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Some in Maryland, including Gov. Larry Hogan, wonder what role Mark Wasserman played in the self-dealing scandal at UMMS, given his usual role there.

Gov. Larry Hogan and influential Democratic lawmakers are reacting with outrage to the latest revelations of self-dealing and no-bid contracting at UMMS.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 13, 2019

Baltimore officials have withdrawn a lawsuit against the owners of Pimlico Race Course, saying the two sides had a productive discussion during the Preakness.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 12, 2019

Citing concerns of conflict of interest, Mayor Young moves Office of Civil Rights from under city solicitor's office

By Jessica Anderson

May 28, 2019

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is vetoing a bill that would have dissolved a board that hears handgun permit appeals. He'll allow a law that bans foam food boxes.

By Pamela Wood

May 24, 2019

The 2019 Maryland General Assembly saw 188 legislators introduced 2,497 bills. Capital News Service broke down some of the most interesting statistics.

As with the University of Maryland Medical System board, members of UMMS affiliates' boards hold contracts with hospitals they oversee.

As federal, state and local investigations into Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's affairs continue, calls for the mayor to resign have become almost universal, including among her allies.

Hospital executives and Baltimore government officials scrambled to figure out how many "Healthy Holly" books Mayor Catherine Pugh had sold. After she said University of Maryland Medical System was her sole customer, Kaiser Permanente told Pugh's chief lobbyist that it, too, had bought books.

Users on Reddit asked Baltimore Sun reporters Doug Donovan, Luke Broadwater, Ian Duncan, Talia Richman and Liz Bowie their questions regarding Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and her "Healthy Holly" book deals with UMMS and other entities.

Legislation aimed at removing lead-contaminated water from hundreds of school fountains passed unanimously on the General Assembly’s final day — but in weakened form.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 12, 2019

Though the University of Maryland Medical System's board members are appointed by the governor and the institution receives millions of dollars in taxpayer funds each year, state law allows the health system to largely operate in secrecy, its board meetings and documents kept private.

By Scott Dance

Apr 7, 2019

The acting CEO of the embattled University of Maryland Medical System says Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh approached the hospital network, seeking compensation for her self-published children’s books. He testified on the next-to-last working day of Maryland's 2019 General Assembly session.

The Maryland Senate has unanimously approved legislation outlawing self-dealing on the University of Maryland Medical System's board of directors, a day after the House of Delegates passed a similar measure. Lawmakers now must work out minor differences between the bills.

By Scott Dance

Apr 4, 2019

The vote in the House was 147-0; Senate approval remains.

Maryland lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that will allow the Johns Hopkins University to form its own police force in Baltimore. The Senate voted 42-2 to approve the bill, dubbed the “Community Safety and Strengthening Act.”

By Pamela Wood

Apr 2, 2019

Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch has introduced an amendment that would force all members of the embattled University of Maryland Medical System board of directors to step down by the end of the year. They'd have to reapply to return to their positions.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 27, 2019

The family of Anton Black came to Annapolis on Tuesday to raise concern that legislation bearing the 19-year-old’s name has not received a vote in Maryland’s General Assembly — while another police transparency bill they view as much weaker is advancing.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 26, 2019

The University of Maryland Medical System CEO Robert A. Chrencik was placed on leave Thursday as accusations of “self-dealing” and no-bid contracting with board members have rocked the hospital network.

The more information we get about UMMS contracting practices with its board members, the more questions arise.

House Speaker Michael Busch said Wednesday that he will introduce sweeping legislation to reform the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors as accusations of “self-dealing” have rocked the hospital network.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 20, 2019

Two more members of the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors have resigned amid intense scrutiny over contracting practices.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 19, 2019

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book company has given $7,040 in political contributions over three years — including a $5,000 gift to her own campaign. Healthy Holly LLC also gave $1,000 to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s campaign, as well as $1,000 to state Sen. Jill Carter.

Gov. Larry Hogan and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller say the University of Maryland Medical System needs to put an end to any conflicts of interest in business deals for members of the system’s board of directors.

General Assembly leaders are expressing outrage and calling for reforms and an audit of the University of Maryland Medical System after The Baltimore Sun reported nine members of the system’s board — including Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh — have business deals with the hospital network.

The Maryland Senate on Thursday gave the green light for Johns Hopkins to form an armed police force to patrol its university and hospital campuses in Baltimore.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 14, 2019

Entering into millions of dollars in contracts with members of its own board is terrible management practice for the University of Maryland Medical System.

