A Maryland state legislator who recently lost his primary for reelection has been charged with felony theft and other charges related to the misuse of state funds, officials said Wednesday.… Read more
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Kremlin Poker-Faced on US Swap Offer to Free Griner, Whelan
The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.… Read more
Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Testifies Before House Committee
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has begun testifying before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.… Read more
Justice Thomas Cancels Plans to Teach at DC Law School
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus.… Read more
Virginia AG Miyares to Sue US Agency Over LGBTQ School Guidance
More than 20 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.… Read more
FDA Chief’s Long-Promised Opioid Review Faces Skepticism
As U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a “sweeping review” of prescription painkillers in hopes of reversing the worst overdose epidemic in American history.… Read more
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Hogan Announces $10 Million in Grant Awards to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Tuesday, Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) announced $10 million in block and competitive grant awards to help support programs around the state to address the opioid crisis. The grant funding, which will be distributed between July 2022 and June 2023, will be used to support the Hogan-Rutherford administration’s policy priorities of Prevention & Education, Enforcement & Public Safety, and Treatment & Recovery.… Read more
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Donates His Second-Quarter Salary to Virginia Veterans Services Foundation
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he will donate his second-quarter salary to the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing supplemental funding for Veteran programs and services throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.… Read more
Thousands of North Carolina Felon can Now Register and Vote
Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling.… Read more
Officials Confirm One of Two U.S. Pediatric Cases of Monkeypox is in D.C.
Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday.… Read more
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Maryland Lawmaker Charged with Felony Theft, Other Charges
A Maryland state legislator who recently lost his primary for reelection has been charged with felony theft and other charges related to the misuse of state funds, officials said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Kremlin Poker-Faced on US Swap Offer to Free Griner, Whelan
The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.… Continue Reading
Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Testifies Before House Committee
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has begun testifying before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.… Continue Reading
Justice Thomas Cancels Plans to Teach at DC Law School
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus.… Continue Reading
Virginia AG Miyares to Sue US Agency Over LGBTQ School Guidance
More than 20 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.… Continue Reading
FDA Chief’s Long-Promised Opioid Review Faces Skepticism
As U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a “sweeping review” of prescription painkillers in hopes of reversing the worst overdose epidemic in American history.… Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Hogan Announces $10 Million in Grant Awards to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Tuesday, Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) announced $10 million in block and competitive grant awards to help support programs around the state to address the opioid crisis. The grant funding, which will be distributed between July 2022 and June 2023, will be used to support the Hogan-Rutherford administration’s policy priorities of Prevention & Education, Enforcement & Public Safety, and Treatment & Recovery.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Donates His Second-Quarter Salary to Virginia Veterans Services Foundation
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he will donate his second-quarter salary to the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing supplemental funding for Veteran programs and services throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.… Continue Reading
Thousands of North Carolina Felon can Now Register and Vote
Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling.… Continue Reading
Officials Confirm One of Two U.S. Pediatric Cases of Monkeypox is in D.C.
Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday.… Continue Reading