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CBS News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Baltimore City Council hosting public hearing on police accountability
The Baltimore City Council Public Safety Committee is hosting a public hearing on police accountability on Tuesday afternoon. The hearing comes after the transition of the Baltimore Police Department to local control and the dissolution of Baltimore's Civilian Review Board (CRB). In the hearing, the committee will examine how the number and outcomes of complaints against Baltimore police changed after Maryland's Police Accountability Act was passed. "Since the federal consent decree was signed, Baltimore has made strides in reform, but there is still a great deal of work to do," Mark Conway, Safety Committee Chair, said. "The Council must ensure that the City's new police accountability structures are fulfilling their promise to the public. We will be asking hard questions and demanding detailed answers about transparency, timelines, and impact." The hearing will take place at Baltimore City Hall at 1 p.m. What is the Maryland Police Accountability Act? In 2021, Maryland passed the Police Accountability Act, mandating the creation of police accountability boards in each county and Baltimore City. In 2022, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed into law a bill that established a police accountability board to restore trust between the community and the Baltimore Police Department. The legislation established a 17-member board that reviews police complaints and appoints civilians to serve on an administrative charging committee, which recommends discipline for officers formally accused of misconduct. Baltimore's shift to local control For years, residents and lawmakers pushed for local control over the Baltimore Police Department. The state initially held legislative control until Nov. 2023, when 80% of voters supported Ballot Question H to make BPD a city agency first time in more than 150 years. But Question H had limitations. It did not give the city the power to write laws that govern BPD. For a period, neither the city nor the state had legislative control over the department. Another vote in Nov. 2024 finally gave legislative control to the city. The restructuring disbanded Baltimore's Civilian Review Board, which was the city's original police oversight entity, founded in 1999.
CTV News
12-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Support for mayor front-runner slumps as absence for infill decision casts bad spell
Edmonton mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell is under fire after a motion to make changes to Edmonton's infill bylaw was defeated by one vote in his absence. The leadup to council's summer break put a spotlight on city hall with more than 100 Edmontonians showing up for a public hearing on infill housing. Troy Pavlek, the host of political podcast Municipally Speaking, believes the crowd was motivated by a pledge from mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell to pause mid-block infill projects. But when it came time to vote on July 8 – two days after council's summer break started – Cartmell's seat in council chambers was empty. 'This was a rare opportunity for this reduction on infill to occur, and it needs the conservative block to pass,' Pavel told CTV News Edmonton. 'Two members of the conservative block – Sarah Hamilton and Cartmell – opted not to show up.' Coun. Erin Rutherford's seat was also empty, but she attended the meeting virtually while on vacation in Kelowna. Rutherford voted in favour of mayor Amarjeet Sohi's motion to leave the decision on infill reduction to a later date after consultations are completed in 2027. The motion was narrowly passed 6-5. Coun. Michael Janz made the motion to cut the mid-block infill maximum from eight units to six. He said he's been hearing about the motion's failure on the campaign trail. 'I was at a house that had a 'Neighbourhoods United' sign, and they were really mad that Cartmell didn't show up,' said Janz Friday. Some candidates running under Cartmell's 'Better Edmonton' banner, also wanted to see the unit reduction approved. 'I saw it as a necessary step to build trust with residents while ensuring that infill continues in a way that respects neighbourhood character, 'said a statement from Nicholas Rheubottom, who is running for a council seat in Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi. 'This week was an opportunity to bring clarity and closure to the infill conversation,' Rheubottom continued. 'While engagement has value, the decision to defer resolution for an additional 18 months creates further uncertainty for both residents and the housing sector at a time when clarity is needed most.' Cartmell's campaign manager Alex Hryciw confirmed that he was not available for comment. 'Municipal parties were not designed to have whipped votes or 'party lines,'' said Hryciw in a statement Friday. Edmonton's municipal election will be on Oct. 20.
RNZ News
10-07-2025
- Health
- RNZ News
Inquiry into Covid-19 focuses on vaccines
health politics about 1 hour ago The Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's Covid-19 response is in the middle of another day of public hearings, this time focussing on vaccines. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
RNZ News
07-07-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Inquiry into the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Business leaders, community groups, health sector workers and churches are among those due to give evidence at public hearings held by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first public hearings of the inquiry's second phase got underway in Auckland today, with commissioners hearing from business people hit hard by the Covid lockdowns. Amy Williams reports. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
CBC
03-07-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Could design changes calm infill conflict in Edmonton?
Edmonton city council considers limiting new builds to sixplexes in the middle of a residential block, down from the allowed eightplexes under the zoning bylaw. First, they'll hear from nearly 100 people at a public hearing speaking for and against.
