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UM Baltimore program to train social entrepreneurs
The University of Maryland, Baltimore, plans to train the state’s next generation of social entrepreneurs through a graduate degree program it is launching this year. The university’s Master of Science […]
Mandate, consumer protection provisions stripped from Md. health insurance bills
Multiple pieces of health care legislation are moving forward in the Maryland House of Delegates, but they have been amended to exclude some of their key elements. Bills originally drafted […]
Md. for-profit school rules advance after provisions stripped out
Legislation regulating for-profit colleges in Maryland has passed both chambers of the General Assembly, but with amendments that supporters say gut the heart of one of the bills. One bill […]
Wireless execs talk 5G in Maryland
Wireless companies need the ability to create infrastructure for the next generation of mobile internet, 5G, wireless officials told Baltimore business leaders Monday. To catch up to the changing use […]
Hopkins professors receive grants to commercialize research
Four Johns Hopkins professors received grants through a fund created to help faculty put their research on a path to commercialization. The professors received grants between $25,000 and $100,000 from […]
Trump administration’s overtime proposal scales back Obama-era plan
The Department of Labor announced new rules Thursday to determine which employees are eligible for overtime, a proposal that substantially reduces an Obama administration effort to extend overtime pay to even […]
Md. lawmakers question legality of prescription drug bill
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would make Maryland the first state in the nation to regulate rising prescription drug prices was heard by legislators Wednesday, a month after the courts killed […]
Social entrepreneurship program wants to bring 5,000 jobs to Baltimore
A new program in Baltimore aims to create 5,000 jobs and attract $100 million in investment in 250 businesses over 10 years in groups traditionally underrepresented in the city’s economic development, like black and Hispanic communities.
Bills would help modernize Md. certificate of need process
Maryland legislators will hear Wednesday the first proposals to come out of the Maryland Health Care Commission’s certificate of need modernization work group last year. Proposals that will help streamline […]
As medically assisted suicide bill advances in Md., obstacles remain
Legislation that would allow Maryland patients with a terminal diagnosis to choose to end their own lives was advanced by a legislative committee for the first time Friday, but the […]
USM adds third regional education center in southern Md.
The University System of Maryland has officially added the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center to its portfolio of regional education centers, the system announced Friday. The center, now known as […]
Lawmakers weigh health insurance mandate for Md.
A health insurance mandate aimed at drawing more people into Maryland’s insurance market could help reduce premiums and make insurance more affordable, supporters said Thursday. Legislation to create a penalty […]
