West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law. The lawsuit, filed recently by the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia against the president and secretary of the West Virginia Board of Medicine, claims the state’s new abortion law violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. “We have a strong case and we are ready to defend West Virginia’s abortion law to the fullest,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “As your first pro-life state Attorney General, I will stand strong for the life of the…

Morrison Sets Frostburg Pole Vault Mark at First Day of MEC Championship Women's Track & Field The Frostburg State women's track team competed in day one of the Mountain East Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.  Mesy Breaks FSU 400 Time while Bobcats Stand in Third After First Day Men's Track & Field The Frostburg State women's track team competed in day one of the Mountain East Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. 

In addition to construction beginning on the Baltimore Street Bridge Monday, the city has announced several other projects that will cause some traffic issues:   The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Excavating Associates, Inc., would like to notify the public that on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 beginning at 7:00 am, East 4th Street will be closed from South Street to Homer Street in order to perform construction on the intersection. The road will remain closed until February 24th, 2023 with work being performed from 7AM to 5PM.   The closure will allow Excavating Associates to complete the…

The Senate Environment, Education, and Energy Committee this week heard Senator Mike McKay's testimony on Senate Bill 296: Whole Homes Repair Act of 2023. The Senator raised the issue of blight, workforce retention, seniors aging in place, and emigration away from our area. Senate Bill 296 will begin as a pilot program but, if implemented statewide, will work to rectify those issues with grants made available to the local jurisdictions as well as non-governmental organizations from the Federal and State governments. With these grants, blight stricken homes and buildings can be fixed and renovated, which includes homes of seniors. This…

A DEA agent sounded the alarm at a news conference this week, warning that Mexican cartels and their drugs are in Maryland. The notice from Jarod Forget, the DEA special agent in charge of the Washington division office, came as Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the indictments of six people on allegations they trafficked large amounts of cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Baltimore County. “Let me be clear, the Mexican cartels are here and their drugs are here in Maryland. They do not care about the wellbeing of our citizens, and they are flooding and poisoning our neighborhoods with drugs like cocaine, meth,…

Comptroller Brooke Lierman reminds Marylanders that Shop Maryland Energy Weekend – February 18  through 20   ̶  is a good time to replace an old appliance with a qualifying ENERGY STAR appliance and save on the state's six percent sales tax. During Presidents’ Day Weekend, the following appliances bearing the ENERGY STAR label, purchased in-store or online, and whether used or new, will be exempt from the state’s six percent sales tax: air conditioners, washers and dryers, standard-size refrigerators, furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, compact fluorescent light bulbs, dehumidifiers and programmable thermostats. Solar water heaters are tax-exempt year-round. “Shop Maryland Energy Weekend has…

As former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) was heading out the door a few weeks ago, his administration attempted to push through changes to the state’s vehicle emissions inspection (VEIP) program — over the objections of environmentalists and a legislative panel that examines proposed state regulations. But now the new regulation — and an accompanying procurement process designed to execute the Hogan administration’s plan to scale back emissions inspections — has been put on hold. Although state agencies under Hogan had sought to limit the number of vehicles that required an emissions test, the decision by the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and the Department…

Maryland’s Secretary of Appointments, Tisha Edwards, presented the first round of Green Bag appointments to Governor Wes Moore–these appointments are a continuation of the Moore-Miller Administration’s promise to create a historically inclusive and experienced state government. “I made a commitment to Marylanders that we would create a government that looks like the state of Maryland, and I am thrilled to say that our Office of Appointments has followed through on that promise by presenting a group of nominees that is both representative of our state and incredibly qualified,” said Governor Wes Moore. “These appointments represent an incredible shift toward inclusion…

WTOP reports lawmakers in Maryland are proposing new protections for kids using social media, and many parents are on board. Christine McComas is from Howard County. Her daughter Grace was 15 when she died by suicide, after experiencing online bullying. The measure models a California law recently passed but is being challenged by a lobbying group representing several social media companies. The new legislation is called the Maryland Age Appropriate Design Code Act. It would, among other things, restrict data collection and profiling of children, require high-privacy settings by default, and turn off geolocation.