The attorney general’s office has investigated fatal encounters with police since late 2021, but it had been up to local prosecutors to decide whether to bring criminal charges. A bill moving forward would strip the authority to prosecute these cases from state’s attorneys, handing the responsibility to the attorney general instead.
Del. Jen Terrasa, a Howard County Democrat, is proposing legislation that would require new and substantially renovated townhouses and apartment buildings to have charging spaces.
The College Board stripped down its AP African American Studies curriculum, failing to create a curriculum that centers Black scholars, two University of Maryland College of Education professors say.
Buck Showalter discusses opening day pitchers, the pace of the game, why teams should not play in divisions anymore and the pressures of being the manager of the Mets.
After lengthy debate Tuesday, the Maryland Senate advanced a bill giving the Maryland Attorney General’s Office the power to do prosecutions of police-involved killings.
The bill regulating the licensing and sale of recreational marijuana jumped a major hurdle Wednesday by passing an initial vote in the House of Delegates.
“The bill establishes a precedent, which is absent right now. And that precedent is protection of historical facts and the history of African Americans,” Mfume said.
Less than half of the money raised by the Moore Miller Inaugural Committee came through individual ticket sales, with the rest coming from corporate and other donors.