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From the Baltimore Sun, Sunday May 15, 2016 MD Republicans Rally Around Trump Hogan is a notable no-show as GOP members express varying degrees of support With varying degrees of enthusiasm, Maryland Republicans gathered in Annapolis on Saturday to rally around soon-to-be-presidential nominee Donald Trump and plan strategy for the fall election.Representatives of all 23 […]

HOGAN CUTS MORE FEES: Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that he plans to eliminate or reduce dozens of state fees by $60 million over the next five years, Ovetta Wiggins of the Post reports.  The action comes less than a month after the Democratic-controlled legislature refused to approve some of the governor’s proposed cuts. And […]

By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A white Baltimore police officer failed to follow procedures in the arrest that led to the death of Freddie Gray from a broken neck, a prosecutor said on Thursday at the start of the officer’s trial. A lawyer for the officer, Edward Nero, said, however, that he had little […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two weeks after Maryland’s primary election, the State Board of Elections has ordered the Baltimore primary electionresults be de-certified, according to board officials. This puts the results, which were certified Monday, in question. A precinct-by-precinct review of voter irregularities has already begun. “We’ve started that process this morning and it continues through […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A vicious attack on an MTA bus. A female driver was assaulted, beaten and bloodied while passengers were on board. WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren spoke to the driver Wednesday evening. Images were taken just minutes after MTA bus driver Karen Alexander says a passenger attacked her. She says it’s one of several […]

The trial of Officer Edward Nero in the arrest of Freddie Gray is set to begin Thursday. Nero is charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office, all related to his role in Gray’s initial detention and arrest. He has elected to have a bench trial rather than a jury […]

AC POWER STRUGGLE LEADS TO RESIGNATION: A debate over whether Baltimore-area schools can spend money on portable air-conditioning units hasmushroomed into a power struggle involving some of Maryland’s top elected officials,writes Josh Hicks in the Post. The Board of Public Works voted to hold back millions of dollars in school construction money from Baltimore and […]

State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh prevailed in the Democratic primary after winning most of the precincts with a majority white population and few of the majority African-American precincts, a data analysis shows. Pugh narrowly defeated former Mayor Sheila Dixon, who had broad appeal in predominantly African-American areas of the city. While some political observers said […]

HOT SCHOOL AIR CONDITIONING ISSUE: The issue of air conditioning in public schools is expected to heat up again at today’s meeting of the state Board of Public Works, Pamela Wood writes in the Sun. The three-member board — which oversees state contracts — is scheduled to give the final OK to a policy that […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP)—Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has issued a government travel ban to North Carolina and Mississippi over the states’ controversial public restroom laws. In an internal letter to city officials on Tuesday, Rawlings-Blake says,” As I have indicated to you in our individual conversations, I will not authorize any city-sponsored travel to those states while […]