WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Democrat Governor Wes Moore's Budget Includes 25 New Taxes Last week, Gov. Wes Moore announced his agreement for the state's FY 2026 budget, which included an astonishing 25 new taxes. Designed to address Maryland's $3 billion shortfall, the budget generates a billion in revenue for the notoriously wasteful state and supposedly cuts around $2.3 billion, though that claim has not been i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: [Category: Business] * * * NSSF Files to Block Maryland's Anti-PLCAA Law WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland seeking to block Maryland's Gun Industry Accountability Act, or House Bill 947, that attempts to circumvent the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). T more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, April 3 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Training Robots to Plan and React Like Humans Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are advancing robotic perception capabilities by using artificial intelligence (AI) to equip autonomous agents with the capacity to make sense of unstructured environments and make plans like humans. It's an effort w more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. By Meredith Rovine and Mandira Banerjee Philadelphia, PA  more PR