Two months into 2011, verdicts or settlements of lawsuits alleging misconduct by Baltimore police officers have cost the city more than $800,000. Settlements of such cases totaled more than $7.25 million from mid-2007 to mid-2010, and there were additional settlements ...

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After our investigative series into East Baltimore’s redevelopment ran in The Daily Record last week, the story is still unfolding with City Council approving investigative hearings and other developments. Between January’s revenue numbers from Maryland’s casinos and Baltimore soon getting ...

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We commend the City Council for its unanimous vote Monday to convene hearings into the projected $1.8 billion project known as The New East Baltimore. This is exactly the kind of oversight by our elected officials that has been lacking ...

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The Baltimore City Council unanimously approved Monday a resolution calling for a series of investigative hearings into the projected $1.8 billion development known as The New East Baltimore. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Carl Stokes and had 10 co-sponsors. ...

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In a desperate neighborhood like Middle East, where unemployment a decade ago was as high as 30 percent and drug dealers worked the corners, the lure of new jobs was a huge selling point in rebuilding the community. When Baltimore ...

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Relatives of an unarmed man shot to death by a Baltimore police officer last summer have filed a multimillion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit. Officer Gahiji Tshamba has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tyrone Brown. The lawsuit names ...

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Residents of the Baltimore neighborhood where a new retail development anchored by Walmart and Lowe’s stores is planned say they will not appeal the city’s decision to allow the development but will seek assurances over traffic and parking concerns. The ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — An incoming member of the Prince George’s County Council is indicating she won’t oppose the seating of newly elected member Leslie Johnson, who faces federal charges in a corruption probe. Democrat Karen Toles issued a statement Tuesday ...

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When the Robert E. Lee Park just north of the Baltimore City line reopens next September, it will have a new owner, a new mission and, after a $6 million renovation, new amenities. Officially inaugurated last October, the Robert E. ...

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Remington braces for new Walmart Immediately after the Baltimore City Council voted Monday to rezone 11 acres in Remington for a complex featuring a Walmart and a Lowe’s, some small businesses in the area began to brace for the retail battle ...

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