Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way.
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Joseph Landers,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2026
Some nepo-baby artists are more transparent about their privileges.
But my ultimate loyalty rests with the Constitution, which gives certain prerogatives to Congress.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2026
Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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