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Energy rate hikes go into effect on June 1; here's what you need to know
WBAL TV - Maryland
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May 30, 2025
Usage-based energy rate hikes go into effect on Saturday."It's even more important now, especially with customers hurting, with costs going up everywhere, to be able to save energy and then save money," Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesperson Nick...
LEVER WEEKLY: What’s In Your Pill Bottle?
The Lever
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June 8, 2025
This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it. Our work is driving accountability at the highest levels. In the past few weeks, our reporting has inspired two...
Baltimore Community Lending moving headquarters downtown
The Daily Record - Maryland
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May 30, 2025
Baltimore Community Lending, a local community development financial institution that provides assistance to small businesses in underserved communities across the region, announced it will soon open its new headquarters. The organization’s new...
New grocery store brings relief to Baltimore neighborhood in food desert
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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International grocery store LA Mart opened a new Maryland location less than a year after a store closed in a Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a food desert. The new store opened at 4624 Edmondson Avenue, at the former location of a Giant Food...
Transportation energy prices remain below national average
The Center Square
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June 2, 2025
(The Center Square) – North Carolina school systems are releasing students for the summer as June commences, and travel plans for many families are in place with transportation energy prices remaining well below the national average. For...
12 New Maryland Laws That Will Change Your Life In 2025
Patch
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June 2, 2025
Posted Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 11:33 am ET|Updated Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 12:20 pm ET MARYLAND — Many of the laws adopted in the recent legislative session kicked in on June 1, ranging from procedural changes to major updates to legislation that have a...
New Solar Site Generating Energy In Berkeley County, West Virginia
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Aerial photos and drone video footage of the Marlowe solar site are available to view or download on FirstEnergy's Flickr page . The new solar facility is situated on approximately 36 acres of company-owned property along...
Maryland joins other states in passing EWA legislation
American Banker - New York
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May 30, 2025
In this week's banking news roundup: Maryland is the 10th state to pass legislation overseeing the earned wage access industry; Truist Financial adds Morgan Stanley's former Finance Chief Jonathan Pruzan to its board; South Carolina-based The...
Congress Shifts Tide in Regulatory Demands for Clean Energy
School Transportation News
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June 2, 2025
The approval of Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that overturn U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s waivers of key California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, aimed at enforcing stricter emissions and goals for selling...
Start of new construction causes weekday closures of Springfield Road in Clifton Heights
6 ABC Action News
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June 2, 2025
Starting Monday, a section of Springfield Road in Clifton Heights will be closed during the day for the next few months due to road work. CLIFTON HEIGHTS, Pa. (WPVI) -- Starting Monday, a section of Springfield Road in Clifton Heights will be...
Here are the changes coming to Tennessee's hemp industry in 2026
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that will regulate hemp products starting January 1, 2026. The bill restricts hemp-derived cannabinoid products to a maximum concentration of 0.3% THC and prohibits products with THCA and synthetic...
BGE's advice for saving money on your energy bill during seasonal spikes
WBAL TV - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
"Every household is different" BGE's advice for saving money on your energy bill during seasonal spikes Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 9:21 AM EDT Jun 2, 2025 THANKS DALENCIA WILL STARTING TODAY, YOU MIGHT LIKELY SEE AN INCREASE IN...
Employers classified under the Health Care and Social Assistance industry file 800 H-1B petitions in Florida throughout 2024
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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June 2, 2025
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Maryland man who murdered store clerk, pregnant girlfriend, fetus gets 3 life sentences
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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May 30, 2025
This marks the first time in Montgomery County history that a defendant has been convicted of the murder of a viable fetus. SILVER SPRING, Md. — A Silver Spring man convicted of committing two horrific and unrelated murders was sentenced Friday to...
Singer Gabby Samone returns to Baltimore after 'American Idol'
WBAL TV - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
Singer Gabby Samone returns to Baltimore after 'American Idol' Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 9:02 AM EDT Jun 2, 2025 FINISH ON AMERICAN IDOL AND AN ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE AT LAST WEEK’S ARTSCAPE, BALTIMORE’S OWN GABBY SIMONE IS...
New Maryland Firearm Laws Take Effect This Fall Following 2025 General Assembly Session
The Bay Net - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A series of new firearms-related laws passed during the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session will go into effect this fall, tightening regulations on gun trafficking, manufacturing, and the use of firearms in violent and...
Monique Samuels Shares Cryptic Post Amid 'RHOP Return Rumors
Us Weekly
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June 8, 2025
Monique Samuels is playing coy about a possible return to The Real Housewives of Potomac. According to a report published by People on Saturday, June 7, the reality TV star will return to the series for season 10. Production for the season has...
Maryland to focus restoration efforts on five watersheds, but funding is in doubt
Bay Journal - Maryland
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A white-tailed deer peers from the edge of a wetland on Maryland’s upper Choptank River, one of four watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay system chosen by the state for focused restoration efforts. Dave Harp Maryland is targeting five of its ailing...
Families brace for another scorching summer as heat impacts health and finances
News9 - Oklahoma
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With last year officially recorded as the hottest summer on record, experts say the intense heat is more than just uncomfortable. It’s creating serious challenges for families’ health and household budgets. As another hot summer looms, both...
Maryland men’s basketball revamped on the fly. Will it work? | ANALYSIS
Yahoo Sports
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When Kevin Willard left Maryland men’s basketball at the altar for Villanova on March 30, fans hoped that players such as point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie and shooting guard Rodney Rice might stay. Mike DeCourcy was not surprised when they and seven...