The Board of Public Works approved $55,000 for a settlement in a racial profiling lawsuit involving a Philadelphia man who was stopped by the Maryland State Police, despite reservations from one board member. The Maryland State Police requested the settlement money in a BPW meeting last week after considering the costs of going to trial and the costs of losing the trial — a move that made Comptroller Peter Franchot question the backbone of the Maryland attorney general’s office.
Day: July 9, 2013
State Roundup, July 9, 2013
Del. Burns to retire from General Assembly; some progress in cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay; Gov. O’Malley announces $650 million in roads projects for Prince George’s; offering Hollywood film credits to come to Maryland is questioned; governor taps longtime aide to be new chief lobbyist; Lt. Gov. Brown snags Obama campaign manager as top aide and a $1 million warchest to boot; Frederick County to end government privatization efforts; and Montgomery Exec Leggett hopes to exempt renewable energy from tax.
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