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Maryland lawmakers approve $577M to settle HBCU lawsuit BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination and underfunding at the state s four historically Black colleges and universities. An attorney described it as “one of the largest pro bono civil rights settlements in history.” The House voted 120-14 to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan, who vetoed a similar bill last year after citing economic difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate approved the bill 47-0 earlier in the day in response to the 15-year-old lawsuit.

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