Maryland legislature passes bill allowing over-the-counter birth control
The bill allows for birth control access without a doctor’s prescription.
The University System of Maryland is establishing a $25 million fund to support startups
Startup companies within the system could receive as much as $500,000 from the new initiative.
Gov. Larry Hogan announces support for permanent fracking ban in Maryland
Hogan has openly supported fracking with strict regulations in the past.
Maryland bill would extend sick leave to 10,000 student workers in the university system
Both the Maryland House and Senate have passed versions of the bill, but they have significant differences.
A Maryland bill could raise the state’s minimum wage and aid UMD student workers
A bill would gradually raise Maryland’s minimum wage each year until reaching 15 dollars in 2022.
Ex-USM chancellor Brit Kirwan to be honored in Maryland’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame
Kirwan spent more than 30 years at the University of Maryland as a tenured math professor, provost and this university’s president.
Sen. Ben Cardin was “greatly disturbed” by white nationalist fliers found at UMD
The posters were found in at least four locations at this university on Monday.
A federal judge in Greenbelt has temporarily blocked part of Trump’s new travel ban
The suspension follows a Hawaii judge’s decision Wednesday to implement a restraining order.
“Hours really do count”: Supporters push for 24/7 Plan B access on college campuses
Students from Bowie State and Salisbury testified in support of the bill at a Maryland House of Delegates committee hearing.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh will join multi-state lawsuit again Trump travel ban
The travel ban is a threat to this state’s universities and economy, Frosh said.