A proposal that would remove nonprofit organizations from the
definition of minority businesses is one step closer to passing the
General Assembly.
House Bill 48 went with the governor’s backing into a House Health
and Government Operations Committee hearing March 7. If the bill passes
the Legislature, it would affect some of the organizations that have
been contracting to nonprofits, said Wayne Frazier,
president of the Maryland Washington Minority Contractors Association.
He pointed to the state health department, which he said doles out $600
million annually to nonprofits listed as MBEs.
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