A new ACLU of Maryland report on fatal police encounters shows we must act to prevent medical or mental health emergencies from escalating into tragedies. [OP-ED]

County Executive Kathy Klausmeier approved the $100,000 settlement with Patrick Murray in a case that she and her predecessor, Johnny Olszewski, never wanted to win. [OP-ED]

A chronology of the dispute between IG Isabel Cumming and Mayor Brandon Scott that could cripple her office’s ability to investigate corruption in city government. [OP-ED]