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Maryland senator Will Smith advised Afghan leaders in election, gained new perspective during deployment
Maryland state Sen. Will Smith returns from a six-month U.S. Navy deployment to Afghanistan with new perspectives on his role as a lawmaker.

By Pamela Wood

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Baltimore City Council adopts calling for state to settle HBCU funding lawsuit
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott will introduce a resolution calling for the state to settle a longstanding lawsuit over disparities in the way Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities are funded.

By Talia Richman

Nov 18, 2019
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Baltimore’s water equity, plastic bag bills heading to mayor’s desk
Baltimore City Council voted Monday to pass a water equity bill and ban plastic bags. The water bill discounts rates based on customers’ income and gives residents an easier way to dispute erroneous bills.

By Talia Richman

Nov 18, 2019
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Daughter of former Baltimore City Councilman killed in robbery runs for his old seat in the 4th District
Nicole Harris-Crest is running for her father's old 4th District seat on Baltimore City Council. He was killed in a robbery a year after leaving office.

By Talia Richman

Nov 18, 2019
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Baltimore residents who live in food deserts can now take a subsidized Lyft ride to grocery store
Through a new partnership with Lyft, Baltimore is hoping to make it easier and cheaper to connect people in low-income neighborhoods with healthy food.

By Talia Richman

Nov 18, 2019
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Democratic Del. Terri Hill of Howard County to enter race for U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat in Congress
State Democratic Del. Terri Hill will announce a run for U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat in Congress.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 18, 2019
Baltimore City

After staying while other congregations fled to Baltimore ’burbs, Beth Am synagogue celebrates $5.5M overhaul
Reservoir Hill’s Beth Am Synagogue in Baltimore shows off more than $5 million in renovations to its 97-year-old building.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 17, 2019
Baltimore City

Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby: Flawed criminal justice system is black Americans’ biggest civil rights issue
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby cited a flawed American criminal justice system as the single largest civil rights issue facing black residents in Maryland, saying her office has taken strides toward reducing disparities, but still has more to do.

By Kevin Rector

Nov 16, 2019
Politics

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings says double mastectomy a success, will be back on campaign trail soon
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is recovering after a successful double mastectomy at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Friday and will be back on the campaign trail soon, her campaign said.

By Kevin Rector

Nov 16, 2019

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Maryland Gov. Hogan names new Prince George’s County delegate after Gaines pleads guilty to federal charge
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan named a new delegate for Prince George's County, replacing a delegate who pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 15, 2019
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Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she won’t run for U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat
Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she won’t run for late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 14, 2019
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Schools grapple with need to provide polling places for special primary to help fill Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat
School and election officials in the city of Baltimore and Baltimore and Howard counties are grappling with the need to hold a special primary Feb. 4.

By Talia Richman

Nov 14, 2019
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Maryland Democrats to elect party chair Dec. 7 to replace Rockeymoore Cummings
Maryland Democrats will elect a new party chair on Dec. 7 to replace Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who vacated the seat to run for her late husband’s seat in Congress.

By Luke Broadwater and Pamela Wood

Nov 14, 2019
Politics

Key questions about the Kirwan Commission and the debate over funding Maryland’s public schools
Politicians and educational advocates have been debating the merits — and costs — of recommendations for Maryland's public schools made by the Kirwan Commission. What's this all about?

By Pamela Wood

Nov 14, 2019
Politics

Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings’ papers, photos, stamp collection to go to his alma mater, Howard University
The late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ artifacts will soon be bestowed to Howard University, his alma mater.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 14, 2019

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‘I’m not committing the murders’: As Baltimore nears 300 homicides, mayor says city leadership not to blame
As Baltimore braces to surpass 300 homicides for the fifth year in a row, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said the city’s leadership isn’t the problem.

By Talia Richman

Nov 13, 2019
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‘Not acceptable’: Baltimore City Council pushes for action on sewage backups, lagging reimbursement program
Baltimore City Council members plan to hear from city agencies on what they're doing to stop raw sewage from backing up into people's basements.

By Talia Richman

Nov 13, 2019
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Rep. Elijah Cummings had a rare cancer. That he survived it for 25 years might be more rare.
Rep. Elijah Cummings had a rare cancer called thymic carcinoma when he died last month, so what is it?

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 13, 2019
Politics

University of Baltimore to train thousands of city election judges ahead of primary for Elijah Cummings’ seat
Baltimore’s spending board has approved a $633,000 plan to train thousands of election judges ahead of February’s special primary for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ 7th Congressional District seat.

By Talia Richman

Nov 13, 2019
Politics

Maryland Gov. Hogan will tap Baltimore Democrat Keiffer Mitchell to pitch his agenda to lawmakers
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is turning to Baltimore's Keiffer Mitchell to lobby state lawmakers to advance his agenda.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 13, 2019
Politics

Three who eulogized Rep. Elijah Cummings at funeral in Baltimore now running against each other for his seat
Less than a month ago, Rep. Elijah Cummings’ wife, friend and staffer took the stage during his funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church to eulogize the venerated congressman they each loved and respected. Now, all three are running against each other for his open seat.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 13, 2019

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Maryland senator Will Smith advised Afghan leaders in election, gained new perspective during deployment
Maryland state Sen. Will Smith returns from a six-month U.S. Navy deployment to Afghanistan with new perspectives on his role as a lawmaker.

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BSO hires ‘turnaround king’ Michael Kaiser to fix organization’s finances
Kaiser previously advocated a series of recommendations that seemingly fly in the face of conventional wisdom, from putting the BSO’s $65 million endowment campaign on hold to temporarily downplaying efforts to increase audience size.

By Mary Carole McCauley

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Jeffrey Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records
Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he died are charged with falsifying prison records.

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Kaiser Permanente announces $13 billion expansion in Baltimore region, will open 10 new facilities
Kaiser Permanente announces a $13 billion expansion and plans to open 10 new facilities by 2028 in the Baltimore region.

By Lillian Reed

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Want to reduce crime in Baltimore? Invest in the city
Baltimore needs leaders who will commit to bringing investment to the city so residents have real opportunities in the future.

By Seema D. Iyer

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Driver dies after crashing into MTA bus, Baltimore police say
Sven James Kirtz, 40, was pronounced dead at the hospital after he struck an MTA bus and light pole on Monday afternoon.

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