Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday in a sweeping executive order.  The governor will pardon misdemeanor charges for people who were found guilty of possessing small amounts of marijuana.  Baltimore City makes up about 25% of the convictions being pardoned, the governor’s office said.  More than 150,000 of

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday in a sweeping executive order.  The governor will pardon misdemeanor charges for people who were found guilty of possessing small amounts of marijuana.  Baltimore City makes up about 25% of the convictions being pardoned, the governor’s office said.  More than 150,000 of

Ford Foundation Sends Millions to Organizations That Have Celebrated Oct. 7 Terrorist Attacks

Shortly after Oct. 7, the president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, issued a statement on the foundation’s behalf. Walker, who has been lauded by Laurene Powell Jobs as an “optimist,” a “realist,” and a “prophet who speaks truth to our world’s most troubling demons,” announced that the Ford Foundation would bankroll “immediate humanitarian relief

They Were Set To Receive Federal Green Energy Subsidies. A Chinese Company Took Over. Will They Get the Money Anyway?

Maxeon said its proposed New Mexico solar site was dependent on federal funds prior to Chinese takeover (AP) Last summer, Singapore-based solar energy company Maxeon gave shareholders an exciting update. The company had chosen Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the location for its billion-dollar manufacturing plant—its first in the United States. The plant, Maxeon’s American CEO

6/16: The Takeout: Steve Coll

6/16: The Takeout: Steve Coll – CBS News Watch CBS News Author and journalist Steve Coll talks about the complicated relationship between the U.S. government and Saddam Hussein, and how events in 1979 shaped future events like the Sept. 11 attacks and the Iraq war. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get