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Supreme Court considers future of affirmative action at colleges and universities
Harvard University and the University of North Carolina defended their use of race as a factor in determining college admissions, in separate cases heard by the justices.
Early voting turnout for 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial General Elections
Maryland voters cast their ballots before Election Day, either by in-person early voting or by returning absentee ballots.
Book banning resonates as an issue in Maryland school board races
Socially conservative school board candidates who want to remove books dealing with gender identity, racism and other socially sensitive topics from school library shelves are running in at least 11 of Maryland’s 23 counties, but they are in the minority.
States approved nearly 300 bills affecting policing in wake of George Floyd’s murder
Governors approved nearly 300 police reform bills after Floyd’s May 2020 killing in Minneapolis, according to an analysis of data from the National Conference of State Legislatures by the Howard Center.
CNS Halloween Guide: Goatman and Chessie and Snally…oh my
The national capital area is rumored to be home to a wide variety of unusual creatures.
Aboard the bus Wes Moore hopes leads to the governor’s mansion
Days out from Election Day and with a 2-to-1 lead in the polls over his rival, Republican Dan Cox, Democrat Wes Moore is still campaigning hard.
In this episode of the CNS “Takeover” podcast: voting rights
We’ll also talk to analysts and experts about the future of the Voting Rights Act as the Supreme Court moves to decide on the case Merrill v. Milligan.
Pentagon sees China as chief threat even with Russian invasion of Ukraine
In a Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the media that China “is the only competitor out there with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly the power to do so.”
Maryland residents head to polls on first day of early voting
Voters told Capital News Service the threat to democracy and abortion rights were their main issues.