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• 2 Suspects Wanted For Arson In Anne Arundel County

  05-02-2020 23:56
  
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — The Anne Arundel County Fire Department needs your help in identifying two arson suspects.
  Investigators believe two people are responsible for setting a dumpster on fire at the Pasadena Elementary School.
  The incident happened last Thursday, according to authorities.
  Authorities said the suspects may also be responsible for other small outside fires in the area.
  Anyone with information is urged to call police.
  
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• Kweisi Mfume, Kimberly Klacik To Face Off Again In April For Maryland’s 7th Congressional District Seat

  05-02-2020 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume and conservative commentator Kimberly Klacik are the democratic and republican winners, respectively, of the special primary election for the 7th District Congressional seat.
  Mfume and Klacik will now face off in a special general election on April 28. The election will decide who fulfills the remaining eight months of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ term in office.
  “I thank God almighty for the opportunity to presen
  
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• Baltimore police handling 'squeegee kid' problem with engagement - Fox Baltimore

  05-02-2020 23:42 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Police Investigating Head On Crash In Northeast Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 23:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Police Investigating Head On Crash In Northeast Baltimore

  05-02-2020 23:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a head on crash in northeast Baltimore.
  The crash happened at Bel Air Road and Northern Parkway.
  Two cars collided and then slid onto the sidewalk.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• Man Found Dead In Glen Burnie Home

  05-02-2020 23:39
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A man was found dead inside a Glen Burnie home Wednesday afternoon.
  According to Anne Arundel County Police, the man had trauma to his body.#DeathInvestigation 600 block of Newfield Rd. Adult male found inside a residence with possible trauma. Detectives on location. No further information at this time.
  — Anne Arundel Police (@AACOPD) February 5, 2020Detectives are on scene.
  WJZ will have more information when it’s made available.
   
  
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• Maryland football adds three on signing day; Terps promote Baltimore native Brawley Evans to outside linebacke - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 23:27 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland football adds three on signing day; Terps promote Baltimore native Brawley Evans to outside linebacke  Baltimore Sun
  
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• K-Apparel Children’s Lounge Pants Sold On Amazon Recalled Due To Burn Hazard

  05-02-2020 23:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thousands of pairs of children’s lounge pants sold on Amazon are being recalled, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission.
  K-Apparel recalled more than 2,000 of its TINLF children’s lounge pants due to burn hazard on Jan. 30.
  The pants are not flame resistant, CPSC said, which could put your child at harm or risk of burn injuries.
  K-Apparel said the recall also covers children’s 100% cotton pants, ranging from sizes small to extra large and
  
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• Baltimore Leaders Responded To Gov. Hogan’s Comments Calling Squeegee Kids A Deterrent To Tourism

  05-02-2020 23:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore leaders are responding after comments by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan suggested that squeegee kids are hurting the city’s tourism.
  Nearly 300 complaints about squeegee kids have been phoned into Baltimore police already this year, but Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said very few reported incidents of squeegeeing are violent.
  “The complaints that come in, that’s actually a very small number,” Harrison said.
  Squeegee kids worki
  
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• ‘My son is gone’: Family of Baltimore County man who died after police used Taser remember his life, search fo - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 23:11 via baltimoresun.com
  ‘My son is gone’: Family of Baltimore County man who died after police used Taser remember his life, search fo  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse Of A Minor

  05-02-2020 23:11
  
  EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) — A teacher in Anne Arundel County is being charged with multiple counts of sex abuse of a minor.
  Police said a teenage student at South River High School had numerous sexual encounters with 37-year-old Meredith Martin.
  Martin has been removed from the school.
  Police are urging any other potential victims to contact the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit.
  
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• ‘It’s Sickening’ | Maryland Teacher Charged With Five Counts Of Sex Abuse Of A Minor

  05-02-2020 23:11
  
  EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) — After more than a decade in the classroom, Meredith Martin was abruptly removed from her role as a teacher at South River High School in Edgewater, Maryland.
  Anne Arundel County Police said a year-long investigation led them to enough evidence to charge Martin with five counts of sex abuse of a minor and 10 additional charges.
  Police also said that they are not ruling out the possibility there could be other cases.
  “It’s also disturbing that we have
  
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• Trump Acquitted: Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin Calls Senate Trial Tainted By Ignoring Witnesses

  05-02-2020 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — The Senate voted Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  Maryland lawmakers from both sides of the aisle reacted to the Senate acquittal of President Donald Trump.
  Senate Acquits Trump On Impeachment Charges
  Democratic Senator Ben Cardin said that the Senate vote does not exonerate President Trump’s actions.
  Cardin said in a statement, in part:
  “The actions by the Senate today and throughout this tr
  
