In this Jan. 7, 2015, file photo, Republican Gov. Paul LePage delivers his inauguration address in Augusta, Maine. LePage said out-of-state drug dealers are impregnating young white girls, and he was quickly derided by critics on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) (Updated 1/8/2016) AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage […]
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Governor Larry Hogan Delivers State Fiscal Update
For immediate release: January 7, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Delivers State Fiscal Update Administration Requires Fiscal Restraint, Fully Funds Obligations, Calls for Bipartisan and Predictable Budget Reform ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today delivered an update on Maryland’s fiscal outlook, in advance of the Fiscal Year […]
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Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: Not the Time to Abandon Common-Sense Principles
For immediate release: January 7, 2015 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: Not the Time to Abandon Common-Sense Principles
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Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: It’s Absurd, Unsustainable, and Has to End
For immediate release: January 7, 2015 Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Video Release: Governor Larry Hogan: It’s Absurd, Unsustainable, and Has to End
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Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Friday, January 8, 2016
For immediate release: January 7, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Friday, January 8, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD – The public schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Friday, January 8, 2016 includes the following: Friday, January 8, 2016 4:30 PM: Governor Hogan to deliver remarks at […]
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Beyonce to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show Next Month
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is returning to the Super Bowl halftime show. Beyonce Knowles arrives at TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at the Barclays Center on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Pepsi confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the 34-year-old singer will perform at the […]
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Cole Died from Pulmonary Tension, which Led to Heart Failure
Singer Natalie Cole looks on from the stage before signing copies of her new CD, “Still Unforgettable,” at Borders Westwood in Los Angeles., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP / Chris Pizzello) NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Cole’s family said the singer’s cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which led to heart failure. Her […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, January 7.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Legal analysis of the Caesar Goodson trial, the second of the officers tried in the death of Freddie Gray in April. Attorneys for William Porter (whose trial ended with a hung jury) are fighting to keep their client from being forced to testify against his colleagues going forward. We’ll […]
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Tamir Rice Case Grand Jury Transcripts Won’t be Released
CLEVELAND (AP) — A prosecutor has told the NAACP in Cleveland that the law doesn’t allow him to release transcripts from the grand jury that voted to not indict two white police officers in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy playing with a pellet gun. The letter by Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County […]
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Janet Jackson Says She’s Recovering, Denies Cancer
In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson announced Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, that she’s recovering from an unspecified illness. In a two-minute video on Twitter, Jackson posted a clip from her song “The Great Forever” followed by […]
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LeVar Burton Says Time is Right for ‘Roots’ Remake
In this April 30, 2015 file photo, LeVar Burton attends the A+E Networks 2015 Upfront at the Park Avenue Armory, in New York. Burton, who starred in the influential 1970s miniseries “Roots,” said the remake is arriving at a crucial time. “As far as we have come in the area of race relations and the […]
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Michael Jackson’s ‘Off the Wall’ to be Re-released with Spike Lee Documentary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” is being reissued with a new Spike Lee documentary about the hallmark 1979 album. This image provided by MJJ Productions, Inc. shows the cover of the album, “Off the Wall,” by Michael Jackson. Jackson’s “Off the Wall” is being reissued alongside a Spike Lee documentary about […]
