BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that he and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Attorney General Brown alleges that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries deceptively promoted talc-based Johnson's Bab  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and Montgomery County Police Department officer involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 30, 2024, in the Fairland area of Montgomery County. The decedent has been identified as 28-year-old Bishop Jones-Daniel of Forestville, Maryland. Th  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 11 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 10, 2024: * * * Governor Wes Moore this evening released the following statement on the public release by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the full reopening of the Fort McHenry Channel following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge: "One of our four key directives in the wake of the Key Bridge collapse has been to fully clear the federal channel. Today, we bring that directive  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: In a unanimous decision, the Maryland Public Service Commission has authorized a rate increase of $44.6 million for Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), based on forecasted data. In May 2023, the utility applied for a multi-year rate plan (MYP) requesting $117.2 million for the first year and reaching a total of $213.6 million over the course of the MYP period e  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: According to news reports, Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore is coming to North Carolina to campaign for Josh Stein this week. North Carolina Democrats, seeing Stein struggle to connect with voters, are desperate as the career politician struggles in his campaign. In an interview last weekend, Stein said "Who you consort with says a lot about who you are." So... who is Wes Moore? Like   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) joined with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed rule to improve access to safe and affordable housing. The Proposed Rule, titled Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assi  more

SALISBURY, Maryland, June 12 -- Perdue Farms issued the following news release: Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. food and agricultural company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Perry Aulie as President of Perdue AgriBusiness, effective July 1, 2024. Aulie succeeds Scott Fredericksen, who is retiring from the Maryland-based company. Aulie, currently the Senior Vice President of Value-Added Products, has been with Perdue AgriBusiness since 2019. Under his leadership,  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 12 (TNSres) -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced recent changes to the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) program that will enhance efforts to support bringing innovative research to market. A collaboration between the State of Maryland and the five academic research institutions, MII's goal is to foster the transition of promising technology and re  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 12 (TNSres) -- Merkle, a technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Merkle, dentsu's leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, today released the second installment of its 2024 Customer Experience Imperatives Report research series, titled Winning in Today's Experience Economy: What CX Leaders Do Differently. The findings explore the attitudes and prioritie  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Nathan Mitchell isn't just learning how to interpret ultrasounds - he's changing the way students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine practice performing them. His passion for radiology intersected with the expertise of Fawzy Elnady, known for his innovative tissue preservation techniques and original ultrasound simulator. Together, they developed a further refined simulator, offering students at the  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 12 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $200,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Kubanda Cryotherapy. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund is housed under TEDCO's Social Impact Funds, which were created to engage and invest in economically underserved founders and communities. "Most pet tumors go untreated, and existing treatment options are inacce  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. The consent judgmen  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 12 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 14. The board will convene at Salisbury University, in the Commons Dining Hall (Dorchester Room, Room 127). The meeting can be accessed via livestream at the following link: https://www.usmd.edu/regents/meetings/livestream. The board will briefly recognize the winners of the Board of R  more