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Sweeping climate bill passes Maryland Senate committee after 4 voting sessions 02/23/2021 11:05am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee has advanced an omnibus climate action bill that would put Maryland on trac Bill would shift party control of local election boards 02/19/2021 08:42pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Because Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. is a Republican, all 24 of Maryland’s local boards of elections are dominated by a Republican majority Renewable Energy Project in Golan Heights Stirs Local Concerns by Residents 02/17/2021 12:00am • JERUSALEM -- Emil Masoud is worried that huge wind turbines will soon ruin the landscape his family has farmed for generations in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, on the border with Syria. The turbines will dwarf the cherry and apple trees, create noise, and require new roads through the pictu Comparing Trump's two impeachment trials 02/14/2021 12:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. The trial went on for two weeks of he-said-she-said. There was a mountain of evidence to pore over but not one drop of blood to see. Trump's second Maryland bill would provide voting info to the incarcerated 02/13/2021 01:57am • Those incarcerated awaiting trial or convicted of misdemeanors would be able to register to vote and learn about their voting rights under legislation in the Maryland General Assembly this year. The Senate version of the bill, which was jointly referred to the Education, Health and Environmental Christopher Newport University in midst of large outbreak 02/11/2021 08:26am • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Officials at Christopher Newport University say the school is in the middle of its largest wave of COVID-19 cases this school year, and one official says the outbreak is the result of students ignoring protocols. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports that as of Wednesd Montgomery Co. officials want mass vaccination site, press state on vaccine doses 02/09/2021 04:35pm • Montgomery County officials are calling for the state of Maryland to establish a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in the county amid "significant concerns" about how the state is allocating a still extremely limited supply of shots. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who voiced his concerns a What to Expect From the COVID-19 Vaccine 02/08/2021 12:00am • Vaccine roll-out has been a bumpy affair in some parts of the United States, but as the options for COVID-19 vaccines increase, your turn may be coming up soon. As you plan to get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, there's a few things you should know in advance to help y Conservation group study questions need for extra bay bridge span 02/05/2021 12:35pm • The state is studying whether to add a third span to the Bay Bridge. (Courtesy NOAA) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A transportation consultant hired by an Eastern S Alcohol and tobacco regulation in Maryland changes hands ― with many political overtones 01/30/2021 09:48am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A bitter, years-long political dispute ended quietly over Zoom Friday, in a short meeting full of procedural jargon and bureaucratic nicet Md. senators consider sweeping climate bill — and more modest measures 01/29/2021 07:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. There are many ways to skin a cat and, in the General Assembly, there appear to be many ways to confront the climate crisis. On Thursday, Plight of Palestinians Reflects Global Vaccination Inequity, U.N. Says 01/28/2021 12:00am • JERUSALEM -- Every day, thousands of Palestinians cross from the West Bank into Israel for work and medical care. And in the West Bank, Israelis and Palestinians often shop or fill up their cars with gasoline at the same places. But as Israelis are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the fastest Where Biden Administration Picks Went to College 01/27/2021 12:00am • See where key Biden Cabinet and staff picks earned undergraduate degrees.With a new president comes a new supporting cast to fill out important roles in the White House and at top government agencies. Following the inauguration of Joe Biden, a new Cabinet is beginning to form around him, some of who Gambling risks for youth may be taught in Md. high schools 01/21/2021 11:04pm • Maryland high schools may soon be required to adopt a curriculum on gambling addiction, depending on the fate of one bill in the state legislature. SB0243, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, directs the Maryland State Department of Education to develop a program for local schools Countries Welcome Joe Biden, But Cautious About U.S. Leadership 01/20/2021 12:00am • As people in the United States prepares for Wednesday's presidential inauguration and transfer of power, and in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden will have his work cut out for him as he enters office -- especially when it comes to foreign policy and rebuilding