Baltimore, Maryland –A federal jury has convicted three defendants for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang’s Greenmount Avenue Regime. Gerald Thomas Johnson, a/k/a Geezy, and Gzy Tha Prince, age 35; Kenneth Jones, a/k/a, K-Slay, and Slay, age 30; and, Marquise McCants, a/k/a Digga, age 25, […]
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NASA Removes US Astronaut from ISS Mission
Dr. Jeanette Epps was to have been the first African-American astronaut assigned to the space station crew. The US astronaut Jeanette Epps has been removed from her upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo/NASA) She would have flown aboard a Russian Soyuz flight in June but is being replaced by another astronaut. NASA […]
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Van Hollen Statement on Republican Government Shutdown
For Immediate Release January 20, 2018 CONTACT: Bridgett Frey – 202-228-0668 Van Hollen Statement on Republican Government Shutdown WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement regarding the Republican government shutdown: “I am extremely disappointed that President Trump and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell rejected bipartisan proposals to keep the government open and to […]
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Van Hollen, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Deter Foreign Interference in American Elections
For Immediate Release January 16, 2018 CONTACT: Bridgett Frey (Van Hollen) – 202-228-0668 Olivia Perez-Cubas (Rubio) – 202-224-3041 Van Hollen, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Deter Foreign Interference in American Elections Includes Specific Sanctions Against Russia for Any Additional Attempts to Influence Democratic Process WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Defending Elections […]
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TODAY: Van Hollen to Join MLK Jr. Day of Service in Howard County
For Planning Purposes January 15, 2018 CONTACT: Francesca Amodeo – 202-228-0672 TODAY: Van Hollen to Join MLK Jr. Day of Service in Howard County WASHINGTON – Today, Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10 am, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen will join the Glen Mar Church, Ames Memorial United Methodist Church, and St. John Baptist Church for this year’s Martin […]
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Maryland Health Care For All! Coalition to Announce Prescription Drug Affordability Initiative
(Baltimore, Md.)–The Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition will hold a press conference at 12:00PM Tuesday, January 16th in Room 150 of the House Office Building, Annapolis, to announce proposals to make prescription drugs more affordable for Marylanders building on the success of the 2017 Prescription drug price gouging law. Speaking at the press conference […]
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Postwar Suburban Development and Today’s Inner-City Lead Poisoning
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) THE CONVERSATION The Flint water crisis and the sad story of Freddie Gray’s lead poisoning catalyzed a broader discussion about lead poisoning in the United States in recent years. What are the risks? Who is most vulnerable? Who is responsible? […]
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Free Technical Training Classroom
Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs invites you to reserve a seat for our upcoming Technical Training Classroom Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Governor’s Coordinating OfficesFirst Floor Training Room100 Community PlaceCrownsville, Maryland 21032
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Appointments
For immediate release: December 28, 2017 Contact: Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Appointments Fills Vacancies on the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Including First Woman Appointed in Court’s History ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced the appointments of Magistrate Mary M. Kent and Beau H. Oglesby to the Circuit Court for Worcester […]
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Arkansas Woman Kidnapped, Reportedly Thrown off Bridge after Witnessing Murder
A woman was kidnapped and reportedly thrown off a bridge after witnessing a murder. Two people were shot at a property in Scott, Arkansas, early Christmas morning, authorities said. Deputies arriving at the scene found that one victim had died from his wounds and that a woman was missing from the residence, according the Lonoke […]
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Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 28, 2017
For immediate release: December 27, 2017 Contact: Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 28, 2017 ANNAPOLIS, MD – The public schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 28, 2017 includes the following: Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:30 AM: Governor Hogan to participate in Military Bowl Parade City Dock Annapolis, MD 21401 1:30 PM: Governor Hogan […]
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Slow Death: Is the Trauma of Police Violence Killing Black Women?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (December 26, 2017) (THE CONVERSATION) Diamond Reynolds’ live stream of Philando Castile bleeding to death after being shot by Officer Jeronimo Yanez shocked and dismayed the nation in 2017. It is difficult to imagine the pain of witnessing and […]