Maryland State Police is asking the state for $2.75 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into racial discrimination within the agency.

The Maryland State Police has settled with the U.S. Department of Justice for $2.75 million, resolving claims that officers of color faced racial discrimination in hiring.

Maryland state officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement in a federal investigation that uncovered discriminatory hiring practices within the Maryland State Police.

Top state officials approved a $2.75 million settlement this week after a federal investigation turned up evidence of discriminatory hiring practices by the Maryland State Police.

The Maryland State Police has agreed to pay $2.75 million in back pay to Black and female state trooper candidates who were discriminated against in the agency’s hiring process — a move that ...