U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-Dist. 6), who’s running for the U.S. Senate, apologized after unintentionally using a racial slur during a congressional hearing on Thursday.
Trone said, “This Republican jigaboo that, you know, it’s a tax rate that’s stopping business investment, that’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a business. They’ve never been there.”
“Jigaboo” is an offensive term and racial slur for Black people, and Trone said in a statement that “while attempting to use the word bugaboo in a hearing, I used a phrase that is offensive,” and “that word has a long, dark, terrible history. It should never be used any time, anywhere, in any conversation.” [Baltimore Banner]
Rockville receives federal grant for bridge to connect Twinbrook Road and Rockville Pike
The city of Rockville has received $568,000 in federal grants to help design a pedestrian and cyclist bridge to be built connecting Twinbrook Road and Rockville Pike.
The grant was secured with support from U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Dist. 8), who wrote a letter supporting the project, citing the neighborhood as a historically disadvantaged community and Twinbrook Elementary School’s status as a Title I school with 70% of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. [Rockville Reports]
Dan Snyder donates Potomac mansion to charity after more than a year on the market
Dan Snyder, former owner of the Washington Commanders, has donated his Potomac mansion to the American Cancer Society.
The property had been on the market for more than a year and in August Snyder dropped the price from $49 million to $34.9 million. Snyder originally purchased the mansion for $8.64 million from the estate of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. [The Washington Post]
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