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The Baltimore Police Department has made strides to address the vacancies contributing to excessive officer overtime, Commissioner Richard Worley told members of the Baltimore City Council Tuesday night. Recent staffing shortages have forced first responders across Baltimore to work copious amounts of overtime, taking a toll on both employee morale and city budgets. BPD spent … [Read more...] about Baltimore Police Department hiring more officers to cut down on overtime, commissioner says

Republican tax bill requires both parents to have a Social Security number to qualify for the Child Tax Credit, a policy shift that would make millions of kids ineligible. … [Read more...] about Millions of kids could lose the Child Tax Credit under GOP budget bill

Bill O’Keefe remembers taking board members to see a Catholic Relief Services program in northern Kenya that had helped provide a source of water during a multi-year drought. Having access to clean water meant that unlike other villages, a woman told them, they lost no children during the drought. “It made me feel good, of course, to be associated with the project that was … [Read more...] about Lost aid abroad, prayers at home: Federal cuts gut Baltimore relief groups