By Hoodline - Published on September 18, 2019.
Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening in local government and politics, right now.
No internal review underway of what went wrong with Gun Trace Task Force, Baltimore police commissioner says
Harrison said the lack of an internal probe was in part because the Department of Justice is conducting a similar investigation, but also due to concern that a public airing of more wrongdoing could encourage civil lawsuits against the police department.
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Former Baltimore health commissioner Leana Wen, Planned Parenthood resolve dispute over severance, benefits
Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner, has resolved a dispute with Planned Parenthood over her severance and benefits, which she said the organization was withholding to get her to sign a burdensome confidentiality contract after she was fired less than a year as president and CEO.
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Mayor invites people who accused Baltimore police of misconduct to address panel as their cases are settled
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said Tuesday he would invite plaintiffs who have filed police misconduct lawsuits against the city to speak before Baltimore’s spending panel when their cases are settled.
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Mayor Jack Young has a plan to get squeegee kids off Baltimore intersections, but it costs $1.19M
The Baltimore mayor's office of Children and Family Success has released a nearly $1.2 million plan to help deter the youth from working at city intersections and redirect their energy.
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