AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Lanham Maryland. 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/lanham-md 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/lanham-md https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:24:19 -0500 On National Voter Registration Day, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing two pieces of https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-national-voter-registration-day-van-hollen-klobuchar-introduce-legislation-to-make-registering-to-vote-easier-for-all-americans-31460577-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-national-voter-registration-day-van-hollen-klobuchar-introduce-legislation-to-make-registering-to-vote-easier-for-all-americans-31460577-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the passing of David C. Harrington, a community https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-the-passing-of-david-c-harrington-31467119-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-the-passing-of-david-c-harrington-31467119-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 NASHVILLE, Tenn.— U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-hagerty-urge-state-department-to-encourage-honduras-to-honor-legal-guarantees-with-respect-to-us-investments-31475126-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-hagerty-urge-state-department-to-encourage-honduras-to-honor-legal-guarantees-with-respect-to-us-investments-31475126-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Human Rights Campaign joins a growing list of endorsers to the Wes Moore for Maryland campaign ‘Leaving no one behind means protecting https://www.americantowns.com/news/release-human-rights-campaign-endorses-wes-moore-for-maryland-governor-31482572-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/release-human-rights-campaign-endorses-wes-moore-for-maryland-governor-31482572-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. https://www.americantowns.com/news/maryland-congressional-delegation-announces-over-1-million-to-support-mental-health-services-across-the-state-31485787-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/maryland-congressional-delegation-announces-over-1-million-to-support-mental-health-services-across-the-state-31485787-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the first day of the 2023 open enrollment period. https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-the-beginning-of-the-2023-open-enrollment-period-31488174-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-the-beginning-of-the-2023-open-enrollment-period-31488174-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released the following statements after welcoming members of Maryland and Virginia's https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-van-hollen-kaine-host-state-department-members-of-virginia-and-marylands-african-diaspora-for-discussion-on-usafrica-policy-31489449-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-van-hollen-kaine-host-state-department-members-of-virginia-and-marylands-african-diaspora-for-discussion-on-usafrica-policy-31489449-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Health Care Subcommittee, and Congressman David Trone (D-Md.-6), a https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-trone-lead-effort-to-review-health-impacts-of-federal-nonhealth-policy-initiatives-31498389-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-trone-lead-effort-to-review-health-impacts-of-federal-nonhealth-policy-initiatives-31498389-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-statement-as-usafrica-leaders-summit-kicks-off-31504629-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-statement-as-usafrica-leaders-summit-kicks-off-31504629-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement upon passage of the Law Enforcement https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-on-passage-of-legislation-to-train-law-enforcement-officers-on-mental-health-crises-31505613-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-on-passage-of-legislation-to-train-law-enforcement-officers-on-mental-health-crises-31505613-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after President Biden signed S. 5229 into law, https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-president-biden-signing-legislation-to-remove-hate-into-law-31512928-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoyer-statement-on-president-biden-signing-legislation-to-remove-hate-into-law-31512928-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to prioritize https://www.americantowns.com/news/trone-sends-letter-to-secretary-blinken-urging-commitments-from-china-on-fentanyl-trafficking-during-upcoming-visit-to-beijing-31524229-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/trone-sends-letter-to-secretary-blinken-urging-commitments-from-china-on-fentanyl-trafficking-during-upcoming-visit-to-beijing-31524229-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin joined Congressman Kweisi Mfume (both D-Md.) on the first day of Black History Month to introduce the https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-mfume-introduce-legislation-to-preserve-african-american-history-and-culture-31528582-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cardin-mfume-introduce-legislation-to-preserve-african-american-history-and-culture-31528582-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500  ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, Governor Wes Moore, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-moore-senate-president-bill-ferguson-and-house-speaker-adrienne-a-jones-announce-historic-reproductive-rights-legislative-package-for-maryland-31534717-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-moore-senate-president-bill-ferguson-and-house-speaker-adrienne-a-jones-announce-historic-reproductive-rights-legislative-package-for-maryland-31534717-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 xToday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will be his guest for President https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-announces-prince-georges-county-executive-alsobrooks-as-state-of-the-union-guest-31536366-lanham-md.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/van-hollen-announces-prince-georges-county-executive-alsobrooks-as-state-of-the-union-guest-31536366-lanham-md.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500