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Maryland ACA plan premiums will rise 14.6% next year
The increase is the second year in a row the state has seen substantial increases to premiums. Last year, premium rates increased 13.4%. The increases over the last two years have been hefty compared to usual rate increases that hovered around 8%.
Pokes in the Pros: Granderson’s Saints Pull off Upset
LARAMIE — One former University of Wyoming Cowboy helped pull off one of the biggest upsets of Week 1 in the National Football League. Another former Cowboy did the same in Week 2. Defensive end Carl Granderson was all over the field in New Orleans’ 24-17 road victory over…
Baltimore Orioles owner says if you want to be loved, don't buy a sports team
NPR's Juana Summers talks with David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, philanthropist and investor who leads an ownership group that acquired the Baltimore Orioles in 2024.
October 2026 Tarotscopes
Air Signs — Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Fool + Knight of Cups rx + The Hermit rx The hints may have started to appear last month, air signs, but October is further confirmation that you’re about to enter a new era. You have to take the leap. Or maybe you have, and the reality of…
Baltimore’s St. Agnes Ascension nurses ratify union contract after years of fighting
The contract will give the nearly 600 nurses at St. Agnes Ascension a five to six percent pay increase over three years, protection against mass layoffs and an end to the practice of forcing nurses to cover units outside of their expertise.
Utilities push back on new energy cost-saving measures in Maryland
This year’s Utility RELIEF Act promised a slew of changes and funding initiatives to help lower Marylanders’ utility bills, like temporarily reducing an energy surcharge come next year. But Maryland’s big four utility companies are still requesting rate increases and fighting one…
Maryland health officials are watching illegal markets as kratom products are restricted
Officials at the Rapid Analysis of Drugs are keeping an eye on if demand for the drug will emerge on the black market and the potential for other adulterants to be added to the drug. The state regulated kratom in 2024 and banned 7-OH in July. Kratom can still be bought, but only…
Queens Ledger
Published August 27JJ: “A Setting Not Fit For a Polar Bear”
New York New York By: John Jastremski Last week, I went down to Baltimore for the final 2 games of the Yankees Orioles series. Yes, it was hot. Yes, the Yankees found ways to win. There was a greater takeaway for me leaving Camden Yards in the wee hours of the morning on Friday.…