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Despite deep Republican divisions, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed ahead Wednesday toward a COVID-19 aid package with the White House as Democrats warned the GOP is delaying needed relief to Americans during the crisis.

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Maryland’s criminal laws and policies must be reviewed and when necessary changed to protect minorities, exploited women and the poor from being targeted by the police simply because of who they are, members of a fledgling coalition of community organizations ...

ANNAPOLIS– Schools in Maryland will not be required by the state to reopen to in-person teaching when the academic year begins this fall. Instead, local school systems will be given general health and educational guidelines they must meet but given ...

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For many Baltimore residents, this week’s heat wave would pose challenges even without a global pandemic. But the COVID-19 outbreak and the imperative of avoiding large gatherings of people in close proximity to each other has complicated city officials’ usual ...

Leaders of some of Maryland’s largest counties are pressuring Gov. Larry Hogan to quickly reimpose some restrictions in response to what they said are concerning trends and rising cases of COVID-19 in the state. An increase in cases since July ...

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Changes are coming to one county police department’s use of force policies for chokeholds and neck restraints. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said Tuesday that he expects to announce an updated policy clarifying police use of  force. Pittman’s announcement comes ...

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Tuesday announced the launch of a 30-day comment period on the draft Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan. This comprehensive, long-range proposal establishes goals, desired outcomes and policies for the next 20 years. The plan represents ...

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Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman warned that the rate of transmission of COVID-19 is increasing in his county and could lead to a return to restrictions. Pittman, speaking during an emergency town hall meeting Monday evening, said the rates ...

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Eight Maryland counties will receive more than $2.3 million in the first round of Maryland Eviction Prevention Partnership grants, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday. The $2.3 million distribution is the first wave of funding in a $30 million program to ...

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  EDITOR’S NOTE: In a story July 16, 2020, about prisoners released during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Associated Press, relying on numbers provided by Rhode Island’s Department of Corrections, incorrectly reported the number of sentenced prisoners in the state had ...