Leaders pledge to bring FBI to Prince George's County
State leaders on both sides of the aisle unified their efforts Monday to bring thousands of jobs to Maryland.
Local student joins Obama, Hoyer in Selma
The country’s eyes and ears were on Selma, AL Saturday, March 7 as they were 50 years ago on that date. Forty-thousand people crammed into the town half that size to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when police broke up an attempted march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest for voting rights for all.
Twice as many get private insurance through Md. health exchange
The number of people who bought private health plans on the Maryland exchange set up under health reform doubled from last year.
MLK Prayer Breakfast held at North Point High School
North Point High School in Waldorf was the focal point for the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast held by the Charles County Chapter of the NAACP Monday, Jan. 19.
Bills Would Give Feds a 3.8 Percent Pay Raise
Lawmakers in the both the House and Senate introduced bills on Tuesday to raise federal employees’ pay 3.8 percent across the board in 2016.
Grant will fund Pre-K programs
Eighteen of Maryland’s jurisdictions, Charles County among them, will benefit from a federal education grant designated to improve the recipients’ pre-kindergarten programs.
Charles County hospital gets grant for emergency generators
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) and U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (both D-MD) announced a $1,987,432.00 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) program to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland to fund the replacement of three undersized emergency generators and automatic transfer switches at the medical center to ensure critical services are supported during power outages.
Second health open enrollment going well, Hoyer says
The second open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act is going well for Maryland. In fact, it’s going 29 times better than it did last year, said U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) in a conference call Wednesday.
Program vouchers to aid So. Md.’s homeless veterans
Nearly one-third of the homeless veterans in Southern Maryland will have the chance to get assistance with affordable housing after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued 21 housing vouchers for use in the region.
Congressmen meet with the Dept. of Veteran Affairs Secretary
Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Chris Van Hollen, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John Sarbanes held a meeting with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Bob McDonald to discuss the July 2014 Inspector General’s Report on the VA’s Baltimore Regional Office and what actions the VA is taking to ensure that these issues are not repeated in the future.
Grant to help pay for homes affected in Fort Washington slope failure
Maryland lawmakers and Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker's office announced Thursday that a $2,017,125 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help to acquire six homes that were threatened by a severe slope failure in Fort Washington.
Univ. of Maryland officials break ground for bioengineering building
As the sound of pile driver at the Edward St. John’s Learning and Teaching Center construction site boomed across Campus Drive, officials broke ground Friday morning on another project: a bioengineering building aimed at forwarding research in a relatively new field.
Calvert NAACP luncheon focuses on future, legacy
Legacy and keeping an eye toward the future were the themes of the afternoon at the NAACP Calvert County chapter’s annual fall luncheon, held Nov. 1 at the Rod’N’Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach.
Candidates, parties prepare for the homestretch
The final weekend before the November 4th General Election featured a flurry of activities from candidates and parties
Defense Dept. objects to wind turbines
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) said Thursday the Department of Defense has formally objected to the wind turbine project across the Chesapeake Bay in Somerset County.
North Point High School students impress Rep. Hoyer
United States Congressman Steny H. Hoyer came to North Point High School Thursday, Oct. 30 and was impressed by what he saw in John Hollyfield’s Technology and Education class.
107 added to National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer is among those paying tribute to 107 firefighters at an annual service in Emmitsburg.
Maryland Officials Launch Prince Frederick Hall Cybersecurity Lab
The University of Maryland Diamondback
University officials unveiled a new cybersecurity lab in Prince Frederick Hall on Thursday, which they said will further the collaborative relationship between the university and defense conglomerate Northrop Grumman and will give ACES students access to an advanced center for research.
Southern Maryland Democrats gather for Rep. Hoyer's picnic
It was a great day for a picnic on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Southern Maryland Democrats gathered Saturday for Congressman Steny Hoyer’s annual picnic at Terry Lierman’s Farm south of Lexington Park. Lierman is Hoyer’s former chief of staff and former head of the Maryland Democratic Party.
Brown, Hoyer, Democrats Rally in Waldorf
Southern Maryland Democrats were out in full force Wednesday, Aug. 6 in Waldorf for a gathering of the faithful. Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer were among the dignitaries attending the General Election Campaign Kickoff at Hilton Garden Inn.