Last week’s unanimous Supreme Court decision that the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause applies to the states is garnering praise, but it is unclear how much the decision’s impact will be felt in Maryland, where legislators have been chipping away at ...

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Three recent documents concerning the Baltimore Police Department should be required reading for anyone who cares about our city.

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We are sick and tired of this circus atmosphere that seems to have become the standard operating procedure of the Baltimore Police Department.

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In response to various legislative proposals from Gov. Larry Hogan, Maryland is on a fast track to pass a poorly conceived law that, if enacted, will grow Maryland’s prison population with little impact on our safety. The full Senate on ...

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The Baltimore Police Department is in a time of crisis. Ineptitude and corruption exist at many levels in the department. It is time for systemic change. Crime has soared since the 2015 Freddie Gray uprising, police overtime is out of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Seeking to rally support for the creation of an independent, non-partisan committee to handle redistricting, Gov. Larry Hogan Friday called the state’s current partisan redistricting process “disgraceful” and lambasted the legislature for not acting to implement reforms. Hogan has made passage ...

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Reforming the criminal justice system remains a thorny topic in Baltimore nearly five months after all charges were dropped against the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. But legal observers of the trials agree faith in ...

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State health officials on Wednesday approved $2 million in additional funding for the entity that collects and analyzes hospital data.

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MedStar Health announced Wednesday a broad collaboration with the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, a medical research nonprofit in Washington, to experiment with various care delivery and payment reforms.

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After nearly six years, Saint Agnes Hospital’s vision for a centralized hub of community-based primary care services is finally falling into place.

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