Newsroom

U.S. Rep. and Prince George's County native Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) called for an increase in the minimum wage, pay equity between men and women and greater family and sick leave benefits for workers during a stop at Bowie City Hall on Monday.

On March 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached about unfulfilled dreams. Five years earlier, he had galvanized the civil rights movement, and much of nation, with his "I Have a Dream" speech.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, the state's public honors college, graduated 430 students with the degree of Bachelor of Arts Saturday, May 16.

University officials unveiled a new cybersecurity lab in Prince Frederick Hall on Thursday, which they said will further the collaborative relationship between the university and defense conglomerate Northrop Grumman and will give ACES students access to an advanced center for research.

One of the most important jobs Congress has is to ensure that our nation's children have access to a quality education and the opportunities it brings. A strong education is critically important to secure a place in our middle class. However, we are not doing enough as a country to provide all of our children with the educational foundation they need to succeed. That's why we joined together last week to introduce the Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014, bipartisan legislation that would create a competitive-grant program to expand the number of full-service community schools around the country.

U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md., 5th), the Fifth District Women's Network Advisory Committee and other women's organizations hosted the forum at the Colony South Hotel in Clinton to find an economic agenda that works for women.

Southern Maryland's economic potential lies in the region's higher educational institutes producing highly technical and skilled workers for local military installments, according to area leaders.