BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- Coppin State University issued the following news: Coppin State University President Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D. has appointed F. Michelle Richardson, Ph.D. as Faculty Athletics Representative for Coppin State University Athletics. As the University's Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Richardson will play a key role in providing a quality student-athlete experience and serve as a liaison between the institution and the athletic department. "I appreciate Dr. R more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 27 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00312) on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation And Kenergy Corp. To Revise The Large Industrial Customer Standby Service Tariff ORDER On October 13, 2023, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Kimberly-Clark) moved the Commission to admit pro hac vice Robert A. Weishaar, Jr, an attorney whose office is in Maryland; Brigid Khuri,  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- The Maryland State Comptroller issued the following news release: The Office of the Maryland Comptroller is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Robalino and Robyne McCullough who will join the Comptroller's Executive leadership team in November, strengthening the agency's commitment to excellence in public engagement, communications, and media relations. Maria Robalino, a dynamic and forward-thinking public engagement specialist and legislative campaign more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- The Maryland State Comptroller issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Today, the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) considered 107 items as part of its routine agenda, authorizing more than $376 million in state expenditures. During the meeting, Comptroller Brooke Lierman provided comments on the following agenda items: The Department of Housing and Community Development had requests for Baltimore City and Frederick -- DHCD sought approval to  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Energy Administration will offer more than $6 million in FY24 funding through its Maryland Offshore Wind Grant Program Portfolio, designed to help Maryland's emerging businesses and workforce get involved in the growing offshore wind industry. "Offshore wind energy production holds immense promise for Maryland, both in terms of the more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Governor Wes Moore yesterday delivered the keynote address at the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel's 25th Anniversary Gala at the Museum of Industry in Baltimore. The celebration featured Maryland leaders and supporters including Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, to celebrate the hundreds of alumni who have partic more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today attended the historic posthumous bar admission ceremony for Edward Garrison Draper, who 166 years ago was the first Black person found qualified to practice law in Maryland, yet was denied admission to the Maryland Bar based solely on the fact that he was not white. The occasion marked the first time in the history of the Supreme Court of Maryland that a posth more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, Governor Wes Moore proclaimed 2024 as Maryland's Year of Civil Rights during a launch event at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, Maryland's official African American history and culture museum. Joined by First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, the launch celebrated the upcoming events that will honor Maryland's Year of Civil Rights more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2023: With colors intensifying across the state this week, parts of Maryland are right on the cusp of peak leaf change. The mountains of western Maryland are seeing bold shades of amber, crimson and gold, while other regions of our state are reporting marked increases in autumnal hues, spreading further along the tree canopies in central, northern, and southern Maryland. T more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on an additional silvicultural operation proposed as an inclusion to the Potomac-Garrett State Forest Annual Work Plan for fiscal year 2024. The comment period concludes November 17, 2023. The proposed harvest is being added to the current FY24 plan to take advantage of favorable regeneration conditions for white oak, and more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release: More Maryland students will have access to fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day through a $4.7 million federal grant program. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is distributing funds to 213 elementary schools statewide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), up from 196 participating schools during the 2022-23 acade more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- Towson University issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant provides more resources to parents pursuing college degrees * * * Towson University today announced the receipt of the $2 million Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The federally funded program supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education throu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * MSU Remains First Among All HBCUs in Producing Fulbright Scholars, Earning Fourth Consecutive Leadership Designation from U.S. Dept. of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs * * * Morgan State University is proud to be named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2023, marking the fourth consecutive year that the University has more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release: On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, the Public Justice Center, and the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Wiley Rein LLP submitted an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Maryland seeking accountability for an unlawful police shooting. The amicus brief--filed in support of the petitioner in Cunningham v. Baltimore County, case number SCM-REG-0009-2023--arg more PR