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• Maria Luisa Thomas, schools volunteer and socialite, dies - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 22:55 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore rolls out illegal dumping hall of shame, naming the city’s 10 biggest violators - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 22:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore rolls out illegal dumping hall of shame, naming the city’s 10 biggest violators  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Frances McCargo Johnson, retired MTA bus driver, dies - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 22:49 via baltimoresun.com
  Frances McCargo Johnson, retired MTA bus driver, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Senate Acquits Trump On Impeachment Charges

  05-02-2020 22:39
  
  The Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, bringing an end to a five-month saga that began with a whistleblower’s complaint and culminated in just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history.
  
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• Military Mom Surprises Daughter At School After Nearly 8 Months Overseas

  05-02-2020 22:39
  
  WINGATE, Pa. (CBS Local) — Ember Robinson, a second grade student in Pennsylvania who hadn’t seen her military mom in nearly eight months, got the biggest and best surprise of her life on Monday.
  Principal Jim Orichosky and teacher Shelby Foltz had devised a plan to gather the entire school in the gymnasium at Wingate Elementary School to write and send Valentine’s Day cards to Ember’s mother, Senior Airman Arika Robinson, who stationed in Kuwait.
  The students were shown
  
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• Baltimore Primary Winners Focus On Solutions For City Problems As They Look Ahead

  05-02-2020 22:38
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat Kweisi Mfume says that if he regains the seat in Congress he once held in a heavily Democratic Baltimore area district, cutting violent crime in the city and its suburbs will be his top concern.
  Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik won special primaries Tuesday for the congressional seat that was held by the late Elijah Cummings, who died in October.
  In a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 4 to 1, the Democratic nominee will be the heavy f
  
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• 9-Year-Old Boy Reunites With Dad After Being Stranded In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  05-02-2020 22:31
  
  SEATAC, WASH. (CBS Local) — A nine-year-old boy is finally back home in the U.S. after becoming stranded in China for several days amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
  Daniel, who lives in Bellevue, Washington, went to China with his mom on Jan. 20 to visit his grandmother for Chinese New Year.
  His original flight back home was cancelled at the last minute and he was told he might have to wait until late April to get home.
  After scrambling and searching, Daniel’s mom found a
  
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• Hack Baltimore to look for sustainable tech solutions - Maryland Daily Record

  05-02-2020 22:05 via thedailyrecord.com
  
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• 'We believe in Baltimore City': Truist opens bank branch on North Ave. - Baltimore Business Journal

  05-02-2020 22:03 via bizjournals.com
  'We believe in Baltimore City': Truist opens bank branch on North Ave.  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Reactions To Fangraphs Top 40 Prospect List - Birds Watcher

  05-02-2020 21:45 via birdswatcher.com
  
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• Ekiben Opening Second Location In Hampden - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 21:33 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Ekiben Opening Second Location In Hampden

  05-02-2020 21:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It looks like Ekiben, known for their Asian fusion steam bun-based sandwiches and bowls, is opening a second location in Hampden.
  Stevie Chu, a co-owner of Ekiben, posted the news on his Instagram page.View this post on InstagramLINK IN BIO #EKIBENBALTIMORE#hampden#food#restaurant
  A post shared bysteve chu (@steviechu) on Feb 4, 2020 at 2:47pm PST
  The restaurant already has a location along Eastern Avenue in Fell’s Point.
  Baltimore Magazine recently got a sneak peek
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced 5 Years After Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 37.5K People

  05-02-2020 21:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 22-year-old Baltimore man will spend five years in federal prison after police found enough fentanyl on him to kill 37,500 people.
  The man, Devron Lasha Young, hailed an illegal taxi in northwest Baltimore at an open-air drug market at North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, offering the driver $10 to drive him a few blocks away, wait until he went into the building and then drive him back to the corner.
  Shortly after he got in, a police officer stopped the car for a traf
  
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• Baltimore Man Devron Lasha Young Sentenced To 5 Years After Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 37K People

  05-02-2020 21:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 22-year-old Baltimore man will spend five years in federal prison after police found enough fentanyl on him to kill 37,500 people.
  Devron Lasha Young hailed an illegal taxi in northwest Baltimore at an open-air drug market at North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue and offered the driver $10 to drive him a few blocks away, wait until he went into the building and then drive him back to the corner.
  Shortly after he got in, a police officer stopped the car for a traffic viol
  
