Baltimore's mayor is asking the state for $30 million to pay for police reforms. Some of the spending would go toward an early warning system to identify patterns of police misconduct.

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With the outcome so far of the Freddie Gray case, it’s pretty clear that the Police policies need to be updated. During a Press Conference yesterday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Police Commisioner Kevin Davis and other members of the Department of Justice, issued the new “use of force” policy that goes into effect on July […]

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In the verdict, which came after a six-day trial, the judge also said that prosecutors did not prove a reckless endangerment charge against Nero over a failure to put a seat belt on Gray, noting that he had no direct role in putting Gray in the transport van to the jail.

The field of candidates running for Mayor of Baltimore got a little more crowded over the weekend, with Catherine Pugh and Carl Stokes announcing their candidacy.  This brings the total number of people running in the Democratic primary to eight, including current Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former Mayor Shelia Dixon, with more expected to announce their […]

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President Barack Obama is slated to arrive in South Carolina on Friday to deliver the eulogy at Charleston massacre victim Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral service. It…

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A day after Baltimore’s mayor called for a federal probe of the city’s police, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it would investigate whether…

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake grabbed national headlines this week when she called out rioters for destroying the city in the aftermath of the death of…

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Mayors often have a lot of work to do, but if they don’t know something, it might be because it hasn’t been brought to their…

Via Foxbaltimore.com Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will join Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Rep. John Sarbanes at the ceremony on held today. The ceremony honor veterans in Baltimore. State and local officials  are expected to attend. Read More. Walmart Workers Cry Foul Over ‘Black Friday’ Hours Police: Stepfather Fatally Struck Boy, 3, While “Play Boxing” Victory […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was sworn in Tuesday at downtown’s War Memorial monument. This will be the Mayor’s first full-term at Mayor of Baltimore City.