Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Baltimore.
What you need to know about plastic bag ban
Mayor Young has signed a bill that bans retailers’ use of plastic bags.
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15 shot, 5 fatally, over weekend
The shootings of 12 people, five of them fatally, on Saturday marked the third time within the past month that at least eight individuals have been shot in a single day. Three other people were wounded Sunday.
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Baltimore takes step toward becoming ‘trauma-responsive city’
Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen’s legislation would create a trauma-informed care task force.
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After corruption scandal, City Council committee to consider government reform measures
A Baltimore City Council committee will discuss a slate of government reforms in the wake of the Healthy Holly scandal.
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Maryland bill would tax digital ads to pay for education
Companies that make more than $100 million annually on digital advertising overall could soon pay taxes on revenue derived from ads that appear on the device of a user with an IP address in the state.
Read the full story on Technically Baltimore.
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