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Local News: Sessions Requests Delay of Consent Decree Hearing; Gov. Hogan Bans Fracking in MD

Maryland State House in Annapolis.
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WEAA's Julius White has the local news.

Federal lawmakers from Maryland are asking the Justice Department to withdraw the request for a 90 day delay in finalizing the consent decree on reforms of the Baltimore Police Department. In a news conference yesterday, Mayor Catherine Pugh said the city is moving forward with police reforms despite Attorney General Sessions’ request for a delay. And, Governor Larry Hogan has signed a bill to ban fracking in Maryland.