My state has had minority contracting goals for nearly 50 years. Now Trump says they're illegal

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt
Maryland has had minority contracting goals for nearly 50 years. Now Trump says they're illegal

The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner
A new fight over the rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is shaping up: Maryland laws require minority-owned businesses complete a chunk of the work, and Trump’s administration sees such policies as “unlawful.”

___Maryland has long awarded a portion of state contracts, including for major transportation projects, to businesses whose owners are from historically disadvantaged groups, such as racial minorities, women and veterans.

The state passed its first law establishing the Minority Business Enterprise program in 1978 and now has some of the strongest minority business guidelines in the country.

The program aims to reach about 30% minority business participation in the contracts it awards. In the case of the Key Bridge, the goal is 31.5%.

https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/trump-administration-key-bridge-concerns-XNDE657EUNGDLLIJWFZJBKTFSY/

Mikenzie Frost @MikenzieFrost · 22h
All the Democrats from Maryland’s Congressional Delegation issued a statement about the Trump Admin letter to Gov. Moore about the Key Bridge rebuild.