The Daily Dose: Maryland Confronts COVID-19
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Baltimore County pours resources into its troubled Essex neighborhood. Victims’ families react to the verdict in the Capital Gazette shooter’s trial. Legalizing recreational marijuana could be decided by Maryland voters in 2022. And local ‘porch concerts’ are happily here to stay. -
In the trial Capital Gazette shooter, the verdict is in. Local officials say Baltimore is the best city to host the 2026 World Cup. The city’s comptroller wants an evaluation of the oversight of the Inspector General’s office. And how do young people learn emotional intelligence? There’s an app for that.
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A police officer is charged with murdering his 15-year old stepson. The prosecution rests in the Capital Gazette shooter’s sanity trial. Plus, a report on the scope of the city’s ongoing eviction crisis and strategies to overcome it.
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Unemployed Marylanders get a legal victory. Baltimore’s Inspector General gets a performance review. And Dr. Fauci is unsure when the pandemic will completely subside.
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Fauci says vaccine booster shots are not currently necessary. Baltimore County’s IG releases her report on a year’s worth of investigations. And to-go cocktails are legal (again) in Baltimore County.
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Maryland Dems urge Governor Hogan to cease efforts to end pandemic unemployment benefits early. A judge denies bail for a Baltimore police officer accused of hiding the body of his teenaged stepson. And Dr. Leana Wen argues for vaccination requirements at schools and workplaces.
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The Baltimore Inspector General’s office uncovers suspicious overtime policies in the city’s police department. New affordable housing opens in Baltimore’s Johnston Square. And in the Capital Gazette shooter’s trial, the defense says Jarod Ramos is not mentally capable of criminal responsibility.
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Governor Hogan offers a new incentive to encourage younger people to get vaccinated. Officials bust an illegal gun manufacturing operation in Baltimore. And a Latinx advocacy group sues a management company on behalf of overcharged tenants.
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Baltimore’s vaccination rate lags, but health officials aim to inoculate more residents. Baltimore’s County Executive walks back a proposal to rein in his Inspector General. And Maryland’s pandemic-related unemployment benefits will continue until July 13.
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A volunteer program in Baltimore County closes down after 15 months of feeding residents. And the County Executive looks to rein in the power of his controversial Inspector General.