FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 14, 2017 CONTACTS: SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524/TIM ZINK 410-962-4436 Cardin: FCC’s Three Republican Commissioners’ Vote to End Net Neutrality Will Do Incredible Harm; Congress Must Reverse This Foul Decision WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to roll back net neutrality […]
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces 2018 Jobs and Economic Development Initiatives
For immediate release: December 13, 2017 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Announces 2018 Jobs and Economic Development Initiatives Includes More Jobs for Marylanders Act 2.0, New Investments in STEM Industries, Partnership to Create Maryland Center for Cell Therapy Manufacturing in Baltimore City ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of […]
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Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 14, 2017
For immediate release: December 13, 2017 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 14, 2017 ANNAPOLIS, MD – The public schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Thursday, December 14, 2017 includes the following: Thursday, December 14, 2017 11:00 AM: Governor Hogan to attend and speak at funeral service for Deputy […]
Posted inCongressman Chris Van Hollen's Announcements
FRIDAY/SATURDAY: Van Hollen to Speak at University Winter Commencements
For Planning Purposes December 11, 2017 CONTACT: Francesca Amodeo – 202-228-0672 FRIDAY/SATURDAY: Van Hollen to Speak at University Winter Commencements WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen will speak at the Winter Commencement for Morgan State University and the University of Maryland University College. Senator Van Hollen will congratulate students on their success and offer thoughts […]
Posted inNational News
Measure Passed to Remove ‘Negro’ from Federal Regulations
A voice vote in the U.S. House of Representative approved a bill to remove antiquated racial labels in two federal regulations, The Hill reported. “Words definitely matter. They can cause great harm and division, particularly when they are embedded in federal statute,” New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries , who authored the bill, stated on the House floor. Rep. […]
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Jeff Sessions’ Constant Lying Is Being Used to Help the Criminal Defense of the White Cop Who Murdered Walter Scott
The execution of Walter Scott by South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was an unambiguous example of racist police abuse. Cell phone footage clearly shows Slager, who is white, pumping eight bullets into the retreating figure of Scott, who was black, as he fled from the officer. The distance between the two at the moment Slager began […]
Posted inBaltimore News
MARYLAND ZOO MOURNING THE LOSS OF GIRAFFE JUMA
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of five-year-old giraffe, Juma (joo-ma). Juma, mother of 9-month-old giraffe calf Willow, had been under intense care for an unknown illness, however she died overnight in the Giraffe House yesterday. “This has been a year of ups and downs with our […]
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Several Black Caucus Members in Talks with Conyers to Get Him to Resign
(CNN) Several Congressional Black Caucus members are in talks to get veteran Rep. John Conyers to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct, several Democratic sources told CNN on Tuesday. Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, D-Mich., questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Washington. […]
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Van Hollen Announces Full Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program in Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill
For Immediate Release November 21, 2017 CONTACT: Francesca Amodeo, 202-228-0668 Van Hollen Announces Full Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program in Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities within the Chairman’s Mark of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Interior, […]
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Baltimore Rising: HBO Documentary Chronicles A City Trying To Heal After Freddie Gray’s Death
When Freddie Gray died in police custody in April 2015, Baltimore was thrust into the glare of a harsh spotlight. A mural depicting Freddie Gray at the intersection of his arrest, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (The Associated Press) The aftermath of his death led to peaceful protests, and later, eruptions that escalated […]
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Serena Williams’ Wedding Was Iconic & Not Just Because Beyoncé Was There
Internationally ranked no. 1 female tennis player of all time, greatest living athlete, holder of 23 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic Gold medals Serena Williams got married yesterday at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Greatest Of All Time married entrepreneur Alex Ohanian, who co-founded Reddit. The Beauty and the Beast-themed wedding was as […]
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The F.B.I.’s Dangerous Crackdown on ‘Black Identity Extremists’
An F.B.I. report leaked in October and scrutinized during an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday warns of an emergent domestic terror threat sweeping the nation and threatening the lives of law enforcement officers: the “Black Identity Extremist” (“B.I.E.”) movement. This designation just recently invented by the F.B.I. is as frightening and […]