CDC Says Maryland, AND Most of The Nation, has had Fewer Overdose Deaths In 2024
The number of Marylanders dying from overdoses fell over the past year, mirroring a national trend but lagging behind the nation on the pace of the decline, according to recent federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data estimates that 2,348 Marylanders died of an overdose from April 2023 to April 2024, down from 2,506 […]
Highlights
Counties Scramble for Answers, Options as State Signals Deferral of Transportation Requests
Worcester County officials are scrambling for options — and money — after learning that state transportation officials are pausing a top ... [Continue Story]
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- Not a Good Report Card for Maryland Schools as Pandemic Impact Documented
- Election 2022 Profiles: Barry Glassman for Comptroller of Maryland
- One Year Later with CBF’s Alan Girard on the Trappe Lakeside Development Project
- Council Votes to Move Talbot Boys, But Fight May Not Be Over
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- Election 2022: Heather Mizeur Maps Out her Campaign
- St. Michaels Hard Talk: A Town Debates the Tourism Tax Revenue
- Talbot County Report with Chuck Callahan and Clay Stamp
Maryland Politics & Policy
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announces launch of commission on juvenile justice, reforms detention policies
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services today announced the launch of the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging Best Practices, a ... [Continue Story]
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- Juvenile justice reform commission could start meeting next month
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the ... [Continue Story]
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- University of Maryland Gives Chesapeake Bay a C+ in Overall Health; Best in 21 Years
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- Maryland’s Oyster Sanctuaries Show Promising Signs by Joe Zimmermann
- Deena Kilmon Appointed Executive Director of Waterfowl
- The Eagle’s Owl Nest: After Years of Teasing, This Great Horned Owl Couple Finally Delivers
- Mid-Shore Ecosystem: Record Breaking Farm Land Saved by QAC but Future Funding Looks Bleak
- Md. Offshore Wind Project Loses Energy: Developer Announces ‘Repositioning’ Of Project
- Council Member Pete Lesher Makes Proposal to Settle Lakeside Resolution Confusion