Thousands of Marylanders who lost or left their federal jobs over the past year have had to find new ways to get by, often doing gig work or switching careers.
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Federal workers continue to turn to faith institutions a year after mass layoffs
Thousands of Marylanders were impacted by the mass federal layoffs last year. Some faith institutions continue to provide financial and spiritual care.
Disappearing demographic data impacts efforts to track who make up laid-off federal workers
The Trump administration has deleted or made private data tracking workers’ gender and race making it harder to know which groups has been impacted by layoffs.
The Price of Access
Maryland special interests, utilities, spend big on private committee dinners with Annapolis legislators who write their rules. Ratepayers, voters left out
State officials troubled over upcoming closure of federal agricultural research center in Maryland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to close it’s flagship research center in Maryland could disrupt the state’s agriculture industry, experts said.
Federal worker layoffs threaten cornerstone industry for Maryland
State officials said Maryland is still reeling from the lost of more than 31,000 federal jobs after the Trump administration reduced the workforce last year.
‘These are the people who are my neighbors:’ Frederick City Council President César Díaz says he feels connected to the growing immigrant population
As the city’s population grows, César Díaz said he aims to ensure concerns of his immigrant neighbors are addressed, including the increasing presence of ICE.
The meg-nificent tale of Maryland’s new state shark
Lawmakers, scientists and fourth graders championed the ‘golden opportunity” for megalodon to become the state shark.
Annapolis boutique connects shoppers with global artisans
Shannon Riesenfeld opened Mango & Main, a fair trade shop, a decade ago with the goal of helping women artisans across the globe.
‘Just in time’: State lawmakers say new law protects Marylanders as U.S. Supreme Court ruling strips federal voting rights
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a voting rights bill into law Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a Louisiana case.