Baltimore weekly roundup: Commuters clog MARC; Apprenticeships bill into law; TEDCO talent report

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📰 News Incubator: What to know

Innovation in rural areas is often overlooked, but these regions often outperform cities when it comes to patents per capita. [Technical.ly]

• Baltimore to DC commuters who work for the feds are clogging the MARC train and roadways. [Baltimore Banner]

• Maryland joined a lawsuit of 16 attorneys general who aim to restore funding from the NIH to universities. It claims the Trump admin doesn’t have the power to unilaterally cancel spending already approved by Congress. [Baltimore Business Journal]

• Gov. Moore and legislative leaders signed a flurry of 92 bills into law at the end of the 2025 General Assembly session. Many are focused on workforce and employment issues, including a bill incentivizing companies to create apprenticeships. [Maryland Matters]

• Maryland’s TEDCO released a talent strategy report about the cybersecurity workforce. [TEDCO]

• The feds are revoking several students’ F-1 visas at Maryland universities, including University of Maryland, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Johns Hopkins University. [WJZ]

• A proposal for a solar farm is paused following a separate bill being passed by the General Assembly related to how localities can regulate solar energy. The county will reconsider the proposal on April 21. [WYPR]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Network with fellow AI enthusiasts on April 10 at the Hive at the Bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park. [Details here]

• Civic technology is the theme at the next Technical.ly Builders Live on April 14, featuring our CEO Christopher Wink and Christopher Whitaker, executive director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists. [Details here]

• Meet with fellow technologists and business leaders on April 15 at the next “Spring into Tech” Equitech Tuesday. [Details here]

• Learn from climate tech founders focused on addressing ecological issues along the Chesapeake Bay watershed via Zoom on April 17. [Details here]

• Up your marketing skills at a workshop on April 17 hosted by Morgan State University.  [Details here]

• Baltimore Climate Tech Meetup and UpSurge Baltimore host a climate tech-focused Equitech Tuesday together on April 22 (Earth Day). [Details here]

• Open Works is organizing an entrepreneurship-focused resource fair on April 25 for workers who’ve been laid off because of federal government cuts. [Details here]

• Baltimore Code and Coffee is hosting a coworking session on April 26 at the Digital Harbor Foundation in Federal Hill. [Details here]