Maryland has finalized a $577 million settlement to end a 15-year federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities, state officials announced Wednesday. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office signed the agreement with attorneys for the plaintiffs to settle the case. “This settlement marks an historic investment in Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities," Attorney General Brian Frosh said.
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Remember that super shady former Medical Examiner who testified at convicted murderer Derek Chauvin s trial a few weeks ago? Fowler was the ex-ME for the State of Maryland from 2002 to 2019 and is not new to those of us who live in Maryland.
Fowler went against all other medical officials, stating unequivocally that he believed that George Floyd had died of a sudden cardiac event due to underlying heart disease and also blamed drugs and carbon monoxide inhalation (due to Floyd being PINNED down next to the exhaust of the police SUV for 9 minute and 29 seconds. But Fowler definitely did not blame Derek Chauvin. Nope. Nothing to do with it at all. The prone position? Nope. Knee to the neck? Not a factor.
April 21, 2021
As many other elected officials in Maryland did, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) on Tuesday celebrated the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd s death, turning to Twitter to call for further criminal justice reform.
Subscribe This verdict confirms what every person who watched the video already knew, Frosh tweeted Tuesday after the jury delivered their verdict. Justice has been done. But, this cannot be the end. Systemic problems with policing & with equal justice require reform. MD has taken steps to improve the quality of policing & the quality of justice, he continued. Work remains to be done. Our office is committed to continuing that work.
Today is Friday, March 5, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
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State of the County Address: County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his prerecorded “State of the County” address at 11 a.m. today on the anniversary of the first reported cases of COVID-19 in the county and the state. Watch the address on County Cable Montgomery Channel 6 and HD 996 on Comcast; Channel 6 and HD 1056 on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon. The address will also be streamed on the county Facebook page.
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Small Business Town Hall: Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program will hold a virtual town hall meeting at noon on Friday to discuss a new, county-sponsored initiative to offer legal advice to local businesses amid the pandemic. The meeting will be broadcast on Microsoft Teams, as well as on County Cable Montgomery and Facebook.
Democratic Attorneys General Urge Congress to Adopt Resolution Calling on Biden to Cancel Student Loan Debt Now Matt Naham
Ratcheting up pressure on President
Joe Biden on a key goal of his party’s left flank, a group of Democratic Attorneys General urged House and Senate leadership in a letter on Friday to adopt resolutions calling on the commander in chief to use his executive authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for “each and every Federal student loan borrower.”
Biden has resisted such calls, which have now been amplified by 15 top prosecutors throughout the country, including his party’s rising stars.