(Courtesy Photo) By MADISON HUNT Capital News Service A Maryland bill would allow deductions of up to $1,000 from state income tax for donations of diapers or feminine products to a qualified charitable organization starting in tax year 2021. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a heightened demand for diapers and feminine hygiene products, […]
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Franchot expects Marylanders to see relief as early as Friday
(Courtesy Photo) By CATHERINE SCOTT Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, expects 98% of all relief payments to be processed and in eligible people’s bank accounts as early as Friday. He said 266,985 electronic payments totaling $113.6 million and 148,972 paper checks totaling $61.7 million will be processed and sent […]
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Love in the age of COVID-19 stokes high anxiety
Academic Administrator Annette Wedderburn and her husband of 23 years believe that the pandemic has brought them closer together. (Courtesy photos) By Trae Mitchell Special to the AFRO Annette Wedderburn, an administrator for a local university, and her husband of 23 years believe COVID-19 has brought them closer together. Not only do they have the […]
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A Letter from Gov. Larry Hogan
Gov. Larry Hogan (Courtesy Photo) Dear Marylanders, Last year, I vetoed a $4 billion tax hike that adds over $6,200 for every Maryland family that the legislature passed while we were focused on fighting this unprecedented global pandemic. And that’s just one of the tax hikes they passed that will crush struggling families and small […]
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Bill establishes Md. police use of force requirements
In this June 1, 2020, file photo, an officer holds a baton and shield as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House in Washington. In the wake of Floyd’s death, state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to hold police legally accountable for their actions. (AP […]
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Maryland bill would allow therapy dogs in schools
Alexia Godfrey, 14, plays with Jane, a therapy. Therapy dogs, so often associated with nursing homes, have expanded their range. The trained animals now comfort people everywhere from disaster sites to hospitals to schools. Watching at left is Godfrey’s mother, Pam Eubanks. (AP Photo/Tim Roske) By TOM HINDLE Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Md. — […]
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Some struggle with new bill testimony system in Maryland
By AUDREY DECKER, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Signing up to speak at a bill hearing or file written testimony got harder — and for some, maybe impossible — after the coronavirus pandemic shifted how the Maryland General Assembly accepts witness testimonies. In previous years, interested parties would trek to Annapolis the morning of a […]
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‘I chose not to go to sleep’
Lecount Holmes during and after COVID (Courtesy photos) By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO When Lecount Holmes rode his bike past Laurel Hospital last spring, he supposed it was a good thing that Gov. Hogan had designated the hospital as a COVID treatment facility. What he didn’t think about was being a patient there […]
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Luminis Health Launches Mobile Vaccine Clinic
Residents share their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine during Luminis Health’s first mobile vaccination clinic stop at Bowman Place in Annapolis, Md., on Friday. (Annapolis, MD) February 3, 2021- Luminis Health is helping to remove barriers to access by bringing the COVID-19 vaccine directly to some of our most vulnerable, at-risk community members. The […]
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Board of Public Works approves settlement for McNair family
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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Op Ed Submission: Education Equity Blueprint for Maryland’s Future bill
Frank Patinella, Senior Education Advocate at the ACLU of Maryland (Courtesy Photo/aclu-md.org) Our children deserve to dream big, but they need resources to back them up By Frank Patinella, Senior Education Advocate at the ACLU of Maryland The Governor and Maryland legislators cannot continue to undervalue the education of Black and Latinx students in Baltimore. […]
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PGCAR reports record home sales for end of 2020
By AFRO Staff While unemployment and financial crises have plagued much of the country and world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS (PGCAR) reported that 2020 ended with the highest December home sales in over 10 years. “We are thrilled Prince George’s County home sales continue to break records. […]