A review by The Baltimore Sun has found nine members of the University of Maryland Medical System’s Board of Directors — including Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh — have side deals with the hospital network that are each worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 13, 2019

The Maryland Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would allow Johns Hopkins University to create a private, armed police force. Opponents, who object to "privatizing policing," spent more than an hour trying in vain to modify the measure.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 13, 2019

A sweeping package of bills being considered by the General Assembly would change how child support payments are determined by Maryland courts. The legislation would affect “hundreds of thousands” of people who depend on the child support system when parents split up.

By Yvonne Wenger

Mar 12, 2019

A bill that would allow Johns Hopkins University to create a private police force in Baltimore has cleared another hurdle in the Maryland General Assembly. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 9-1 to advance the bill to the Senate for consideration.

A majority of Baltimore's state senators have voted to endorse legislation to create an armed Johns Hopkins police force — clearing a major hurdle to the bill’s passage. By a vote of 3-2, delegation backed legislation authorizing the force. The amended bill would impose limits on patrol areas.

Key Baltimore senators have voted to endorse a series of legislative amendments designed to win the Maryland General Assembly’s approval for an armed police force at Johns Hopkins University's campuses in the city.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 6, 2019

Leaders of Maryland's General Assembly have named a work group to study legalizing recreational marijuana — a clear signal that no legislation will be passed this year. The bipartisan group will study issues with a deadline to report recommendations at the end of 2019.

By Pamela Wood

Feb 19, 2019

In interviews this week with The Baltimore Sun, a majority of the city legislators — whose support is critical to passing legislation that would allow Johns Hopkins' private police force — said they are undecided about how they’ll vote.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 8, 2019

City schools should keep effective Banneker Blake Academy in business.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has chosen an administrator from Georgetown University to lead the city's civil rights office, the city solicitor said. Darnell Ingram takes over amid a bitter legal dispute between the solicitor and a police oversight panel the office works with.

By Ian Duncan

Nov 8, 2018

The task force reviewing civilian oversight of Baltimore police is calling for a more powerful “independent police accountability agency,” replacing the existing Civilian Review Board, which critics have complained lacks authority to hold officers accountable.

By Jessica Anderson

Jul 15, 2018

All of the 188 seats in the Maryland General Assembly — 47 in the Senate, 141 in the House of Delegates — were on the ballot Tuesday, forcing many veteran incumbents in the Baltimore region and elsewhere to face possible ouster as voters decided whether to make sweeping changes in Annapolis. 

By Michael Dresser

Jun 26, 2018

The Sun picks newcomers in many of the city legislative races — but says voters should keep around a few veterans, too.

State Sen. Jill P. Carter, 53, the daughter of renowned civil rights leader Walter P. Carter, has been the subject of negative online ads from her challenger, J.D. Merrill, 27, the son-in-law of former Gov. Martin O’Malley.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 7, 2018

In several competitive Baltimore state senate races, challengers are leading incumbents in fundraising — some dramatically so — according to reports filed this week.

By Luke Broadwater

May 25, 2018

Challengers to Baltimore’s incumbent state senators are promising to bring change and new energy to the city’s representation in Annapolis. But Democratic leaders warn that such an outcome could further diminish the city’s political clout in the General Assembly.

By Michael Dresser

May 11, 2018

Jill Carter, a former state delegate and current civil rights chief at the Baltimore mayor's office, has been appointed to the Maryland senate seat vacated by Nathaniel Oaks.

By Erin Cox

Apr 30, 2018

Nathaniel Oaks' name should not be on the primary ballot, and the state needs to re-evaluate its rules to prevent such problems in the future.

A judge has ordered state elections officials to remove the name of former state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks from the Democratic primary ballot, ruling that after the longtime politician had his name stricken from voter rolls he was no longer eligible to run.

By Ian Duncan

Apr 26, 2018

Members of the Democratic Central Committee for Baltimore's 41st District voted to send two names to Gov. Larry Hogan to fill the seat left by former lawmaker Nathaniel T. Oaks: former Del. Jill P. Carter and Joyce J. Smith.

By Christina Tkacik

Apr 17, 2018

A Baltimore law firm has filed suit to remove disgraced state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks’ name from the June primary elections ballot after the lawmaker was convicted of federal crimes

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 10, 2018

Nathaniel Oaks resigned from office at a time that makes it almost impossible for the residents of the 41st District to be represented in the Maryland Senate in the waning days of this year's session.

By Michael Dresser

Mar 29, 2018

Jill P. Carter, the director of Baltimore’s Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, on Tuesday filed to run for state Senate against Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks, who is facing federal corruption charges.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 27, 2018