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A Baltimore police officer displays his handcuffs on 8/24/22.
More kids arrested in Baltimore this year are being detained instead of sent home
These figures come as a series of juvenile justice reforms the Maryland General Assembly passed in 2022 have drawn criticism from prosecutors and police chiefs around the state.
The Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center at 300 N. Gay St. opened its doors in October 2003.
State agencies clash over youth crime response at South Baltimore town hall
The presentations did not appear to allay the worries of residents who came to be heard and to hear solutions.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Baltimore Co. FOP supports IG oversight; Audit review; State House personnel moves
Baltimore County’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 has once again elected David Rose its president.
State's Attorney for Baltimore City Ivan J. Bates speaks during a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. LaPere, 26, was found slain in her Mount Vernon apartment Monday morning.
Bates, Braveboy back juvenile justice changes, ability to revise more sentences
Prosecutors would like to require a youth defendant’s lawyer to be physically present during an interrogation, which would amend a 2021 juvenile justice reform.
Exterior of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration building in downtown Baltimore on Aug. 11, 2022.
Higher EV, hybrid fees among options to shore up Maryland transportation funding
A commission studying transportation funding options voted Wednesday to make six recommendations to the General Assembly.
A screen grab of an MTA video shows smoke and fire on a light railcar in fall 2023.
MTA says light rail car at center of shutdown had been rehabbed before electrical fire
The rail car that experienced an electrical fire recently — triggering the suspension of Baltimore’s entire light rail line last week — had received a scheduled rehabilitation prior to the incident, Maryland’s top transit official said Tuesday.
Photo illustration of silhouette of teenaged boy framed by four photos around him. Clockwise from top left: photo of young man with handcuffed arms behind his back; photo of apartment complex with parked car cut out of image; photo of inside of empty courtroom; photo of apartment complex with parked car cut out of image.
What happens to Baltimore teens arrested for stealing cars? Here’s what the data says
Between July 2022 and June 2023, 208 Baltimore teens were charged with auto theft, according to juvenile services data. What happened to them?
Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center at 300 N. Gay St.
Juvenile justice providers, advocates urge patience amid spike in some youth crimes
The House Judiciary Committee opened the year-old Juvenile Justice Reform Act to dissection; however, most of those invited spoke in support of the law and urged lawmakers to stay the course, warning that reverting to failed policies is not the path forward.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 19, 2023.
Public funding of Camden Yards renovations a bad deal for Baltimore, economists say
Spending public money on sports teams has been extensively studied by economists for decades, and the preponderance of research has yet to find an economic benefit for taxpayers that justifies the costs.
Gov. Wes Moore is shown as the Orioles announced during Thursday night's game that they agreed to a deal keeping the team in Camden Yards for at least 30 years.
Moore, Angelos say Camden Yards plans will lift Baltimore. But who’s asking neighbors what they need?
Community and business leaders say they want a “seat at the table” when it comes to planning what’s next for Camden Yards.
Harborplace renderings show massive residential units envisioned by the developer.
Harborplace developer pitches 900 residential units, rooftop park at Inner Harbor
MCB Real Estate wants to rezone the Inner Harbor to allow for residential development.
U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, shown at an event in 2022, announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection in 2024 after nine terms in Congress.
U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes won’t seek reelection in 2024
Sarbanes represents the 3rd Congressional District, encompassing all of Howard County and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. He's in his ninth term.
Governor Wes Moore, center, Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right, have the first annual meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the Maryland State House on January 25, 2023.
Maryland treasurer votes against contract lacking minority business requirement
Treasurer Dereck Davis said that although he liked the loan program, he couldn’t vote yes because the labor department didn’t push the company to fulfill the state’s minority business participation requirement.
A collection of small jars and boxes that contain hemp and CBD.
Judge pauses Maryland ban on THC-containing hemp products
The preliminary injunction allows hemp retailers to sell products that were banned on July 1.
A group of protestors from Climate Defiance interrupt a discussion with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at Impact Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023 in Baltimore.
Protesters disrupt Pete Buttigieg’s interview at iMPACT Maryland
Dozens of protesters concerned about climate change stormed the Baltimore stage where U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was taking part in a daylong conference coordinated by The Baltimore Banner.
Gov. Wes Moore is shown as the Orioles announced during Thursday night's game that they agreed to a deal keeping the team in Camden Yards for at least 30 years.
Stadium Authority chose to phone in votes on Orioles deal without a public meeting
The stadium authority cited a rarely used provision of state law that applies to the boards of directors of corporations and associations to gather votes by phone. The last time they used the provision was in 2011.
Gov. Wes Moore is shown as the Orioles announced during Thursday night's game that they agreed to a deal keeping the team in Camden Yards for at least 30 years.
Gov. Wes Moore on Orioles lease: ‘The Orioles will be here for 30 years’
Governor: 'We now have the final framing that was necessary to move forward with finalizing the deal that will keep the Orioles for 30 years.'
Gov. Wes Moore is shown as the Orioles announced during Thursday night's game that they agreed to a deal keeping the team in Camden Yards for at least 30 years.
Details of O’s lease deal fall short of expectations set by dramatic announcement
The Orioles and the state of Maryland have struck a nonbinding agreement that settles some issues but leaves plenty of questions before a new 30-year lease is final.
Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Maryland leaders say the state can weather a government shutdown — for a few weeks, at least
As the nation inches closer to a potential federal government shutdown, Maryland leaders say the state government can weather the loss of money for a few weeks.
A sign in the Pinnacles Entrance Station of the Badlands National Park warns visitors the park is closed on Oct. 1, 2013 near Wall, South Dakota. Without a spending deal, the federal government could shut down beginning Sunday.
Maryland’s federal workers and residents who depend on services brace for shutdown
Halting government operations would affect more than just federal employees, but also Marylanders who rely on vital government services to meet their most basic needs, such as food benefits, safety inspections, student loan payment processing and child care grants, to name a few.
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