The president of Morgan State University is accusing Towson University of setting up a new academic discipline that duplicates a well-established program at Morgan — reigniting a bitter and longstanding fight in Maryland about white educational institutions creating programs that already exist at historically Black colleges and universities.
Local lawmakers and university presidents are reacting to the Supreme Court’s Thursday morning decision to overturn affirmative action.
A 63% majority of Maryland voters oppose the tax increases needed to fund education spending hikes, according to a new Maryland Public Policy Institute poll conducted by Gonzales Research & Media Services. The overwhelming opposition to income and property tax hikes comes as Maryland taxpayers are learning of the large cost of the “Blueprint for Maryland’s Futurie” devised by the Kirwan Commission in 2019. The article contains the precise wording of the poll question. (The nstitute is a free-market advocacy think-tank.)
William P. Doyle abruptly resigned Friday from his position as director of the Maryland Port Administration, immediately transferring the leadership post to his deputy, according to a state ports spokesperson. The agency “cannot discuss details of personnel matters” but confirmed Doyle’s resignation, MPA spokesperson Richard Scher said Monday. MPA Deputy Executive Director Brian Miller is now serving as interim acting executive director of the agency that oversees the Port of Baltimore, Scher said.
Weeks after Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis assumed control of the state’s troubled college savings agency, parents are accusing his office of a lack of transparency and urgency in figuring out the value of their investments in the prepaid college trust. Davis took the helm of Maryland 529 on June 1, after Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed legislation to overhaul the agency. Lawmakers and account holders criticized Maryland 529 for obfuscation and incompetence after the agency suspended earnings on 31,000 prepaid tuition accounts last year, citing a calculation error.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) relaunched the multibillion-dollar Red Line project in Baltimore on Thursday, setting an ambitious timeline to revive an east-west transit way whose abrupt cancellation in 2015 became a symbol of neglect for many city residents.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced appointments Wednesday to the state’s Board of Education, including a high-profile local schools leader. The three people Moore selected to serve on the 14-member board are Samir Paul, high school student Abisola Ayoola, and Monica Goldson, the outgoing CEO of Prince George’s County Public Schools.
An 18-year veteran of the Maryland State Board of Elections will take the reins this fall as the agency’s new elections administrator. The five-member board on Thursday unanimously approved the selection of Jared DeMarinis to succeed long-time administrator Linda Lamone. And the FBI has submitted a letter favoring Virginia over Maryland for its new headquarters.
GOVERNOR SIGNS CHILD VICTIMS ACT INTO LAW: In an emotional bill-signing ceremony on Thursday, Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Thursday signed the Child Victims Act – which had been sponsored by House Economic Matters Chair C.T. Wilson throughout four legislative sessions. As of...
A former Baltimore County official accused of stealing almost $110,000 from a campaign to reelect a former Baltimore County Council member pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony theft scheme and one count of perjury. William “Chris” McCollum had been charged with 21 counts of felony theft, embezzlement and perjury.
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