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Maryland leaders unite to help maintain access to SNAP under new Trump requirements
March marks the first wave of SNAP applicants who could lose their existing eligibility for federal food assistance, but departmental and legislative action to mitigate the impact is underway.
State bill could protect cameras at Frederick County special education classrooms
Delegate April Miller’s bill could bring state support to the county’s current special education camera pilot program.
Maryland Senate gives initial approval to bill limiting youth auto charging
The bill is a diluted version of Sen. Will Smith’s initial proposal, only striking five of the 33 crimes eligible for juveniles to be automatically charged as adults.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground/CC BY 2.0This week on the podcast, two stories about people pleading their cases. -
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AP/U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationThe FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs. -
Erin Hooley/APSeveral speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody." -
Gregory Smith/APBernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. -
Clive Mason/Getty ImagesAffleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details. -
Seth Wenig/APOil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October. -
Ted S. Warren/APU.S. Customs told the trade court it aims for a streamlined process in 45 days to return importers' money without requiring individual lawsuits. -
Sohrab/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesMost Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. -
Mattia Ozbot/Getty ImagesHundreds of para athletes are competing in Italy through March 15. Many Americans are defending past titles, with the U.S. sled hockey team hoping to fend off rival Canada for its fifth straight gold. -
Eranga Jayawardene/AP/APThe move followed Wednesday's sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine. Australia confirmed three Australians were on that submarine. -
Jamie Squire/Jamie Squire/Getty Images; Emmett Palmer; Valentina Landro; Sophie WalkerThe gold medal-winning figure skater came to the Milano Cortina winter games with a distinctive "raccoon" hairstyle — alternating rings of dark and light hair. Now, fans are following her lead.
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