskill President Joseph R. Biden signed legislation into law Monday that intends to bolster mental health…

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November 17, 2021

‘This experience broke a lot of people’: Inside State amid the Afghanistan withdrawal

Credit: Politico, Natasha Korecki In the days after the Taliban took Kabul in August, a desperate Afghan father pleaded over…

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November 15, 2021

Trone introduces bill to help defrauded veterans

Credit: WCBC Radio On Friday, U.S. Representatives David Trone (MD-06) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced legislation to ensure that veterans…

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November 09, 2021

Preservation Training Center Bill Before The House of Representatives

Credit: WFMD The facility is planned for the Westside Regional Park in Frederick. Frederick, Md (KM) A bill to set…

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November 09, 2021

Massive infrastructure bill cleared by House includes nearly $8 billion for Maryland

Credit: The Frederick News-Post, Natalie Drum WASHINGTON — An unprecedented infrastructure bill that won final passage by the House late…

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November 08, 2021

Elevating the Mental Health Conversation

Credit: Inside Higher Ed, Alexis Gravely College students and campuses across the country are facing growing mental health challenges that…

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November 04, 2021

Trone’s bill to improve mental health care for first responders passes

Credit: Garrett County Republican WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. David Trone’s Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act passed the…

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November 02, 2021

Putting a price on climate change and on carbon

Credit: Bay Journal, Vianna Newman Dennis As the Oct. 25 article, What are the Chesapeake Bay’s marshes worth? New study suggests…

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November 01, 2021

Thailand veterans harmed by Agent Orange hope Congress will hear them

Credit: Dayton Daily News, Thomas Gnau Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand say they’re still fighting. Veterans who served…

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November 01, 2021

Local first responders will soon get help with mental health

Credit: WFMD The COPS Counseling Act was driven by the suicide of an officer. Frederick, Md. (NS) – Congress has…

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