FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2019 Contact: Vincent DeMarco, 410-591-9162 House Committee Approves Legislation to Create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board To Curb Drug Costs for Local and State Government […]
Category: Maryland Government
$15 Minimum Wage Bill Advances
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A $15 minimum wage bill left Maryland’s general assembly conference committee Tuesday. The bill is a reconciliation of measures that passed both houses […]
First Black Woman CAO of Baltimore County
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO Stacy L. Rodgers, was recently named County Administrative Officer (CAO) by County Executive Johnny Olszewski. She is the first Black woman and second […]
Teachers Set to March in Maryland’s Capital
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s largest union says it is expecting thousands of teachers to march on the state capital in a call for increased school […]
Congressman Brown Leads Charge For Transgender Military Service
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown has joined a group of bi-partisan representatives who are vigorously challenging President Donald J. Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers serving […]
Mosby Receives Lukewarm Annapolis Reception
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO The reception in Annapolis for Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s proposal that would give prosecutors more leeway in vacating wrongful convictions […]
Mosby Continues to Make Her Case
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The war on drugs escalated since its inception in 1968 during the administration of Richard Nixon and the Nixon ideology spread to the […]
Maryland House Censures Lawmaker for Racial Slur
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A White Maryland lawmaker was censured by the state’s House of Delegates on Thursday for making a racial slur about a […]
Brown Questions Deployment of Troops to Mexican Border
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown (D) continues hold The Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security accountable for combatting extremism in the military and […]
Maryland Delegate Loses Leadership Post For Racial Slur
By BRIAN WITTE , Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A white Maryland lawmaker lost her leadership position Tuesday after using a racial slur for black people at an after-hours […]
White House Says Easter Egg Roll To Take Place On April 22
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says its annual Easter Egg Roll will be held April 22. Tickets are free and can be requested through an […]
Md. Delegate Apologizes to Black Lawmakers for Racial Slur
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A white Maryland lawmaker accused of using a racial slur for black people to refer to a legislative district has apologized to […]