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Baltimore County IG clears Planning Board member of misconduct, urges reforms
Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.
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Baltimore County IG clears Planning Board member of misconduct, urges reforms
Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.
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University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies
A new center in the Baltimore biopark will help develop and commercialize technology that officials say will save and improve people’s lives.
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