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April 6, 2018

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'Gone where?' Family searches for answers after man flees Baltimore police, disappears into Inner Harbor

Friday, Apr 6

A week after Gokhan Oztas’ disappearance in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, his family says they are desperate for answers that will help them make sense of what happened — and are receiving little help from police in finding them. 

Maryland legislature passes plan to regulate political ads on Facebook, billed as nation's first such policy

The bill that would require Facebook. Google Ads, Twitter and other social media companies to track political ads and keep records about whom they target. The day after it passed, Facebook announced a it would enact a similar policy nationwide.

Maryland's Amazon HQ2 incentive package leads the pack. Here's how other city's proposals stack up.

Among the publicly available information about the incentive packages offered by cities and states, Maryland's $8.5 billion package for a potential Montgomery County site is out front.

Baltimore bought speed cameras for $2.2 million. Then it sold them back for $32,000.

In 2013, Baltimore officials paid $2.2 million to purchase a fleet of speed cameras. In October — after the speed camera system had been shut down amid accuracy concerns — city officials decided to sell many of the cameras back: for $32,000.

One year into consent decree, Baltimore Police reforms move forward slowly and behind the scenes

It has been a year since a federal judge signed the consent decree between Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice into an order of the court mandating sweeping local police reforms. What progress has been made?

Mixed reviews for Maryland's unique hospital payment system

An independent audit has found that a program to curb health spending in Maryland has saved hundreds of million of dollars in its first three years, but another study found no direct link between the program and any cost savings or reduced hospital use by patients in its pilot years.

Maryland Senate passes bill to strip 'green energy' label from Baltimore trash incinerator

The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to strip a Baltimore trash incinerator and similar facilities of a “green energy” label that qualifies them for millions of dollars in subsidies paid for by electricity customers across the state.

Did you know there are two versions of the letter g? Most people don't, Hopkins finds

There's the g we typically write (with an open hook) and the typeset version that appears in books, newspapers, product labels and other printed materials. A study by Johns Hopkins University found that most people don't know there were two versions.

Maryland among states suing EPA over methane emission guidelines

Maryland and 13 other states have filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging it has failed its responsibility to issue guidelines to control methane emissions from oil and natural gas sources.

Baltimore startup blends art and technology in helping amputees design personalized prosthetic covers

A MICA grad's startup allows amputees to design and build their own prosthetic covers, drawing on his artistic background.