Students at the Laurel College Center may have two new choices for bachelor's degrees by next fall as the number of colleges involved in the center jumps to five, a Howard Community College official said.________________________________________________________________________
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Tue, Apr 26, 2005 / Education
Laurel College Center received a symbolic check Monday for $198,400 to support its nursing and allied health students programs.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Apr 26, 2005 / Health Care & Seniors
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after participating in a Social Security Rally on Capitol Hill.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Apr 25, 2005 / Education
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined the Presidents of Prince Georges Community College (PGCC) and Howard Community College (HCC) to announce the award of almost $200,000 for the Laurel College Center that he secured in the federal Omnibus Appropriations Act passed by the Congress late last year.________________________________________________________________________
Sat, Apr 23, 2005 / Education
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joined the Huntingtown High School community for a ceremony to dedicate the new High School in Calvert County, which opened last fall.________________________________________________________________________
Sat, Apr 23, 2005 / Environment
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined Laura Van Etten, Director of Government Affairs for Fannie Mae, to present Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April chapters in Marylands 5th Congressional District with a total of $15,000 in recognition of their hard work. In addition to presenting checks to chapters in the 5th District, Hoyer helped volunteers in St. Marys County rebuild and repair the home of a retired oysterman, and later joined volunteers for a celebratory picnic in St. Marys County at the end of the day.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 22, 2005 / Federal Employees
Military communities nationwide are bracing for the Department of Defense to release the list of defense facilities it wants to consolidate with other bases or close completely, a process known as base realignment and closure, or BRAC.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 22, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Dist. 5) of Mechanicsville announced April 22 that a $20,403 federal Fire Grant will go to the Prince Georges County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 22, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Prince Georges County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department has been awarded a federal Fire Grant in the amount of $20,403. As co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressman Hoyer was very active in helping establish and fund the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which helps local fire departments in Maryland and across the country buy equipment and provide adequate training.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 20, 2005 / Environment
Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement in recognition of the 35th celebration of Earth Day, observed on Friday, April 22.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 15, 2005 / Environment
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and students from Leonardtown High School at Greenwell State Park on the Patuxent River for a demonstration of the "B-WET" program in recognition of Environmental Education Week (April 10 16) and Earth Day (April 22).________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Apr 14, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer was honored by The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the nations authority on fire, electrical, and building safety. Hoyer was named as this years recipient of their Excellence in Fire Safety Award in recognition of a career of service dedicated to the advancement of fire safety. This is the first time the NFPA has made this award and Congressman Hoyer is the first recipient.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 13, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce urging the Committees to restore full funding to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. This year, the Presidents budget proposal drastically cut the programs budget from fiscal year 2005s enacted level of nearly $300 million to $100 million, effectively terminating the current HIDTA program.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 13, 2005
As Tax Day (April 15) looms over millions of Marylanders, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released a new report today that shows how Republican tax policies have shifted the tax burden to middle-class families, caused even greater complexity and unfairness in the tax code, and exploded the national debt.________________________________________________________________________
Sun, Apr 10, 2005 / Transportation and Infrastructure
From nearly the moment that the Arlington County portion of Interstate 66 opened in 1982, various planners and officials have fought to widen it based on the simple argument that more lanes are needed to alleviate daily traffic jams.________________________________________________________________________