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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MD: Immigration

U.S. Census takers are beginning their door-to-door surveys of Baltimore residents, but will also be setting up mobile sites where people can get help filling out census questionnaires. (Adobe Stock)
U.S. Census-Takers Target Baltimore to Boost Response Rate

BALTIMORE -- There may be a knock on your door soon, as the U.S. Census Bureau is following up door-to-door with households in Maryland that have not …

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Latinos have the highest rate of COVID-19 infection of any race or ethnic group in Maryland, according to the Maryland Department of Health. (Wikimedia Commons)
MD Latinos Devastated by COVID-19 to Get Assistance

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the Latino community particularly hard across the nation, and in Maryland, Latino residents in …

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Howard County Coalition for Immigrant Justice is calling on Maryland officials to stop what they see as excessive practices by ICE. (Casa de Maryland)
MD Activists Pressure Officials to Break Ties with ICE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Outrage over Immigration and Customs Enforcement practices in Maryland has spurred immigrant rights groups to host a rally this …

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The primary species of Christmas trees grown in Maryland are Scotch Pine, White Pine, Blue Spruce and three fir species: Douglas, Fraser and Canaan. (LloydTheVoid/Pixabay)
Christmas Tree Growers Lose Workers to Immigration Restrictions

ELKTON, Md. – Christmas trees will be available this holiday season, although growers say they've had a tougher time getting Balsam, Frasier …

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Lawful permanent residents (LPR) are eligible for public benefits after they have resided as legal residents of the U.S. for five years. (Pixabay)
Should Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Lose Green Cards?

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – People can now officially weigh in on a proposal by the Trump administration to punish legal permanent residents who have used …

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While residential use of chlorpyrifos is banned in the US, only Hawaii has halted its use in agriculture. (Pixabay)
Labor, Environmental Groups Seek Ban of Chlorpyrifos

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A federal judge heard final arguments Monday in a case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to ban a …

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According to Earthjustice, every day starting at dawn, teenage and adult farmworkers labor by hand in fields covered with toxic pesticides. (Pixabay)
MD Farmworkers Sue EPA Over Pesticide-Training Materials

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Farmworkers are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to make pesticide safety training mandatory across …

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Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and other attorneys general want Congress to pass a bill allowing people with Temporary Protected Status to upgrade to permanent resident status. (Molly Adams/Flickr)
Maryland AG Urges Congress to Keep Temporary Protected Status

BALTIMORE – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced on Tuesday that he has signed on to a coalition of 19 states and the District of …

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Maryland is home to the fourth-largest community of Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status in the nation, some 20,000 people according to the New York-based Center for Migration Studies. (Pixabay)
Support Growing for Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As the Trump administration moves forward with plans to end the protected status of thousands of immigrants who fled conflicts and …

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Children's advocates say Maryland's children of immigrant families need equal opportunities to enroll in early-education programs. (woodleywonderworks/Flickr)
Report: Disparities Greatest for MD's Children of Color

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A new report reveals the persistent disparities for children of color and those in immigrant families, in Maryland and across …

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Researchers say despite fears across the country that immigrants increase crime, just the opposite is true. (md.gov)
Researchers: Immigrants Don't Increase Crime

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As President Donald Trump continues to act on campaign promises to deport undocumented immigrants, a new study shows that U.S…

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A caravan from the Republican National Convention to the Democratic National Convention plans to stop at the Tubman House in Baltimore. (National Parks Service)
People's Caravan Will Stop in Maryland

BALTIMORE - Grassroots organizers from across the country are taking their "pledge of resistance" from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland…

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