ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An attorney for Gov. Larry Hogan has made a "final offer" of $200 million to settle a long-running lawsuit involving Maryland's four historically black colleges.
Robert Scholz, Hogan's chief legal counsel, wrote in a letter to Del. Darryl Barnes on Thursday that the offer would be over a 10-year period, starting in fiscal year 2021.
Scholz wrote that the settlement would remove "the very substantial litigation risk" now faced by plaintiffs in the case.
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