Maryland Lawmakers Pass $580 Million Funding Bill For State HBCUs After Systematic Discrimination Suit

by Press | Mar 18, 2020 | Newsclips

(Blavity) Maryland lawmakers have passed a funding bill, worth more than a half-billion dollars, for the state’s four HBCUs. The legislation is in efforts to force federal courts to settle a lawsuit that alleges the state of Maryland was systematically...

Despite COVID-19, poll officials report steady turnout, smooth voting

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

(Cronkite News) Voting in Arizona’s presidential preference primary Tuesday was decidedly calm in the midst of a decidedly anxious time in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, polling officials around the state said.  Concerns about COVID-19 prompted Ohio officials...

Legal hotline for voters available; lawmakers’ return to Springfield uncertain

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s move to close primary polls because of coronavirus spawns confusion, criticism

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

Coronavirus chaos at the polls as primaries proceed in 3 of 4 states

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

(The Fulcrum) Chaos reigned Tuesday in all three states that pressed ahead with their Democratic presidential primaries in the face of the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic. Legions of poll workers, who are mainly older people and therefore in greatest danger of...

Maryland General Assembly authorizes $580 million for state’s historically black colleges and universities

by Press | Mar 16, 2020 | Newsclips

(Washington Post) The Maryland General Assembly has approved legislation providing $580 million over 10 years to the state’s four historically black colleges and universities, a major step toward ending a 13-year-old lawsuit over inequitable funding of the...