After nearly 30 hours of voting and two weeks of , the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed the final bill in its sweeping police reform package out of the committee late Thursday night.The package is expected to be presented on the Senate floor on Friday afternoon.Judicial Proceedings Chairman William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery) thanked his members for pushing through what he described as “the most difficult problem set I think any of us have worked on since we’ve been in the General Assembly.”“Obviously our work is not done, but I’m tremendously proud of the package that we’ve put...…After nearly 30 hours of voting and two weeks of , the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed the final bill in its sweeping police reform package out of the committee late Thursday night.The package is expected to be presented on the Senate floor on Friday afternoon.Judicial Proceedings Chairman William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery) thanked his members for pushing through what he described as “the most difficult problem set I think any of us have worked on since we’ve been in the General Assembly.”“Obviously our work is not done, but I’m tremendously proud of the package that we’ve put...WW…

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted Friday night to pass a repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights out of the committee.“It should be retitled ‘The Reinstatement of the LEOBR,’” Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore City) told Maryland Matters in a text message after the voting session.Carter, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill had been amended to restore “all of the things that are unnecessary in the bill, which completely guts the concept of a repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.”Following a Thursday, Carter went cautiously into the voting session...…The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted Friday night to pass a repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights out of the committee.“It should be retitled ‘The Reinstatement of the LEOBR,’” Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore City) told Maryland Matters in a text message after the voting session.Carter, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill had been amended to restore “all of the things that are unnecessary in the bill, which completely guts the concept of a repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.”Following a Thursday, Carter went cautiously into the voting session...WW…

Hannah Gaskill received her master’s of journalism degree in December 2019 from the University of Maryland. She previously worked on the print layout design team at The Diamondback, reported on criminal justice in Maryland for Capital News Service and served as a production assistant for The Confluence — the daily news magazine on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR member station. Gaskill has had bylines in The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune, among other publications. Before pursuing journalism, she received her bachelor’s of fine art degree from Carnegie Mellon...…Hannah Gaskill received her master’s of journalism degree in December 2019 from the University of Maryland. She previously worked on the print layout design team at The Diamondback, reported on criminal justice in Maryland for Capital News Service and served as a production assistant for The Confluence — the daily news magazine on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR member station. Gaskill has had bylines in The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune, among other publications. Before pursuing journalism, she received her bachelor’s of fine art degree from Carnegie Mellon...WW…

Scott, who is 36, will become the youngest mayor in the city’s history — though he has served on the City Council for nine years. He’ll take office alongside a new City Council president, Del. Nick J. Mosby (D), and a new city comptroller, Councilmember Bill Henry (D).At his victory celebration, Scott vowed to focus on the nitty-gritty of governance and bring innovation to City Hall.Bob Wallace, Baltimore City’s independent mayoral candidate, just delivered his concession speech.— Hannah Gaskill (@hnnhgskll)The city’s other seatsGreen Party candidate for Baltimore City Council Franca Muller...…Scott, who is 36, will become the youngest mayor in the city’s history — though he has served on the City Council for nine years. He’ll take office alongside a new City Council president, Del. Nick J. Mosby (D), and a new city comptroller, Councilmember Bill Henry (D).At his victory celebration, Scott vowed to focus on the nitty-gritty of governance and bring innovation to City Hall.Bob Wallace, Baltimore City’s independent mayoral candidate, just delivered his concession speech.— Hannah Gaskill (@hnnhgskll)The city’s other seatsGreen Party candidate for Baltimore City Council Franca Muller...WW…