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Robert McCullough to be sworn in Tuesday as Baltimore County’s next police chief.

The council will examine the spending plan before passing it next month.

"Maryland Matters" editor Josh Kurtz and WYPR news director Matt Bush discuss which bills passed and which didn't during the 90-day lawmaking session that wrapped at midnight Monday.

Robert McCullough is a 35-year veteran of the department.

Fleischmann's Vinegar Company Inc. is accused of polluting Jones Falls stream in Baltimore City as chemicals used to manufacture white vinegar were released into the waterway that eventually flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

“Change is coming, it’s got to come,” said Wade Kach, Baltimore County councilmember who represents District 3 about lack of transparency on county council legislation.

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D., D. 20), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, describes the group's agenda. Then, reporters Pamela Wood of the Baltimore Banner and Matt Bush of WYPR spotlight key bills to watch ahead of Sine Die April 10.

Children charged as adults and held at the Baltimore County jail are held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day with limited access to showers, medical care or laundry, according to the Office of the Public Defender.

If passed by the legislature and approved by voters statewide, the amendment would be the highest form of protection for reproductive rights, particularly for abortions.

Gov. Moore's address to the General Assembly laid out his priorities in education, public service and state workforce development, among other goals for this year's legislative session. WYPR News Director Matt Bush unpacks the governor's major policy directives.