Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake says she won't seek re-election

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Friday that she will not seek re-election next year, nearly five months after the city erupted in rioting following the death of a man injured in police custody.

Rawlings-Blake announced Friday at a news conference called only 90 minutes earlier that she will not run for mayor again. The news comes just days after officials said the city would pay Freddie Grays family $6.4 million to settle civil claims over his spinal injury. The mayor said she believes she could have won re-election, pointing to her work on the city's budget and pension system. However, she said, not seeking re-election was the best decision. More...