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William J. Ford

Reporter

William J. Ford has worked as a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years. Most recently, he spent seven years covering Prince George’s County, some Maryland politics and other local news in the D.C. area for the Washington Informer. While at the paper, Ford received reporting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and was finalist for beat reporting in 2021 and a 2019 award winner for beat reporting from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Ford previously worked as a correspondent for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine and for nearly 10 years covering municipalities and other local news for The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Justice Department letter alleges that Chad Cradock physically, sexually and verbally abused members of the team from 2015 to 2020.

Details on a fair housing bill, ‘Freedom to Read,’ a ‘second look’ measure for prison inmates, one of the governor’s housing initiatives, and GOP attempts to restrict abortion.

Criminal justice reform advocates only support having a commission assess juvenile services and programs throughout the state.

The House version has a provision that would allow certain schools to propose an emerging workforce need graduate level program.

Legislation reviewed and debated includes free phone calls and expanding voting rights for those incarcerated.

Proposed legislation would allow school boards to transfer funding of more than 1% from a particular budget item following approval of a county governing body.

House and Senate committee chairs say they believe chambers can reach agreement.

The audit shows the department modified its policy to review only 1% of handgun qualification license applications, after an original target of 10%.

‘It does not appear we have the votes to pass it in the Senate,’ Senate President Bill Ferguson says of medical aid-in-dying legislation.

A proposed Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention would cost $10 million to establish.