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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MD: Civil Rights

This year, more than 70% of attempts to restrict library resources targeted multiple titles. (Adobe Stock)
Maryland Libraries Call Attention to Censorship During Banned Books Week

Controversial books are nothing new, but the incidence of book challenges and bans has increased substantially in recent years. This week marks the …

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Organizers behind a new hate-crime alert system in Maryland say it will send text messages and emails to Black leaders around the state. (Adobe Stock)
MD Civil Rights Group: Hate-Crime Alert System Provides Hope

As Maryland's "Emmett Till Alerts" system goes into effect, civil-rights leaders are expressing optimism about getting a handle on hate-crime …

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Maryland Art Exhibit Connects Past, Present in Fight for Civil Rights

A new museum exhibition in Baltimore opening to the public today aims to tell the story of Maryland's fight for civil rights, both in the past and …

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The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU of Maryland, was brought by seven voters in Baltimore County, along with the Baltimore County Branch of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and Common Cause Maryland. (Adobe Stock)
Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA

A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap its redistricting plan after a lawsuit brought by Black residents and civil-rights g…

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After George Floyd's murder last year at the hands of police, residents in Talbot County, Md., renewed efforts to remove this Confederate monument from the county courthouse. (Matthew Straubmiller/Flickr)
On Juneteenth: Protest Aims to Remove MD’s Last Confederate Monument

EASTON, Md. -- President Joe Biden just signed a law creating a federal holiday for Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas…

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Some incarcerated students who earned Georgetown University bachelor's degrees in the D.C. Jail system went on to help others behind bars. (Adobe stock)
As Pandemic Eases, MD Prisons to Get Bachelor’s Program

SILVER SPRING, Md. - As the pandemic fades, Maryland prisons are expected to open back up this summer and when they do, Georgetown University is …

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Anton Black, 19, died in 2018 after police officers forcibly sat on him while he was handcuffed. (Coalition for Justice for Anton Black)
Chauvin Verdict Raises Questions in Other MD Police Violence Cases

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Members of a justice coalition for a Maryland police case with striking similarities to George Floyd's say former police officer …

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Studies show early diversion programs help keep young people out of the criminal justice system. (Adobe Stock)
Youth Advocates Push MD Bill to Divert Kids from Jail

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - As many states consider policing reforms, juvenile-justice groups in Maryland are pushing lawmakers to pass a bill to give police …

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Many incarcerated Marylanders don't realize they have the right to vote if they're being held pre-trial or serving time for a misdemeanor. (Adobe Stock)
Watershed MD Bill Would Expand Ballot Access for Incarcerated

BALTIMORE - After a Maryland coalition expanded voting rights for people in jails and prisons during the 2020 presidential election, a landmark bill …

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Maryland lawmakers are considering a measure to provide changing rooms in state buildings to help people with developmental disabilities. (Adobe stock)
MD Advocates Push for Bills to Support Folks with Disabilities

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council will launch what it calls "DD Day" tomorrow, to promote a slew of bills introduced …

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About 42% of moms in Maryland prisons are single-parent breadwinners, many of whom would benefit from job-skills programs when they're released. (Wikimedia Commons)
MD Groups Urge Veto Override for Women’s Pre-release Program

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland Justice Project and its partners are urging the General Assembly to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill to …

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Maryland is one of only nine states without laws limiting police officers' use of force, an issue addressed in a new General Assembly bill. (Adobe Stock)
Police-Reform Bills Highlight Start of MD General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Influenced by months of nationwide protests of police misconduct, Maryland's General Assembly opens today with lawmakers introducing …

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