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Tag: William C. Smith Jr.

Demonstrators with the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability call for police reform during a march toward the State House in Annapolis on March 4. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Criminal-Justice Advocates Plan to Push for ‘Racial Justice’ in Maryland

by William J. Ford June 2, 2021December 21, 2021

The police reform package passed by Maryland lawmakers less than two months ago became marked as the most comprehensive piece of legislation in about five decades.

Posted inCommunity

Maryland Senate OKs Massive Police Reform Bill

by William J. Ford April 2, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inWilliam J. Ford

Maryland Senate OKs Raft of Police-Reform Bills

by William J. Ford March 3, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Md. Senate Introduces Package of Police Reform Bills

by William J. Ford February 26, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Maryland’s Law Enforcement Bill of Rights Comes Under Scrutiny

by William J. Ford September 24, 2020December 21, 2021
Members of the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, which held the first of three bill hearings and public testimony Sep. 22
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Maryland Senate Committee Holds Police Reform Hearings

by William J. Ford September 23, 2020December 21, 2021
**FILE** Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Md. Work Group Pushes Hogan to Implement COVID-19 Housing Assistance

by William J. Ford July 27, 2020December 21, 2021
Cheverly 4th Ward Civic Association hosts a community rally at Boyd Park June 6 to honor George Floyd and other Blacks killed by police. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Maryland Senator Proposes Sweeping Police Reform

by William J. Ford June 7, 2020December 21, 2021
Maryland state Sen. Obie Patterson (D-District 26) of Fort Washington speaks with reporters after a March 27 vote on aid-to-dying legislation. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Md. End-of-Life Bill Fails on a Tie

by William J. Ford April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

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