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Baltimore ends its opioid lawsuit after suffering a major loss on appeal https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-opioids-lawsuit-mckesson-cencora-SEGPJUXFF5FBXA3V42QBGREKQQ/

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Baltimore ends its opioid lawsuit after suffering a major loss on appeal

The decision was a blow to Baltimore City’s legal strategy, with legal observers saying the case was all but dead.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 10h ago

How AI could help triple the cost of Baltimore Police’s body camera program https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-maryland-police-crime-artificial-intelligence-KV4D3VK5IZACPBPTLKDD3IK53A/

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How AI could help triple the cost of Baltimore Police’s body camera program

Baltimore Police pitched their new $153 million no-bid contract for Tasers, body cameras and software as a no-brainer. What officials didn’t fully explain, however, is that artificial intelligence is driving much of the contract’s soaring cost.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 12h ago

Cyberattack on education software impacts Maryland school systems, colleges and students https://www.thebanner.com/education/canvas-cyberattack-maryland-3NPVS67O4RG2JPQREYFAUMJI4E/

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Cyberattack on education software impacts Maryland school systems, colleges and students

A ransomware attack disrupted Canvas, the online platform used by schools and colleges across Maryland to manage grades, assignments and classwork, with hackers claiming access to billions of records.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

Moore and Ferguson had a deal. Then the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-bill-ferguson-endorsement-redistricting-45UUS7AZKFDPXKLN35YV6U3ZFU/

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Moore and Ferguson had a deal. Then the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.

When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore rolled out dozens of election endorsements Thursday, one name was conspicuously off the list: Senate President Bill Ferguson. A disagreement over redistricting tanked a deal the two Democrats had to endorse each other.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

Bowie State University to lay off employees amid $18 million deficit https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-WI4HHYVEQNA6ZIFTSCWO26MUVA/

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Bowie State University to lay off employees amid $18 million deficit

Maryland’s oldest historically Black university will cut 79 jobs.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

State police investigating third Maryland inmate death in just over a week https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/christopher-white-western-correctional-institution-inmate-death-maryland-OFR2SYNGXRAFZJZ3BM4NNT2T6M/

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State police investigating third Maryland inmate death in just over a week

A 33-year-old was found dead in his cell at Western Correctional Institution, state police announced, marking the third death of a Maryland prisoner in just over a week.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

Baltimore’s drone boat company just landed another huge contract from the Navy https://www.thebanner.com/economy/blacksea-technologies-drone-boats-baltimore-navy-W3UK2NTVKNA7BCT4N7UGYY5QME/

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Baltimore’s drone boat company just landed another huge contract from the Navy

BlackSea Technologies is already churning out drone boats for the U.S. Navy. Soon, the firm will build underwater barges that can pump fuel through long hoses, delivering fuel to almost any beach.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

Popular Maryland folk festival canceled due to ‘funding challenges’ https://www.thebanner.com/culture/salisbury-mryland-folk-festival-cancelled-GPVE2VKTLVCE5CI3ZI6FBYVHAY/

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Popular Maryland folk festival canceled due to ‘funding challenges’

Salisbury’s Maryland Folk Festival has been canceled this year, with organizers citing funding challenges.

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Conservatives love this new standardized test created in Maryland https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/classic-learning-test-clt-college-admissions-maryland-W7GZENEDSREG5IOB2B6KNOC47E/

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Conservatives love this new standardized test created in Maryland

Founded in 2015 by a pair of Marylanders, the Classic Learning Test has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.

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Verdant Square MD - DC - VA 1d ago

An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ticks-lyme-disease-emergency-maryland-66TANEPRGNCV5HQKT5VIUFCJYQ/

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An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER

Across the country, emergency department visits for tick bites are up more than 25% from last year, according to federal data. Maryland and other northeastern states are looking like ground zero.

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