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R. Clayton Mitchell, former Maryland House speaker, dies at 83
Baltimore County NAACP calls for ethics probe of state delegate for 'hang them high' Facebook comment
Former Maryland Sen. Frank Kelly resigns from UMMS board amid shake-up
Baltimore Department of Transportation employee was driving for rideshare during work hours, report finds
Baltimore officials rebuffed offers of state help for a 'week' after crippling hack of city computers
Hogan, lawmakers outraged over UMMS 'self-dealing' report
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Baltimore City Council moves to continue work with nonprofit involved in 'Healthy Holly' deals
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Maryland Gov. Hogan, Baltimore Mayor Young mark progress in razing city's vacant homes. How much is unclear.
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Swalwell, Delaney among 20 Democratic candidates who qualify for first presidential debate
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Baltimore Councilman to propose ban on plastic bags, checkout bag surcharge at city retailers
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5 takeaways from University of Maryland Medical System review of 'self-dealing' practices
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University of Maryland Medical Center withdraws request to boost patient rates
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Baltimore won't be able to send water bills again this month as ransomware recovery continues
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Baltimore withdraws lawsuit aimed at seizing Pimlico racetrack, says talks to begin with owners
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UMMS adopts new conflict-of-interest policy for board members, will bar board leaders from having contracts
The University of Maryland Medical System has adopted a new conflict-of-interest policy that bars it from granting sole-source contracts to board members or their businesses, and precludes it from having any business with certain board leaders. The policy was mandated by a state law passed in the...
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Baltimore County School Board joins condemnation of state delegate's 'hang them high' Facebook post
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'Women Against Private Police' faces deadline this week in effort to stop Hopkins police force in Baltimore
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'Hang them high': Baltimore County delegate draws fire for Facebook comment aimed at school officials
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Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones: Civil War plaque should be removed from State House
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Planned Parenthood launches regional political group to protect abortion rights in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia
Planned Parenthood says it is launching a regional political advocacy group to help protect abortion rights in Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. Planned Parenthood is announcing this week that it is creating the political 501(c)(4) group. The announcement comes as abortion...
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Trash bags of 'Healthy Holly' books occasionally arrive at Maryland Book Bank; kids don't want them, others do
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Baltimore liquor stores challenge new zoning law designed to shut them down
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Baltimore City Detention Center demolition cost estimated at $27.5 million
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Maryland Gov. Hogan to Trump administration: Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
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Ex-Baltimore Mayor Pugh fulfilled final 'Healthy Holly' deal, attorney says — but unclear where the books went
An attorney for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said she has now fulfilled her end of a 2017 deal in which the University of Maryland Medical System paid her $100,000 for 20,000 copies of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books. Pugh “has 100 percent performed her obligations...
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Maryland medical cannabis regulators extend application period as errors mar process aimed at diversification
A series of technical snags has forced the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to give companies 14 more days to apply for one of the state’s 14 new growing and processing licenses, state regulators announced Monday. The commission had received more than 160 applications by the previous May 24...
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Lester Davis, longtime aide to Baltimore Mayor Young, takes dual role as spokesman and city's chief lobbyist
Lester Davis, a long-serving aide to Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, confirmed that he is taking on an expanded role as both the mayor’s spokesman and top lobbyist. Davis has worked for Young since March 2010, when he became City Council president. The new double job, which carries the...
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Baltimore ransomware update: what city residents need to know about water bills, taxes, tickets and more
Baltimore City officials announced Monday that 65% of public employees have regained access to their computers and emails as officials continue to work to combat the effects of a ransomware attack. In a news release, the city said officials expect 95% of all public employees to have access to their...
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Four women say he raped them after they’d passed out. Will a new Maryland law enable all four to testify?
His most recent victim, prosecutors say, was a woman in her 30s talking with other people at a bar in Chevy Chase, Md. Philip Kantor approached and offered to buy everyone a round and soon, prosecutors say, handed the woman a shot of dark-yellow liquor. Drinking it was her last memory for several...