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2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
Bipartisan ‘Kanaiyah’s Law’ to bolster foster care regulations enters Maryland legislature
The bill is named after Kanaiyah Ward, a 16-year-old girl who died in Department of Human Services custody in September last year.
Lawmakers, advocates push Maryland General Assembly for more mental health funding
The state faces a 38,000 shortage of behavioral health workers by 2028.
Gov. Moore’s landmark energy proposal immediately met with Maryland lawmakers’ red pens
State lawmakers were quick to question and seek alternatives to some of the governor’s major energy proposals as the two branches weigh how best to provide utility bill relief to Marylanders.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground/CC BY 2.0This week on the podcast, two stories about people pleading their cases. -
Laura Ockel viazavier, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication/Via Wikimedia CommonsThis week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations.
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Lexie AlleyShe may be indie rock's queen of precisely rendered emotion, but on Mitski's latest album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me, warped perspectives, questionable motives and possible hauntings abound. -
Shuichi Yoshida/ASP/GKIDSThe Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater. -
NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhotoOn Tuesday opening statements will begin for the federal antitrust trial against Live Nation, one of the largest entertainment companies in the world. -
It's designed to take the place of complicated, multiple drug regimens that many people with HIV need to follow. And it's also beneficial because the HIV virus is always evolving.
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Bethany Mollenkof for NPRDirector Chloé Zhao used meditation, somatic exercises and dance to inspire the cast and crew of this Oscar-nominated story about William Shakespeare's family. -
NPRMarch is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling. -
NPR's A Martínez asks Delaware Democrat Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, about the war with Iran.
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NurPhoto/Getty ImagesThe grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients. -
AerialPerspective Images/Getty ImagesA new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th of its original size. -
Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Israel have offered different reasons for the latest war in Iran, which has widened as Iran and allied armed groups retaliate across the region.
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