By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney. Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and there is no Republican candidate […]
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Hogan declares 30-day state of emergency due to virus surge
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a 30-day state of emergency on Tuesday to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, mobilizing 1,000 members of the Maryland National Guard to help state and local health officials. Hogan made the announcement as Maryland hit 3,057 hospitalizations for COVID-19 — […]
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Maryland Governor Proposes Ethics Bill After Indictments
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — After repeated public corruption cases in recent years, stronger ethics laws should be a priority of the upcoming legislative session, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday. At a news conference announcing plans for legislation, the Republican governor noted a litany of federal indictments against state lawmakers — […]
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues, his office said. He was 68. Cummings was a formidable orator who […]
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New Maryland Gun Law Used In 5 Cases Involving Schools
By BRIAN WITTE , Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A new Maryland law that allows courts to temporarily restrict firearms access for people at risk to themselves or others resulted in more than 300 protective orders, five of which were related to schools, the sheriff of the state’s most populous county told lawmakers Tuesday. […]
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Rep. Cummings Completing Intensive Physical Therapy for Knee
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings says he finishing intensive physical therapy after undergoing two consecutive surgeries on his left knee due to an infection. U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a bacterial infection in his knee. His office said doctors drained the infection in a minor […]
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Maryland General Assembly Bill Would Require Stronger Campus Hate-Crime Reporting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s public colleges and universities would be required to develop stronger policies for reporting and documenting campus hate crimes and bias incidents under a measure introduced in the General Assembly on Friday in response to the stabbing of a Black Bowie State University student at the University of Maryland. Democratic Delegate […]
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18 Indicted in Jessup, Maryland Prison Corruption Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say 18 people, including two correctional officers, have been indicted in a prison corruption case. State prosecutor Emmet Davitt announced Thursday that six inmates and 10 outside facilitators also have been indicted. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference at Jessup Correctional Institution in Jessup, Md., Thursday, […]
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Del. Cheryl Glenn, Md. Legislative Black Caucus Chair Criticizes Governor’s Judicial Appointment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is criticizing Gov. Larry Hogan’s appointment of Worcester County’s state’s attorney to be a circuit court judge because the prosecutor’s office is part of a federal racial discrimination lawsuit. But the governor’s spokeswoman says the appointee is no longer specifically named in […]
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Maryland, after Delays, Begins the Sale of Medical Marijuana
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Maryland began the sale of medical marijuana to residents in pain on Friday, ending years of delays by embarking on a program that features some of the most liberal policies in the nation on who can qualify for the prescribed cannabis. Dozens of people stood outside a licensed dispensary, Potomac Holistics, […]
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Maryland Officials: 26 Indicted in Prison Gang Conspiracy
BALTIMORE (AP) — In the latest move to root out longstanding corruption in Maryland prisons, state and federal officials announced Thursday the indictments of 26 people, including a correctional officer who served as a high-ranking gang member. The charges include attempted first-degree murder and smuggling contraband like drugs and cellphones into prisons. Stephen Moyer, secretary […]
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Kamenetz Announces Run for Governor of Maryland
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz entered Maryland’s crowded Democratic primary for governor on Monday. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announces he is joining the race for governor Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in Towson, Md. Kamenetz is running in a crowded Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) Like some of his Democratic opponents, […]