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Top Baltimore news: 50-year-old woman found fatally shot; DPW supervisor accused of extortion; more

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Published on December 20, 2019
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Activists rally for Hopkins, other nonprofits to ‘pay their fair share’ 

Faced with the prospect of paying for expensive education reforms, Baltimore leaders will discuss whether to revisit a long-term, multimillion-dollar deal under which major nonprofit institutions make annual payments to the city instead of paying taxes.

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Judge denies appeal for man caught up in police corruption investigation

A federal judge has denied an appeal from a Baltimore man who had maintained his innocence after his arrest by a Gun Trace Task Force detective.

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50-year-old woman found fatally shot in Woodbourne Heights 

The woman died of multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

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DPW supervisor accused in extortion scheme with private developers

Federal prosecutors have charged Ronald Maurice Smith, a supervisor at the Baltimore Department of Public Works, with extortion.

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Chair of Baltimore House delegation resigns

State Del. Cheryl Glenn resigned Wednesday, effective immediately. Glenn was chair of the Baltimore City delegation in the House of Delegates and and previously led the Legislative Black Caucus in Annapolis.

Read the full story on WYPR.


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