Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young ordered the Office of Civil Rights separated from the Law Department.

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City Councilmen Bill Henry and Kristerfer Burnett announced Wednesday that they plan to introduce a trio of charter amendments designed to reduce the power of the mayor in Baltimore. The councilmen said they intend to submit the bills on Monday ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Amid racial unrest spurred by police slayings of unarmed black men in other states, a Baltimore state senator urged her colleagues Tuesday to support legislation requiring that investigations of killings by officers be conducted by outside investigators. The ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislators opposed to cash bail Thursday said they seek $10 million next fiscal year for pretrial service programs as courts move away from bail in favor of the monitored release before trial of defendants who do not pose ...

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The State Board of Elections remains bound by the requirements of Maryland’s election law even when the statutory demands prevent the removal of a candidate’s name at his or her request, the state’s top court said Tuesday.

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Former state senator Nathaniel T. Oaks’ name will remain on primary election ballots next month despite his desire – and that of a group of voters in his Baltimore district — that it be withdrawn.

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A former state delegate and member of Mayor Catherine Pugh’s administration will serve out the remaining term of disgraced Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks. Gov. Larry Hogan named Jill P. Carter to fill out the remainder of the 2018 term following ...

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