By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Tmcqueen@afro.com Just two days into his historic term, Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a proposed budget that spells out his plans for stemming child poverty, ensuring health care, enhancing the state’s schools and shoring up Maryland’s transportation infrastructure. Moore’s $63.1 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year ending in 2024
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By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO The Enoch Pratt Free Library’s 35th annual Black History Month Book Lovers’ Breakfast will return to in-person format this year. The event will take place on Feb. 4 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harbor Hotel from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The annual breakfast, hosted in person for the
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Due to an overflow of submissions, the Moore-Miller administration has extended the boards and commissions application deadline to 5 p.m. Jan. 31 Members of the governor’s boards and commissions are private citizens and public servants who help the administration find a solution to government issues. “I am excited
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO If Grove Park community leaders have their way, the elementary school that was shut down five years ago won’t become the future site of a nursing home. Residents have been voicing their concerns about the derelict property and the plans to turn it into a nursing home run
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Governor Wes Moore wasted little time getting to work in his new role. The first Black man to lead the state of Maryland filled his first full day in office as Maryland’s 63rd governor with meetings– both public and private–press conferences and announcements. Moore signed the state’s Standards
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department’s Civil
Feds announce massive takedown of fraudulent nursing diploma scheme; 2 Burlington County, NJ residents charged WPVI-TV Florida nursing schools sold thousands of fake diplomas totaling $100M USA TODAY Officials make arrests in fake nursing school diploma scheme NBC News Florida, land of scams, strikes again. This time, it’s fake nursing degrees | Opinion Miami Herald 26 Delaware nurses have
As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain The New York Times Colorado River water managers optimistic about drought plan as deadline looms Las Vegas Review-Journal View Full Coverage on Google News
Jeremy Hunt says significant tax cuts in Budget unlikely BBC British finance minister sticks to tax-hiking plans, pledges post-Brexit reforms CNBC UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall The Associated Press Jeremy Hunt’s big speech on the economy: what he said – and what he really meant The Independent ‘Stop declinist talk’, UK’s Hunt pledges