A service-based track would combine the best aspects of the GVPT and public policy majors
The School of Public Policy needs a service-based major or concentration.
Democrats must capitalize on unified government and raise minimum wage with inflation
Adjusting minimum wage to inflation is not partisan. It’s something Maryland needs now.
A ‘Live Near Your School’ program would encourage local graduates to stay in College Park
College Park would benefit from more alumni and young professionals living in the city
Green initiatives are not enough. Maryland needs a plastic bag tax.
A plastic bag tax could decrease usage and incentivize further environmentalism.
Too many Marylanders are food insecure. The state government needs to step in.
State government’s aid for food assistance programs can’t end with the pandemic.
UMD, WaPo poll finds most Americans do not want to rush reopening nonessential businesses
Over half said they would feel uncomfortable going to restaurants, movie theaters and clothing stores.
COVID-19 has exposed damaging racial health disparities statewide, UMD professors say
The disparity is due to a variety of factors, including higher rates of poverty and lack of access to nutrition, one professor said.
Maryland legislators move to regulate Board of Regents, hike minimum wage, ban Styrofoam
The General Assembly’s legislative session drew to a close Monday.