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    Baltimore schools settle lawsuit backed by Sinclair executive David Smith
    The settlement doesn’t involve the exchange of money and required Jovani Patterson, the lone remaining plaintiff, to acknowledge the school system hadn’t broken any laws or violated any rules.
    The school system also agreed to perform an audit of grade changes at three randomly selected schools for the next three years.
    What to know about Baltimore’s big opioid trial win — and what comes next
    There’s another phase to the trial — and likely appeals — after Tuesday’s verdict. The city has laid out a plan to spend settlements over the next 15 years.
    Mayor Brandon Scott and city leaders unveiled their plan to spend Baltimore’s opioid settlement money in August.
    Drug companies found liable in Baltimore’s opioid crisis, must pay $266M in damages
    Two drug distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, are liable for their role in Baltimore’s deadly opioid crisis, a civil jury found.
    Two drug distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will split over $266 million in damages if a Baltimore jury’s verdict survives a likely appeal.
    Baltimore County wasted $17K on highway toll late fees and citations, report finds
    The Baltimore County inspector general found the county wasted more than $17,000 on unnecessary tolls and fees. It should have gotten, or in some cases properly used, E-ZPass transponders.
    A Maryland man adjusts his E-ZPass inside of his car in this file photo. Baltimore County wasted more than $17,000 by either not having or not properly using the transponders in some government vehicles.
    Kenneth Oliver, Baltimore County Council’s first Black member, dies
    Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.
    Kenneth Oliver at the opening of the Metro Crossing luxury apartments in Owings Mills in 2013.
    Sources: Public Works employee died due to ‘driver error’
    The driver of the garbage truck backed into the sanitation worker, pinning him against a wooden light pole, the sources said.
    DPW worker Timothy Cartwell was fatally struck by a garbage truck while working in this alley in the 1800 block of Baker Street on Friday.
    Here’s what we know about bomb threats at Maryland elections offices
    Bomb threats were emailed to 15 local elections offices in Maryland on Friday night. They appear to be from overseas.
    A board of elections worker prepares to feed mail-in ballots into a machine for counting during canvassing at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
    Baltimore’s opioid trial could hinge on highly paid expert witnesses
    Baltimore’s opioid trial against the two drug distributors who didn’t settle has become, in many ways, a contest of expert witnesses.
    6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Courthouse East
    Mary Pat Clarke, a beloved trailblazer in Baltimore politics, dies at 83
    The first woman elected to serve as president of Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke died on Sunday morning, according to sources close to her.
    Mary Pat Clarke
    DPW worker dies from injuries sustained while collecting trash in West Baltimore
    A city sanitation worker died after being injured while on duty, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
    A city sanitation worker died after being injured while on duty, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
    Maryland women wonder: Will America ever elect a female president?
    After loses by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, Maryland women in politics ponder whether they will see a woman president in their lifetime.
    ASTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 23: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pauses during a CNN Presidential Town Hall at Sun Center Studios on October 23, 2024 in Aston, Pennsylvania. With less than two weeks to Election Day, Harris spent the day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and made a visit to Famous 4th Street Delicatessen to greet supporters.
    They voted to make history with Harris and lost. Black women react to Trump’s victory.
    Black women voted to make history supporting Kamala Harris. After her loss, many take it personally.
    Supporters listen as Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the election Wednesday during a speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
    Lawsuit could delay Annapolis’ plan to better manage flooding issues at City Dock
    A development plan that would address flooding issues at City Dock in Annapolis could face delays after an anonymous group filed a lawsuit to stop the project, city officials said.
    A development plan that would address flooding issues at City Dock in Annapolis could face delays after an anonymous group filed a lawsuit to stop the project, city officials said Tuesday.
    Scott laments Kamala Harris’ loss: ‘This country does not deserve Black women’
    A video of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott lamenting the loss of Vice President Kamala Harris — and America’s treatment of Black women in general — has gone viral.
    Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
    The Baltimore County Council will expand. Here’s what you should know.
    Baltimore County voters approved a ballot measure to expand the council from seven to nine members. Backers hope it will lead to more diversity on a now all-male council with only one person of color.
    Baltimore County Council Chair Izzy Patoka pushed for an expansion of the council. On Tuesday, county voters approved a ballot measure to expand the council from seven to nine members.
    As Baltimore sweeps encampments, some residents feel discarded too
    At one Baltimore encampment, leaving can be more challenging than staying.
    Pam Macapagal pictured in her shelter moments after she was told she'd no longer be evicted.
    City asks jurors to award $260M in damages as Baltimore’s landmark opioid trial closes
    “This is the biggest and most important case in the city’s history,” Baltimore’s lead attorney, Bill Carmody, told jurors.
    McKesson headquarters in Irving, Texas. McKesson is an American company that distributes health care systems, medical supplies and pharmaceutical products.
    A Baltimore County boarding house is a lifeline to its residents — and a nuisance to some neighbors
    Neighbors want to shut down an Essex boarding house. Residents say it’s the only thing keeping them off the streets.
    Ed Leicht, 76, in the doorway of his home at Holly Neck Boardinghouse in Essex, where he has lived since his wife died.
    David Smith wanted to cut Baltimore City Council. He united it instead.
    “It was kind of a gift that David Smith and the proponents of the bill gave this city,” said Zac Blanchard, who unseated a Smith-backed candidate in May.
    David Smith is the sole funder of the group working to shrink city council.
    Baltimore City Council President 2024 election results: Zeke Cohen vs. Emmanuel Digman
    See election results for the 2024 race for Baltimore City Council President between Democrat Zeke Cohen and Republican Emmanuel Digman.
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