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McDaniel College to hold in-person commencements for classes of ’20, ’21
McDaniel College Thursday announced it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for both the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes on May 22. The 150th Commencement for the Class of 2020 is set for 10 a.m. and the 151st Commencement for the Class of 2021 at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies are scheduled to take place outdoors at ...
Howard County contributes $10M to HCPSS Health and Dental Fund deficit
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Thursday announced a one-time county contribution of $10 million to pay down the Howard County Public School System’s (HCPSS) Health and Dental Fund deficit. The contribution will put the County ahead of the FY2024 target for eliminating the deficit and could potentially allow for the elimination of the deficit by ...
ASSISTANT BAR COUNSEL ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
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Suhas R. Shah and Barbara Clapp | CFG Bank
Baltimore-based CFG Bank added Suhas R. Shah and Barbara Clapp to its board of directors. Shah has more than 45 years of accounting and advisory experience in the public accounting sector. He is a founding partner of BPS & Associates LLC, a regional CPA firm that specializes in work for businesses engaged in construction, healthcare ...
Cutting costs for prescription drugs shouldn’t mean cutting access to care
Patients who face high out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drugs are too often forced to decide between purchasing their medicine or putting food on the table. In Maryland, many of the highest-cost prescription drugs treat conditions that disproportionately impact seniors and Black patients, such as diabetes and sickle cell disease. Not filling, delaying, or curtailing ...
Md. lawmakers’ paid leave proposals well-intentioned but misguided
No solution should ever add to the problem it’s meant to address, but Maryland lawmakers are about to do just that. The Maryland General Assembly is considering two paid leave proposals, HB581/SB486 and HB375/SB211, that will create major compliance challenges for employers. The bills will add to the complex patchwork of state and local paid leave laws and ...
Police reform’s passage draws Dems’ cheers, GOP jeers
Democratic legislators on Thursday basked in the General Assembly’s passage of police reform legislation to curtail deadly and excessive force and make the police disciplinary process uniform across the state and with greater civilian oversight. But their Republican colleagues – and the state’s GOP governor – voiced concern with legislation they believe adopted too much ...
Fed’s Powell: US nears full reopening to ‘different economy’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday. But he cautioned that not all will immediately benefit. “There are a number of factors that are coming together to support a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy,” ...
Hogan vetoes bill to ban juvenile life without parole
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday vetoed a measure that would prohibit juveniles convicted of rape or murder from being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Senate and House of Delegates are expected to vote in the coming days to try to override the Republican governor’s veto of legislation its ...
North Bethesda Primary Care opens direct practice
HealthyTenant, the only tenant representation firm in the Washington area that focuses exclusively on the medical field, has completed a facility evaluation and lease negotiation for North Bethesda Primary Care, a new direct primary-care practice at 11300 Rockville Pike. The practice was started by Dr. Adam Possner, a long-time physician seeking to provide greater depth ...
Report on Baltimore public health pilot says it met its goals
Baltimore Health Corps, a program launched in June that aimed to hire out-of-work Baltimoreans into public health jobs, released a preliminary report on Thursday outlining the program’s performance. The $12.4 million program, which was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and other private funders, along with city and CARES Act funds, aimed to hire 300 workers to serve as contact tracers, who are responsible for alerting people who may ...
Baltimore nonprofit expands to Philadelphia
Baltimore-based nonprofit NCIA has expanded its Vocational Training Center (VTC) to Philadelphia, the organization announced Thursday. Part of an east coast expansion initiative partially funded by a $2.8 million grant from Truist, the Vocational Training Center will have locations in five cities by the summer of 2021. A center in Washington is slated to open in ...
Health professionals renew call for K-12 reopening in Md.
Advocates are once again renewing their efforts to get Maryland public schools to open back up for in-person classes, with over 500 health care professionals signing a letter to encouraging Gov. Larry Hogan and Jinlene Chan, Maryland’s acting health deputy for public health services, to expedite reopenings. “We are asking for an OPTION to return to in-person school 5 days a week after ...
Hogan opens up COVID-19 vaccinations to all
ANNAPOLIS — All Marylanders who want a coronavirus vaccine are now eligible for a vaccination. The announcement Monday by Gov. Larry Hogan comes less than a week after he hinted at the possibility. The decision makes all Marylanders eligible in advance of President Joe Biden’s order for states to fully open up vaccinations by May ...
Dini McCullough | MLA
Gilda Claudine “Dini” McCullough is MLA’s new chief attorney in the Montgomery County office. In this role, McCullough provides oversight of the office, including managing staff and continuing to strengthen relationships with the Montgomery County private bar and local agencies and organizations. Her career experience includes clerking for retired Judge Durke Thompson in the Circuit ...
Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration’s proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate. Citing a “30-year race to the bottom” in which countries have slashed corporate tax rates ...
Biden backs civil diplomatic immunity for alleged torturer
Welcome to Monday, the 70th anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg being sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Biden backs civil diplomatic immunity for ex-Egyptian prime minister who allegedly tortured an American. — Did a Texas school district fail to evaluate ...
Crime victims allege Baltimore police violate 4th Amendment
The Baltimore Police Department routinely violates the constitutional rights of violent crime victims by searching, seizing and retaining their personal property without a warrant or consent, a civil rights group has alleged in a lawsuit filed last week in federal district court. The three plaintiffs named in the suit claim that “after they were assaulted, ...