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• Baltimore Man Devron Lasha Young Sentenced To 5 Years After Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 37.5K People - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 21:31 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore Man Devron Lasha Young Sentenced To 5 Years After Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 37.5K People  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Man Devron Lasha Young Sentenced To 5 Years After Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 37.5K People

  05-02-2020 21:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 22-year-old Baltimore man will spend five years in federal prison after police found enough fentanyl on him to kill 37,500 people.
  Devron Lasha Young hailed an illegal taxi in northwest Baltimore at an open-air drug market at North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue and offered the driver $10 to drive him a few blocks away, wait until he went into the building and then drive him back to the corner.
  Shortly after he got in, a police officer stopped the car for a traffic viol
  
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• Gov. Hogan Calls Crime an 'Urgent Crisis' in Baltimore - The New York Times

  05-02-2020 21:30 via nytimes.com
  
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• Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run On Greenspring Avenue In NW Baltimore

  05-02-2020 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A hit-and-run left one woman dead earlier Wednesday morning, police say.
  Detectives believe the driver of a grey 2011 Honda Accord was driving southbound in the 3700 block of Greenspring Avenue when they lost control and struck a taxicab driving north on Greenspring Avenue.
  After the crash, the driver of the Honda and passenger inside both left the crash scene on foot.
  There were two people in the taxicab at the time of the crash. The driver was taken to an area hospital
  
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• Over 100 Items Stolen From Gravesites At Maryland Cemetery

  05-02-2020 21:10
  
  HEBRON, Md. (WJZ) — Authorities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland are investigating thefts from gravesites at a cemetery in Hebron.
  The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than 100 items stolen from gravesites at Springhill Memory Gardens located at 27260 Ocean Gateway.
  Thefts of Burial Site Ornaments in Hebron. Credit: Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office
  Investigators are hoping to find the individuals responsible for the thefts. Officials believe there could be severa
  
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• Privatization could improve Baltimore’s troubled water system | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 21:08 via baltimoresun.com
  Privatization could improve Baltimore’s troubled water system | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• City Comptroller Joan Pratt Voted Yes To Sell City Lots To Church She’s A Member Of, Baltimore OIG Finds

  05-02-2020 21:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Office of Inspector General has found that City Comptroller Joan Pratt had a conflict of interest when voting to give city-owned lots to a church in the Upton community.
  In 2017, the Board of Estimates voted to sell 15 vacant lots, valued at $1,000 each, for $1 apiece to Bethel AME, a church that Pratt has been a member of since 1976.
  The lots, which had been vacant for over a decade, are situated between 1301 and 1325 Etting Street and 505 and 509 West Lafayette
  
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• Baltimore Liquor Store House Of Spirits Robbed Late Tuesday Night - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 21:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Super Bowl-Winning QB Patrick Mahomes Says Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Is A ‘Face Of The NFL’

  05-02-2020 20:58
  
  MIAMI, FL. (WJZ) — Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes had nice things to say about Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson after the Kansas City Chiefs won against the San Francisco 49ers.
  In a press conference following the game, Mahomes was asked is he’s the “face of the NFL.”
  Mahomes said there could be several players that could be the face of the NFL — but specifically mentioned Jackson as one of them.
  “Guys can go year in and year out and play great
  
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• Country Star Sam Hunt Tour To Stop By Maryland At Merriweather Post Pavilion

  05-02-2020 20:51
  
  COLUMBIA, MD. (WJZ) — Country star Sam Hunt is on tour this summer, and he’s stopping for a show in Maryland!
  The “House Party” singer will play at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on July 25.The SOUTHSIDE Summer Tour 2020 kicks off May 28th.
  Tickets are on sale Feb 14 | Subscribe at https://t.co/Ayk5iheXj5 for presale info #SouthsideSummer pic.twitter.com/5x3OPabNqJ
  — Sam Hunt (@SamHuntMusic) February 5, 2020The summer tour follows his new album, com
  
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• Go Behind-The-Scenes With Edie Falco Star Of The New CBS Police Drama ‘Tommy’

  05-02-2020 20:43
  
  Tommy comes to CBS this Thursday night as Edie Falco stars in CBS’ new drama about a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. The cast of Tommy also boasts talented actors Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Vladimir Caamaño.
  A true-blue New Yorker, Abigail “Tommy” Thomas uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, polit
  
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• Hampden: Don’t freak out, but Ekiben opens next week - Baltimore Sun

