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PROBLEM: Jeremy Corbyn to declare in speech "Labour is ready" for government.
LONDON â  Jeremy Corbyn  will tell activists Labour "is ready for government" and that it is a "government in waiting" in his speech to close the party's conference on Wednesday.
Following rifts in the cabinet over how to deal with Brexit becoming public in recent weeks   Corbyn  will say: "The Tories are more interested in posturing for personal advantage than in getting the best deal for Britain. Never has the national interest been so ill-served on such a vital issue. If there were no other reason for the Tories to go  their self-interested Brexit bungling would be reason enough.
 Corbyn  will challenge the Conservative government to "pull yourself together" after Theresa May's Florence speech failed to break the stalemate in Brexit negotiations  with European Council president Donald Tusk saying on Tuesday that there has not been "sufficient progress" to allow talks to advance.
In his keynote speech   Corbyn  will say: "Yes  we didnât do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. But we have become a government-in-waiting.
 Corbyn  will say: "The disregard for rampant inequality  the hollowing out of our public services  the disdain for the powerless and the poor have made our society more brutal and less caring.
A Labour source said on Tuesday that  Corbyn  will also use his conference speech to announce details of a number of new policies.

SOLUTION: Jeremy Corbyn says Labour is 'ready for government'

PROBLEM: Strict gun control advocate  Sen. Chris Murphy  said Sunday  he ’s “willing to move forward” with Republicans to ban the bump-stock devices that were used in the nation’s worst mass shooting.
“The NRA at least in the time I have been in Congress has never been willing to change U.S. gun laws ”  Murphy  said. “I think they see that they were likely going to lose this fight in Congress  and so now they’re trying to get it done through administrative action. But this is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table.”
 Murphy  said  however  Congress should mandate background checks for all gun purchases.
"That would be the clear next step "  he  said. "That should be our North Star."
Also in the interview   Murphy  said the Democratic Party should give back donations received from the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein  who’s embroiled in a sex harassment scandal.
"I think that probably makes sense "  he  said. "I mean this is a pretty bad guy  who did some really awful things."
"I don't require a background check to contribute to my campaign "  he  added. "And so there are probably lots of people with unsavory backgrounds and pasts who have given to both Democrats and Republicans."

SOLUTION: Chris Murphy on Guns Control: 'Have To Walk Before You Run'

PROBLEM: Alumni from Morgan State University and Marylandâs other historically black institutions  sued in 2006 to dismantle what  they  say are vestiges of racial segregation. (Paul Burk/National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday offered the stateâs historically black colleges and universities up to $100 million to resolve a 12-year-old lawsuit over inequality in public higher education.
The proposed settlement is more than double the amount the state pledged early in the case. It arrives a day after a federal judge granted the state a temporary reprieve as it appeals an order issued in November to establish a set of unique and high-demand programs at its four historically black institutions â Morgan State University  Coppin State University  Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
But the proposal may not be enough to satisfy the coalition of alumni from Marylandâs historically black institutions who filed the lawsuit in 2006 to dismantle what they say are vestiges of racial segregation. The group has accused Maryland of insufficiently funding historically black colleges and allowing other state schools to duplicate their programs  placing pressure on enrollment.
The state appealed a month after Blakeâs ruling  and has since suggested mediation in an attempt to resolve the case. The settlement offer revealed Wednesday would supplement state appropriations to the four public historically black institutions over a 10-year period  according to a letter Hoganâs chief legal counsel Robert F. Scholz sent Wednesday to Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore City)  who chairs the Black Caucus.
âGovernor Hogan wants to bring this litigation to an end in a manner satisfactory to all parties  and in the best interests of all Marylanders  especially current and future [historically black institution] students â Scholz wrote.
Traditionally white public universities in Maryland count 122 academic programs not duplicated elsewhere within the state system  while historically black schools have only 11 such offerings. That disparity is why advocates have fought for more high-demand academic programs they say would enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the four schools.
âThe stateâs letter just talks about dollars â it does not talk about putting any kind of dent in that 10-to-1 disparity â said Michael D. Jones  lead attorney for the alumni coalition. âThe goal is to address the disparity by placing a certain number of unique programs at the [historically black institutions]  and it was up to the special master to figure out which ones and at what cost.â
Over the years  the coalition has called for increased funding and merging the University of Baltimore with Morgan State  the stateâs largest public historically black school. A more recent proposal to transfer programs from traditionally white state schools raised the ire of the Maryland Higher Education Commission and some university presidents who said the plan would ultimately harm students.
[At Md.âs historically black schools  the pursuit of equity without forgoing identity]
Judge Blake dismissed those proposals  but delivered a ruling that Jones and other advocates of desegregation have considered significant. Jones said he is willing to hash out the terms of the proposed settlement depending on the stateâs stance on creating programs. The money alone  he said  will not dismantle the structural inequality that exists between traditionally white and historically black state colleges.
âIf you say . . . weâre going to give the [historically black institutions] these new programs that are going to meet the stateâs workforce needs and anybody black  white or Latino who wants the program can attend  that starts to upend the structural inequality â Jones said. âAnd that needs to be a part of the remedy.â

SOLUTION:
Maryland offers $100 million to settle decade