Baltimore
Pugh’s Office Trying to Weaken Bill to Stop Baltimoreans from Losing Homes Over Water Bills
Newly-elected Senator Mary Washington has reintroduced legislation to stop Baltimoreans from losing properties at tax sale over unpaid water bills, but the mayor’s office is trying to weaken it
Baltimore Advances Bill that Could Force Incinerators to Shut Down
Baltimore City Council’s Land Use and Transportation Committee unanimously voted to advance a bill that would require the Wheelabrator trash incinerator to drastically reduce its toxic emissions—or shut down.
Draft Bill for Hopkins Private Armed Police Force Already Drawing Backlash
One state senator says the proposal amounts to “a private occupying force.”
As City Stops Sewage From Flowing into Harbor, Residents’ Basements Fill With Crap
Baltimore is attempting to stop sewage from overflowing into streets and waterways, but it’s still ending up in people’s homes.
Labor Board Hearing Set for Nurses Who Allege Hopkins Is Preventing Them From Unionizing
On March 6, The National Labor Relations Board will hear public testimony from nurses who allege unfair labor practices by the world-leading Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore Rejects Plan to Arm School Police During School Day
The Baltimore school board rejected the proposal amid heated debate. Meanwhile, we get a response to an ACLU and NAACP-LDF letter demanding Maryland adequately fund Baltimore schools
Since Decriminalization, 96% of People Arrested for Weed in Baltimore Are Black
Journalist Brandon Soderberg and 34-year police veteran Neill Franklin discuss “Structural Racism and Cannabis: Black Baltimoreans still disproportionately arrested for weed after decriminalization.”
A conversation with Paul Jay – The Baltimore Podcast Show
Eze Jackson and Tracey Beale talk with Paul Jay about TRNN’s beginnings, challenges along the way, why we’re stationed in Baltimore and the future of independent journalism.
Will “Tough on Crime” Policies Fuel Mass Incarceration?
As three of the most powerful men in Maryland vow to crack down on repeat violent offenders, community advocates question their plans to address the root causes of inequality and violence
If you ran your city in the interest of the majority, what would you do?
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