From: BARBARA SAUERS <bsauers@comp.state.md.us> Subject: Press Release: Comptroller Franchot Warns Maryland Taxpayers of Tax Phone Scams Date: January 13, 2016 at 3:17:27 PM EST To: Undisclosed recipients:; Comptroller Franchot Warns Maryland Taxpayers of Tax Phone Scams Taxpayers Advised Not to Respond to Suspicious Calls ANNAPOLIS, Md. (January 13, 2016) – With the 2016 tax filing […]
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Posted inGovernor Hogan's Announcements
Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Appointment
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Appointment Fills Vacancy on the Circuit Court for Baltimore County ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced the appointment of Mr. Keith Truffer to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The governor made the appointment […]
Posted inSenator Cardin's Announcements
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tomorrow @ 1:30 PM – Cardin, Local Leaders Join Baltimore City Principals to Celebrate New Federal Grant for Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 CONTACTS: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/ Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 MEDIA ADVISORY Cardin, Local Leaders Join Baltimore City Principals to Celebrate New Federal Grant for Schools Affected by Unrest Following Death of Freddie Gray Thursday, January 14 at 1:30 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) will join local elected and […]
Posted inMaryland Government
Van Hollen Calls for Suspension of Immigration Raids, Temporary Protected Status for Refugees
CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Maryland’s 8th District For Immediate Release January 13, 2016 CONTACT: Ian Jannetta – 202-225-1527 Van Hollen Calls for Suspension of Immigration Raids, Temporary Protected Status for Refugees Washington, DC – Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and more than 145 House Democrats have sent a letter to President Obama calling for a suspension […]
Posted inCongresswoman Edwards' Announcement
Edwards: Republicans Waste No Time Once Again Attacking Clean Water Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 Contact: Dan Weber (202) 225-8699 Edwards: Republicans Waste No Time Once Again Attacking Clean Water Protections Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) issued the following statement regarding two Republicans bills aimed at gutting clean water protections. Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 1644, the STREAM Act, which would […]
Posted inGovernor Hogan's Announcements
Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: Our Retirees Have Earned This Tax Relief
For immediate release: January 13, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: Our Retirees Have Earned This Tax Relief
Posted inSenator Cardin's Announcements
SOTU: Cardin Says Congress Should Unite to Work with President Obama throughout the Year Ahead
January 12, 2016 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 / Adam Sharon 202-224-4651 SOTU: Cardin Says Congress Should Unite to Work with President Obama throughout the Year Ahead “The country does not stop because of a presidential election and neither should we. We are open for business.” WASHINGTON – In response to President Barack […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Louisiana Theater Shooter Thanks Man Accused of S.C. Black Church Slayings
Gunman John Russell Houser (left) and Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof (right). (Photos/LaFayette Police Department and Charleston County Sheriff’s Office) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The gunman responsible for a deadly rampage inside a Louisiana movie theater last summer left a journal thanking the man accused of killing 9 Black people in a […]
Posted inSports
AP source: Browns Hire Bengals’ Hue Jackson as Head Coach
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hue Jackson has experience as a head coach, knows the AFC North and has fixed quarterbacks. This is a 2015 file photo showing Hue Jackson of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team. A person familiar with the decision says the Browns are hiring Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as their next coach. […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, January 13.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A full recap of President Obama’s final State of the Union Address with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, and Towson University political science professors John Bullock and Tony Campbell. Plus, The Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network report on city politics […]
Posted inSports
Hall of Fame, Former New York Giant Star Baseball Player, Monte Irvin Dies at 96
HOUSTON (AP) — Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball’s exclusion of black players, has died. He was 96. In this June 26, 2010, file photo, former Giants Hall of Famer Monte Irvin laughs as his […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Stallone Thanks ‘Creed’ Director, Ryan Coogler, and Co-Star, Michael B. Jordan, after Globes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvester Stallone has taken to social media to officially thank “Creed” director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan days after winning the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in the film. Sylvester Stallone poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting […]