Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday November 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CLINIC Receives Texas Bar Foundation Grant to Support Texas Immigration Practitioners at CLINIC Convening 2025 in San Antonio
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 18 -- Catholic Legal Immigration Network issued the following news release: The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to provide stipends and scholarships for Texas-based immigration legal service providers to attend CLINIC Convening in San Antonio, Texas, from May 28-30, 2025. This grant will cover essential expenses, including registration fees, travel, and accommo  more

Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, the most recent year for which data are available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reveals. That year, gun deaths (including gun suicide, homicide, and fatal unintentional shootings) outpaced motor vehicle deaths (both occupant and pedestrian) in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado  more

GWU Media Tip Sheet Maryland Recommends Knocking Down & Replacing Chesapeake Bay Bridge Spans
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- George Washington University issued the following news: "The Maryland Transportation Authority has recommended knocking down both the eastbound and westbound spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and replacing them with new, potentially wider, spans. The recommendation comes as the state continues to study alternatives to the current aging bridge spans, which have become increasingly strained by the level of traffic across the bay, particularly during summer months when they  more