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Maryland residents will get a short holiday to help ease the pain from high gas prices. A new study shows harassment against local health officials was widespread during the early months of the pandemic. A bill that would ban ghost guns passes the Senate. Baltimore County’s State’s Attorney has a Republican challenger. And Baltimore’s Penn North Library becomes a haven for those struggling with substance abuse.
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The study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, focuses on harassment cases in the early months of the pandemic.
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Hotel shelters are set to be a resource post-pandemic for those experiencing homelessness.
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National Kidney Month this year comes as health systems are adjusting the way they measured kidney function for decades.
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At a joint committee hearing, former county health officers and a whistleblower raised concerns.
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The decision won't go into effect unless it gets approval from a joint legislative committee.
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Maryland's COVID metrics are improving, but most children under 12 aren't vaccinated.
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Health experts are urging continued caution, though Maryland’s COVID-19 rates continue to go down. Gov. Hogan and Mayor Scott hold a closed-door meeting in Annapolis to discuss violent crime. Democrats and Republicans clash over a proposed crime package. And the president and CEO of the Maryland Food Bank says even as the pandemic dies down, food insecurity continues.
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The Maryland Food Bank estimates 2 million Marylanders may be facing food insecurity.