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Md. legislators with teaching backgrounds bring big-picture thinking to education policy 04/16/2019 11:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When he was a teacher in West Baltimore, many of state Sen. Bill Ferguson’s students had difficulty coming to school ready to learn — Winners and losers of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session 04/11/2019 05:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. It’s already been said a thousand times, but it bears repeating: This has been a General Assembly session like no other. It began Today in History: April 5 04/05/2019 12:23am • Today is Friday, April 5, the 95th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 5, 1986, two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident which prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya more than a week later. On this date: I What to expect when legal sports betting comes to DC 04/04/2019 12:42am • The road to legal sports betting in Washington has progressed fairly quickly over the last few months. Last December, the D.C. Council passed the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018, which Mayor Muriel Bowser signed in January. The next month, the D.C. Council gave final approval to the Va. store loses Petland franchise after investigation uncovers dead rabbits 04/03/2019 07:21pm • Ohio-based Petland Inc. has abruptly ended its franchise agreement with a Fairfax, Virginia, store where an undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States found that sick or injured rabbits were dying without veterinary care. Humane Society hidden cameras revealed 14 dead rab States renew push for taxes on sugary drinks 04/01/2019 09:43am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly three decades after a U.S. state last imposed a special tax on sugary drinks, Connecticut's governor is pushing for one to help close a budget deficit — and bracing for a fight. Taxes on soda and other sugar-loaded drinks have taken effect in recent years in seve Md.'s debate on campaign finance pits reformer vs. reformer 02/15/2019 10:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. They sat side-by-side during a series of short Senate hearings Thursday, testifying in favor of election reform bills dealing with abse Maryland's power couples 02/14/2019 10:12am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. It’s often said that power is an aphrodisiac. We’ll leave it to those with real power to tell us whether that’s really true. This i Tempers flare during Maryland school start date debate 02/08/2019 10:53pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. On the second day of Senate floor debate over legislation that would give local school districts the option of starting the school year Bill seeks to limit Md. superintendent role in hiring local school leaders 02/07/2019 08:28am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A Baltimore County senator is pursuing a bill that would remove the ability of the state superintendent of schools to disapprove of loc AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims in his State of Union address 02/06/2019 05:28am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3d360cd6-e471-4cbb-a0ad-ca0cccd74264' }).render("693615361444836c");}); WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Tr Why Are Prescription Drug Prices Rising? 02/05/2019 07:00pm • In the U.S. today, we spend far too much on prescription drugs when compared to other industrialized nations. According to National Health Expenditure data, we spent $333 billion in 2017, up from $236 billion in 2007 (an increase of more than 40 percent). In the last year, drug prices for many pres Use of force involving stun guns down in Fairfax County 01/30/2019 06:00pm • WASHINGTON — Use of force with stun guns is declining in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to an update Wednesday on the police department's Electronic Control Weapons program given to the county supervisors' Public Safety Committee. In 2018, officers pulled the trigger on stun guns 74 times Why Power of Attorney Can Be Key for Senior Health Care 01/24/2019 07:00pm • In the vast constellation of legal documents you could encounter over your lifetime, some are more critical than others. For older adults, a few legal instruments take on outsized importance, particularly in the context of ensuring adequate health care as we age. While some documents that older adu Today in History: Jan. 17 01/17/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2019. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against ``the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex