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December 11, 2018

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Hogan announces plan to spend $3.5 billion on Maryland school construction, balks at estimated Kirwan costs

Tuesday, Dec 11

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan plans to announce $3.5 billion for school construction projects across the state, thanks in part to a new state constitutional amendment that forces casino revenue to add to school funding. The governor’s office says the projects will result in 27,000 jobs.

Mayor Pugh, Gov. Hogan won't attend Trump event once planned for Baltimore

WASHINGTON — What was once planned as a Baltimore-based event for President Trump to discuss urban revitalization has turned into a White House meeting on Wednesday with just two confirmed Marylanders — neither of them elected officials.

Baltimore City Council delegation heads home from Texas trip, plans vetting report on police commissioner nominee

A group of Baltimore City Council members departed Fort Worth after hearing from leaders in the Texas city about police commissioner nominee Joel Fitzgerald, but said they wouldn't be sharing their conclusions until the new year.

Chesapeake Bay advocates raise concern about Trump proposal pulling back federal regulation of streams and wetlands

The Trump administration has proposed removing small streams, isolated wetlands and other waterways from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority, a move proponents say simplifies a complex Obama-era rule. Environmental advocates say the changes could threaten Chesapeake Bay cleanup.

Leaders at Hopkins children's hospital in Florida resign amid report of high injury, death rates

Several leaders from a Johns Hopkins-affiliated childrens’ hospital in Florida submitted their resignations Tuesday following a year-long investigation by the Tampa Bay Times that revealed a high rate of devastating injuries and death among the center’s young patients. 

Trial opens for Baltimore men charged with murdering grandson of state delegate

That 22-year-old Tyrone Ray died in a barrage of gunfire last year was undisputed, but defense attorneys and prosecutors have disagreed over who pulled the trigger.

Baltimore launches gun buyback program, offering between $25 and $500 depending on the type of gun turned in

Baltimore is again offering money in exchange for guns, between $25 and $500 during three events this month.

Former Baltimore County pharmacist sentenced to prison for exchanging opioid prescriptions for sexual favors

Richard Daniel Hiller, 64, was sentenced Monday to 40 months in federal prison for fill fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone for several women in exchange for sexual favors.

Under Armour removes marketing executives amid review of spending practices, report says

The executives left last week after the company found problems in the sports marketing department’s spending at events, nights out and on gifts to athletes, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Baltimore's historic Mayfair Theatre finally gets a developer; site will become apartments, dining and retail

Construction and design firm Zahlco is slated to purchase the city-owned properties for $400,000 — barely more than half the properties' market value.