West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is joining a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general with a warning for major artificial intelligence companies to stop hurting children. A letter sent to companies including Apple, Meta, and Microsoft addresses reports of AI chatbots engaging in inappropriate conversations with children as young as eight. The letter urges AI developers to incorporate guardrails against sexualizing children.
The US District Court of Maryland says the Department of Education cannot withhold funding schools that fail to remove initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Maryland chapter of the American Federation of Teachers challenged a letter from the DOE in February, citing First Amendment violations. Kenya Campbell with AFT says the feds went too far… “The way that the letter was written, it was very arbitrary, in that the directive from Trump’s Department of Education was an unlawful overreach that basically threatened the education of all Maryland students.”
Governor Wes Moore cut the ribbon on the new global headquarters of Iron Circle, a cybersecurity education provider, in Columbia Maryland. The business relocated from Florida, attracted by the region's cyber and technology talent pool. More than 200 jobs are expected to come to the state through their AI cybersecurity platform. CEO James Foster said it was never a question about coming to the state… “It was not a question of whether we were going to be in Maryland or D.C. or Virginia. Maryland was going to be our headquarters because we value that talent. And we value…
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office is currently seeking information on the whereabouts of Andrea Denay Grimm, 37 years old, who has been reported missing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 301-334-1911.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore told Face the Nation this week that all options are on the table when it comes to re-drawing the state’s congressional seats. He said he wants to add a measure of fairness in elections… “I want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats. Where we don’t have situations where politicians are choosing voters, but that voters actually have a chance to choose their elected officials. We need to be able to have fair maps.” Maryland’s lone US Representative, Andy Harris, told WJLA-TV that redrawing lines may not pay off for…
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney announced almost $700,000 in federal funding to higher education institutions in Western Maryland to support low-income and first-generation students, and students with disabilities as they pursue their degree. Grants have been awarded to Frostburg State University – $412,173, and $272,364 to Allegany College of Maryland for the TRIO Student Support Services program, which supports preparation and guidance for students as they pursue education beyond high school.
The Trump Administration has taken over management of Union Station in Washington D.C. Department of Transportation director Sean Duffy said they will work with Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to make the location a “world-class transportation hub.” Vice President JD Vance has visited National Guard Troops at the station, saying it shouldn’t be a place families are afraid to visit… “If you’ve ever been to Union Station in the last few years with your family, you know that crime is actually extremely high. You have vagrants, you have drug addicts, you have the chronically homeless, you…
The Trump Administration’s plan to revoke federal permits for an offshore windfarm off Ocean City has positive response from different parties. The City of Ocean City had been against the project from the beginning, saying it would hurt tourism and fishing. The Maryland House Republican Caucus also applauded the decision with House Minority Leader Jason Buckel telling WCBC it was a bad idea… “Something that will cost our rate payers, our energy and electricity consumers a lot of money if it went forward and at the end of the day, offshore wind just doesn’t work. It doesn’t provide reliable,…
People seeing columns of black smoke from the Mexico Farms area have called 911 seeking answers as to the source. WCBC has found that the Allegany County mulch site is working on a backlog of debris to be burned. One caller to the county was concerned about EPA permits, but County Administrator Jason Bennet says all is in order for burning the organic debris… “We contracted someone so we have a contractor who is doing that on our behalf. They have a burn permit.” The county mulch site remains closed as it is full at this time. The…
As if the state of Maryland needed more bad financial news, the chief economist for Moody’s Analytics says the state is at a high risk for entering a recession. Mark Zandi says Maryland, DC, Virginia, and Delaware are all in the same category, showing vulnerabilities to recession, making the region stand out as especially weak. “The key here is jobs. Of course, with the recent data, we see job growth has come to a virtual standstill. And I don’t see any reason why we’ll see any pick up here any time soon. If we start getting some negative job numbers…