  05-02-2020 20:36 via baltimoresun.com
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• Man Shot In Southeast Baltimore, Police Investigating - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 20:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Man Shot In Southeast Baltimore, Police Investigating

  05-02-2020 20:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a person was shot in southeast Baltimore earlier Wednesday afternoon.
  Officers were called to an area hospital, where they found a man shot in the torso. They learned the victim was shot in the 600 block of North Rose Street, but they do not know who shot him.
  The victim is expected to survive.
  Southeast District detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2422 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
  
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• 6 Priorities Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Is Investing In This Year: Crime, Education, Transportation & More

  05-02-2020 20:26
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan gave his State of the State address Wednesday and his top priority is decreasing violent crime in Baltimore.
  But, he also discussed his other priorities, ranging from improving transportation around the state to investing more in schools and helping Maryland’s retirees.
  READ MORE:Gov. Larry Hogan’s Full State Of The State Address
  Gov. Larry Hogan Focused On Stopping Violence That’s ‘Destroying Baltimore City’ In
  
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• Police: One Dead, Two Injured After Fatal Collision In Frederick

  05-02-2020 19:26
  
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are investigating a collision that left one man dead and two others injured Monday evening in Frederick.
  Troopers responded to southbound US-15 in the area of Mountville Road at 6:02 p.m. for a reported collision between a Mazda 3 and a Dodge 3500 hauling a trailer loaded with vehicles.
  The driver of the Mazda 3 was traveling north on US-15 and attempted to cross US-15 south when he was hit by a Dodge 3500 traveling south on US-15, according to
  
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• Firefighters Fall Into Basement Battling House Fire In East Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 19:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore restaurant owner conned Kuwaiti royal out of $7.6 million, jury finds - The Takeout

  05-02-2020 19:00 via thetakeout.com
  
  Baltimore restaurant owner conned Kuwaiti royal out of $7.6 million, jury finds  The Takeout
  
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• MLK Jr. Boulevard Cleared At W. Baltimore Street After Crash Blocks Road - CBS Baltimore

  05-02-2020 18:58 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  MLK Jr. Boulevard Cleared At W. Baltimore Street After Crash Blocks Road  CBS Baltimore
  
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• MLK Jr. Boulevard Cleared At W. Baltimore Street After Crash Blocks Road

  05-02-2020 18:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Northbound MLK Jr. Boulevard was blocked at W. Baltimore Street after a motor vehicle collision, Baltimore Office of Emergency Management said Wednesday afternoon.NB N MLK Jr Bl is blocked at W Baltimore St due to a motor vehicle collision. All traffic is being detoured onto W Baltimore St. #BalTraffic pic.twitter.com/UfTqhZbjYN
  — Baltimore OEM (@BaltimoreOEM) February 5, 2020All traffic is being detoured onto W. Baltimore Street.
  The road reopened later.
  
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• MLK Jr. Boulevard Blocked At W. Baltimore Street For Crash

  05-02-2020 18:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Northbound MLK Jr. Boulevard is blocked at W. Baltimore Street after a motor vehicle collision, Baltimore Office of Emergency Management said Wednesday afternoon.NB N MLK Jr Bl is blocked at W Baltimore St due to a motor vehicle collision. All traffic is being detoured onto W Baltimore St. #BalTraffic pic.twitter.com/UfTqhZbjYN
  — Baltimore OEM (@BaltimoreOEM) February 5, 2020All traffic is being detoured onto W. Baltimore Street.
  
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• READ: Gov. Larry Hogan’s Full State Of The State Address

  05-02-2020 18:57
  
  My fellow Marylanders:
  As we come together once again for this time-honored tradition, it is my distinct privilege to be the first Maryland governor to begin a State of the State address by saying: Madam Speaker.
  Mr. President, members of the General Assembly, and distinguished guests:
  It speaks to the greatness and diversity of our state and to the progress that we have made together that a young lawyer from Baltimore City, an African American leader from
  Baltimore County, and a Republican busi
  
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• Gov. Larry Hogan Focused On Stopping Violence That’s ‘Destroying Baltimore City’ In His State Of The State Address

  05-02-2020 18:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — For the first time in decades, new faces will take the podium with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan as he addresses some not-so-new challenges around the state.
  Maryland lawmakers gathered Wednesday afternoon for an administrative eye-view of the state, with longtime Senate President Mike Miller back in his floor seat.
  Senate President Bill Ferguson of Baltimore and Speaker Adrienne Jones of Baltimore County flanked Hogan on each side as he delivered the State of the State addre
  
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