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Maryland Matters
- Montgomery County police chief resigns after inspector general report alleges misconduct
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich asked Police Chief Marc Yamada to resign after the county’s Office of the Inspector General released a report Friday detailing multiple accounts of misconduct by someone identified only as a police executive.
- Andrew Young, Eric Holder reflect on the state of civil, voting rights after court decisions
Civil rights icon Andrew Young was welcomed as a "legend" Friday at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, for his work passing the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act -- landmark legislation that is increasingly under attack in recent years.
- Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict.
Reining in data centers is the rare issued backed by the GOP, Democrats and many voters, and the House recently passed a bill to do just that. But critics say there's much more to be done, and any bill has to get past President Donald Trump, a vocal center supporter.
- Black astronauts tout space exploration at CBCF legislative conference
There have been fewer than 20 Black astronauts in NASA history, but two of them were on a Washington stage Friday for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, touting space exploration and encouraging Black youth to think about careers in space.
- Trump rapid third-country removal policy blocked at appeals court
A federal appeals court Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy to quickly send noncitizens to countries they are not from, finding that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge such third-country removals if they fear for their safety.




