The family of Jordan McNair (pictured), who died after complications from a University of Maryland football practice, was awarded $3.5 million in a settlement. (Courtesy Photo) By Catherine Scott Capital News Service After a two-year-long process, a family will be awarded a $3.5 million settlement from Maryland after their son, Jordan McNair, died after complications […]
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Hogan establishes redistricting reform commission
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. (AP Photo) By DARRYL KINSEY JR. BOWIE, Md. — In the latest effort to resolve a gerrymandering issue in the state, Gov. Larry Hogan, R, this month announced the formation of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission. Hogan’s executive order comes 18 months after the Supreme Court declared that federal courts had […]
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Court ruling on DACA a relief for Marylanders ‘in limbo’
(By NextNewMedia_Shutterstock) By Kaitlyn Francis Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that prevents some residents brought to the United States as children from being deported, is being restored to its former, Obama-era policies after a ruling on Dec. 4 that overturned the Trump administration’s attempt to limit […]
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COVID app may help contact-tracing challenges this holiday
Maryland businesses prepare for the 2020 holiday season in the midst of a pandemic surge. (Philip Van Slooten / Capital News Service) BY PHILIP VAN SLOOTEN ANNAPOLIS, Md. — “Answer the call” and download the COVID Alert app have joined the growing list of pandemic precautions, such as wearing a mask and social distancing, as […]
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White and Black communities in Maryland experience a 20% difference in loans from CARES Act
(By Andrew Angelov_Shutterstock) By Amina Lampkin, Capital News Service Predominantly white communities in Maryland received approximately 20 percent more loans and money per loan under the Paycheck Protection Program compared to predominantly Black communities, according to data from the Small Business Administration (SBA) analyzed by Capital News Service. The Paycheck Protection Program was a derivative […]
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Hogan cautions Marylanders while COVID-19 surges again
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. (AP Photo) By Kaitlyn Francis Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A national surge in coronavirus cases and the highest positivity rate in Maryland since June has caused Gov. Larry Hogan to implement some restrictions and prepare for hospital surges while bracing against a trend officials say is concerning. Over […]
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., is elected 46th President of the United States
In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden pumps his fist on stage with his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) By KAANITA IYER, JACOB ROUSSEAU, GRACIE TODD, […]
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Election-Turnout
People carrying signs supporting voting rights are reflected in a puddle as they arrive at an early voting center at Model City Branch Library, as part of a “Souls to the Polls” march, in Miami, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. As Election Day closes in, Americans are exhausted from constant crises, on edge because of volatile […]
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D.C. Sends Voting Applications to Residents Behind Bars in Federal Prisons
The D.C. Board of Elections distributed voter registration applications to all residents serving felony sentences in federal prisons. (Courtesy Photo) By KAANITA IYER Capital News Service With less than four weeks to Election Day and more than two months after the District of Columbia became the first jurisdiction to restore voting from behind bars, the […]
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Maryland National Guard at D.C. Monuments 5 days During Protests
More than 100 Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard provided a nightly security presence over historical landmarks along the National Mall at night in response to civil unrest in Washington D.C. on June 6, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thaddeus Harrington) By Brenda Wintrode Capital News Service The Maryland […]
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D.C. Sends Voting Applications To Residents Behind Bars In Federal Prisons
(Stock Photo) By KAANITA IYER Capital News Service With less than five weeks to Election Day and more than two months after the District of Columbia became the first jurisdiction to restore voting from behind bars, the D.C. Board of Elections has distributed voter registration applications to all 2,400 residents serving felony sentences in federal […]
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Lt. Collins’ Law One of Several Going Into Effect Oct. 1
2nd Lt. Richard Collins III was fatally stabbed at a University of Maryland, College Park campus bus stop in 2017 while awaiting an Uber with friends. Sean Urbanski was convicted of first-degree murder but not of a hate crime charge. (Philip Van Slooten / Capital News Service). By Philip Van Slooten Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, […]