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Surging inflation is making it harder for Marylanders to make ends meet, as reported by Maryland Matters. In Montgomery County, Elrich has unveiled a six-month moratorium on data center permits, a move that echoes concerns about data centers becoming a new "data center alley" in Frederick County. Meanwhile, a Baltimore senator faces questions about her future after an indictment. Additionally, the debate over online gaming in Maryland is picking up.

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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

More than $25.5 million has flooded in to Maryland congressional campaigns in the last two months, almost all of it in the form of personal loans from a handful of well-heeled candidates to their own campaigns, according to new campaign finance reports. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/13/c...
Candidates add tens of millions in self-funding as congressional primaries loom - Maryland Matters
More than $25.5 million has flooded in to Maryland congressional campaigns in the last two months, almost all of it in the form of personal loans from a handful of well-heeled candidates to their own ...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Members of the state’s largest public employees union rallied at the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday, calling on it to reverse more than 100 layoffs announced recently as state campuses struggle with tight budgets and higher costs. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/13/u...
Union urges university board to reconsider decision to lay off employees - Maryland Matters
Members of the state’s largest public employees union rallied at the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday, calling on it to reverse more than 100 layoffs announced recently as...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Ads for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights set for Sunday, President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, and billed as a celebration of America’s 250th birthday. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/13/r...
Corporate logos abound at White House ahead of fights by Trump-allied UFC - Maryland Matters
Ads for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights set for Sunday, President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, and billed ...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

If you think it’s expensive to fill up your car, try fueling up a boat. Fuel prices are typically higher at marinas because of a short season and higher expenses, but with gas a dollar a gallon more than last year, at well over $6, boaters are rethinking outings. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/13/h...
High fuel prices have DC-area boaters rethinking summer trips - Maryland Matters
If you think it’s expensive to fill up your car, try fueling up a boat. Fuel prices are typically higher at marinas because of their compressed seadon and higher expenses, but with gas a dollar a gall...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

A judge Friday ordered Aaron Penman reinstated to the Harford County Council seat he was ousted from more than a year ago at the instigation of County Executive Bob Cassilly (R). marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/p...
Penman to return to Harford Council more than year after wrongful removal - Maryland Matters
A judge Friday ordered Aaron Penman reinstated to the Harford County Council seat he was ousted from more than a year ago at the instigation of County Executive Bob Cassilly (R).
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Some were tired of the barrage of campaign ads. Some heard those ads, because they brought the campaigns' messages with them, and others came to their decision the old-fashioned way -- the personal touch. They all showed up for the first day of early voting. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/h...
Hot weather, hotter opinions on first day of in-person early voting - Maryland Matters
Some were tired of the barrage of campaign ads. Some heard those ads, because they brought the campaigns' messages with them, and others came to their decision the old-fashioned way -- the personal to...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Frederick has more planned hyperscale data centers than any other county in Maryland, scheduled to come online in as little as three years, prompting pushback amid local concerns that the area will soon resemble “data center alley” in Northern Virginia. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/r...
Residents fear Frederick County will be the new 'data center alley' - Maryland Matters
Frederick has more planned hyperscale data centers than any other county in Maryland, scheduled to come online in as little as three years, prompting pushback amid local concerns that the area will so...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Rising residential energy prices are front of mind for candidates pursuing seats in the House of Delegates and state Senate in the upcoming Maryland primaries, as are the data centers that many blame for the higher rates. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/l...
Legislative candidates of both parties have a common enemy: data centers - Maryland Matters
Rising residential energy prices are front of mind for candidates pursuing seats in the House of Delegates and state Senate in the upcoming Maryland primaries, as are the data centers that many blame ...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — struggled to afford healthcare last year, defined as trouble paying medical bills, a family member not getting needed care due to costs or family medical debt at the time of the national survey. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/r...
Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds - Maryland Matters
Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — struggled to afford healthcare last year, defined as trouble paying medical bills, a family member not getting needed care due to cost...
marylandmatters.org
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States Newsroom / statewide nonprofitBluesky19h ago

Maryland Matters

The Trump administration has failed to refund more than $145 billion in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful, a pair of U.S. Senate Democrats said in a Wednesday letter to the administration’s chief of customs. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/12/r...
Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, Senate Dems tell Trump administration - Maryland Matters
The Trump administration has failed to refund more than $145 billion in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful, a pair of U.S. Senate Democrats said in a Wednesday letter to the admini...
marylandmatters.org
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U.S. SenatorBluesky2d ago

Chris Van Hollen

This purchase and approval is the result of inappropriate interference by the Trump Admin on behalf of Trump's billionaire buddies.

The consolidation we're seeing in the media space is a threat to free speech. State Attorneys General must keep investigating these transactions.
Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward.
politico.com
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U.S. SenatorBluesky2d ago

Chris Van Hollen

One day after Trump’s lawless ICE operation traumatized kids on school grounds in Baltimore, we learn they’re harassing DMV-area nonprofits for information about immigrant CHILDREN. This does nothing to make us safer. No child should live in fear of ICE’s violence.
Trump administration deploys federal agents to intimidate legal services nonprofits representing unaccompanied immigrant children
Washington, DC, June 12, 2026 – Over the past 48 hours, in the latest example of intimidation tactics, agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
amicacenter.org
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U.S. SenatorBluesky3d ago

Chris Van Hollen

New data shows Trump’s refusal to extend ACA tax credits could lead to 5 MILLION people losing care this year.   Meanwhile, he’s spending your tax money on his Iran war & defense contracts for companies he's invested in.   He said it: he's not thinking of anyone else’s finances.
States starting to see major ObamaCare coverage losses
Newly released state enrollment data show ObamaCare coverage losses could be even more severe than initially anticipated, due to Congress’s unwillingness to renew enhanced subsidies.   Monthl…
thehill.com
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Public health analysisBluesky6d ago

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

SOURCE, a Johns Hopkins community engagement and service-learning center, has over 100 community partners. The SOURCE team works behind the scenes to sustain relationships and assess community needs even as students come and go. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/source-...
With SOURCE, Communities Take the Lead | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
When partnerships are built on the community’s priorities, good intentions become good practice.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
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