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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/hagerstown-md 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hagerstown-md https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:46:49 -0500 Van Hollen Secures Two Climate Provisions in Newly Released Inflation Reduction Act; Applauds Progress on Combatting Climate Change, Rising Costs https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-secures-two-climate-provisions-in-newly-released-inflation-reduction-act-applauds-progress-on-combatting-climate-change-rising-costs-31418229-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-secures-two-climate-provisions-in-newly-released-inflation-reduction-act-applauds-progress-on-combatting-climate-change-rising-costs-31418229-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 “It’s been an honor to push forward provisions to improve the lives of servicemembers and make our armed services more diverse, inclusive, https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-brown-champions-justice-servicemember-wellbeing-in-the-fy23-national-defense-authorization-act-31430580-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-brown-champions-justice-servicemember-wellbeing-in-the-fy23-national-defense-authorization-act-31430580-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-members-applaud-presidents-signing-of-veterans-health-care-bill-with-funding-for-two-maryland-veterans-clinics-31430647-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-members-applaud-presidents-signing-of-veterans-health-care-bill-with-funding-for-two-maryland-veterans-clinics-31430647-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Competition Provides Once-In-A-Generation Funding to Locally Driven, Diverse Partnerships to Create and Develop Industry-Led, Worker-Centric Systems https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-us-department-of-commerce-invests-229-million-to-support-the-offshore-wind-industry-in-maryland-through-american-rescue-plan-good-jobs-challenge-31432977-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-us-department-of-commerce-invests-229-million-to-support-the-offshore-wind-industry-in-maryland-through-american-rescue-plan-good-jobs-challenge-31432977-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 “Former President Donald Trump is, was, and always will be unfit to serve as President of the United States.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-anthony-brown-trump-is-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-our-democracy-31430583-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-anthony-brown-trump-is-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-our-democracy-31430583-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (All https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-mfume-maryland-congressional-delegation-announces-6-million-in-additional-federal-funds-for-baltimores-penn-station-modernization-31430650-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-mfume-maryland-congressional-delegation-announces-6-million-in-additional-federal-funds-for-baltimores-penn-station-modernization-31430650-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act would remove barriers and strengthen access to reproductive care for people with disabilities U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-murray-duckworth-introduce-bill-to-help-women-with-disabilities-access-reproductive-health-care-31432980-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-murray-duckworth-introduce-bill-to-help-women-with-disabilities-access-reproductive-health-care-31432980-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing new bipartisan legislation with Senator Roger Wicker https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-shaheen-wicker-introduce-new-bipartisan-bill-to-support-economic-development-promote-democratic-resilience-combat-corruption-in-the-balkans-31432986-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-shaheen-wicker-introduce-new-bipartisan-bill-to-support-economic-development-promote-democratic-resilience-combat-corruption-in-the-balkans-31432986-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-brown-colleagues-call-out-us-bank-for-opening-fake-accounts-31432994-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-brown-colleagues-call-out-us-bank-for-opening-fake-accounts-31432994-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced the inclusion of $10,170,000 in direct federal funding https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-cardin-announce-over-10-million-in-direct-investments-for-anne-arundel-county-and-southern-maryland-included-in-key-committee-legislation-31445913-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-cardin-announce-over-10-million-in-direct-investments-for-anne-arundel-county-and-southern-maryland-included-in-key-committee-legislation-31445913-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HAGERSTOWN, MD — This week, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) visited Hagerstown to learn more about Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Community Project https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-from-the-district-congressman-trone-visits-local-care-providers-and-businesses-during-hagerstown-tour-31452977-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-from-the-district-congressman-trone-visits-local-care-providers-and-businesses-during-hagerstown-tour-31452977-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, following unprecedented flooding that has left one-third of Pakistan underwater and affected approximately 33 million people, U.S. Senator https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-devastating-flooding-in-pakistan-van-hollen-gillibrand-call-on-president-biden-to-grant-temporary-protected-status-to-pakistani-nationals-31460564-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-devastating-flooding-in-pakistan-van-hollen-gillibrand-call-on-president-biden-to-grant-temporary-protected-status-to-pakistani-nationals-31460564-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This is the fourth time Ruppersberger has received the Farm Bureau Award (Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger was named a https://www.americantowns.com/news/ruppersberger-named-2022-friend-of-farm-bureau-for-supporting-maryland-agriculture-31467068-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ruppersberger-named-2022-friend-of-farm-bureau-for-supporting-maryland-agriculture-31467068-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Environment and https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-cardin-harris-joint-statement-on-usda-grant-to-minarys-dream-alliances-feed-the-elderly-food-program-31475103-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-cardin-harris-joint-statement-on-usda-grant-to-minarys-dream-alliances-feed-the-elderly-food-program-31475103-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HAGERSTOWN, MD — This week, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) visited Frederick and Washington Counties to discuss the benefits of the American https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-from-the-district-congressman-trone-discusses-broadband-expansion-and-health-care-during-district-tour-31479916-hagerstown-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-from-the-district-congressman-trone-discusses-broadband-expansion-and-health-care-during-district-tour-31479916-hagerstown-md.html Government and Politics Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500