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Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Battleground Baltimore: State officials tout budget surplus as cash-strapped constituents and districts struggle

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

In this week’s round-up of the news: School cops are monitoring students’ laptops and a city council hearing challenges the police on its clearance rates.

Posted inBaltimore

Battleground Baltimore: The fraught past and future of violence reduction

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg September 24, 2021September 24, 2021
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Battleground Baltimore: How the Green New Deal for Public Schools could help Baltimore City

Lisa Snowden-McCray Headshot by Jaisal Noor, Lisa Snowden and Brandon Soderberg September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby tours the Baltimore Police Department's Crime Lab on Aug. 26. Photo credit: @BaltimorePolice
Posted inBaltimore

Battleground Baltimore: The past month or so of Baltimore police malfeasance

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
Housing advocates rallied in front of Baltimore City Hall on Aug. 11 to demand increased protection for renters before the state of Maryland's eviction moratorium expires on Aug. 15.
Posted inArticle

Battleground Baltimore: The violence of police, the violence of evictions

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg August 13, 2021August 13, 2021
A Baltimore city policeman
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Majority Black Baltimore neighborhoods endure the most car stops

by Brandon Soderberg August 9, 2021August 15, 2021
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Battleground Baltimore: Evictions loom as Delta variant surges

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg August 6, 2021August 11, 2021
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, center, and local lawmakers at the Rose Street Community Center in Baltimore, Md., at an event to mark the release of Scott's Baltimore City Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan.
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Battleground Baltimore: Police reform won’t save us

Lisa Snowden-McCray Headshot by Jaisal Noor, Brandon Soderberg and Lisa Snowden July 30, 2021August 1, 2021
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, and other officials at a news conference held July 7, 2021 to announce a series of arrests. Photo courtesy Scott's Twitter account @mayorbmscott.
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Battleground Baltimore: Ghost Guns in Baltimore

by Jaisal Noor and Brandon Soderberg July 9, 2021July 9, 2021
Members of the Black Yield Institute and allies meet at the Cherry Hill Urban Garden, which meets the needs of a community with little access to healthy food, and is facing eviction by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City. A rally is planned for July 3 ahead of a July 8 meeting with the housing authority. (Photo: Cameron Granadnio/The Real News Network, 6/30/2021)
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Battleground Baltimore: The fight for green spaces

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