BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Following Plaintiffs' Appeal, Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urges Court to Uphold a Cook County Ordinance Prohibiting Assault Weapons * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as a member of a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/090624_Viramontes_Multistate.pdf) with the U.S. Court of   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Historical Trust, a division of the Maryland Department of Planning, received a $50,000 federal grant to support a project to document places related to the Civil Rights Movement in Baltimore City. The funding was made possible through the African American Civil Rights grant program under the Historic Preservation Fund, which is ad  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today joined the U.S. Department of Treasury to announce a $10 million federal grant awarded to the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) to support small businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program. Governor Moore was joined by U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo; U.S.  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Grant Extends Critical Health Research Conducted by RCMI Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation to Address Health Issues of Concern to Underserved Populations in Baltimore and Maryland * * * Advancing highly essential examination of the determinants and impacts of health inequities in underserved urban populations, Morgan State University announces the award of a $2  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Julie Byrd and Rabihah Waheed forged their own paths to Virginia Tech nearly 30 years apart. Yet today, they share a transcendent bond through the university. Byrd lives in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated in 1995 with degrees in English and history. Waheed grew up in Northern Virginia, where her parents immigrated from Pakistan. She's a junior political science major with a minor in Arabic. Their l  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: By Liz Connolly-Bauman University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) teamed up with the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) to host a virtual summit that turned a spotlight on the future of an industry that drives a fifth of the nation's economy: health care. The summit, which is positioned to become an annual event, was titled "INSIGHT: Interdisciplinary Solutions to Promote Next Generatio  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Sept. 11 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: The Arts Program at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) will present the works of renowned artist Kevin Cole, a member of the famed AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) collective. The exhibition, which opens Sunday, Sept. 22, features approximately 50 engaging works that explore the lives of African Americans in the United States. "Our Arts Program serves to introduce the  more