A new federal student loan cap could make Maryland’s doctor shortage even worse. In my latest, I unpack how the Trump administration’s Grad PLUS changes may block low-income students and students of color from graduate programs across the state: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

NEW | The rebuilt Key Bridge is now expected to cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion and open by 2030. In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date. w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Your Sunday read: The Maryland School for the Blind was “decrepit” just 10 years ago, its superintendent said. But record investments are making huge differences for kids. And now, athletics are taking center stage with a new gym and 2 pools. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Gov. Wes Moore had a five letter response to a scathing editorial criticizing his redistricting push in Maryland: "IDGAF." His colorful retort came on the same day his redistricting commission's first meeting. w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yc6sejtp

Maryland's U.S. Senators -- Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, both Democrats -- voted against the deal to end the government shutdown. Recap from @apnews.com & @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Morgan State University President David Wilson got a mysterious phone call at the start of October: a confidential high profile donor was interested in giving to the HBCU. Two weeks later, $63 million was in the university’s bank account. Here’s what happened: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

By @juliemore19.bsky.social. ICE is coming! Baltimore’s scooter-riding ‘Paul Revere’ warns immigrants. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

By @mercohn.bsky.social: Why Maryland is drawing thousands from other states seeking abortions: tinyurl.com/4ansjxyd (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

CDC director approves vaccine recommendations from ACIP, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Covid vaccines should be available after "informed consent" and pediatricians should split up the chickenpox vaccine from the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shot. www.hhs.gov/press-room/c...

By @juliemore19.bsky.social: There’s a ghost town buried under Loch Raven. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

The federal government is shut down, and there's a lot at risk for Maryland and Marylanders. From @brendawintrode.bsky.social & me: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Johns Hopkins says UnitedHealthcare talks are over without return to network

NEW: The Trump administration is proposing cutting all funding for TRIO, a set of programs that helps low-income, first-generation students attend college. More than 12,000 Marylanders relied on the program last year. Here’s the potential impact: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

Locust Point residents have had to live all summer with a constant hum, about the volume of a vacuum cleaner. How does their neighborhood compare to the loudest places in Baltimore? We took to the streets (with a mic!) to find out! www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

President Donald Trump said some things today about the National Guard and about Baltimore. Did he say he'll send troops to Baltimore? 🤷‍♀️ We're still trying to figure that one out. From your @thebaltimorebanner.com politics team: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

With President Trump repeatedly threatening to send the military to Baltimore, read about how daily life and acts of resistance in Washington exist side by side. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

I’ve been watching President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore go at it these last couple of weeks. So have political scientists, and here’s what some of them think about Moore’s strategy: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

After early stumble, Morgan State launches new plan for medical school, @mercohn.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Orioles become last team this season to post a walk-off win

Belinda Conaway called the allegations “unsubstantiated” without elaborating and did not respond to requests for comment today

Every McLaren supercar sold in the U.S. comes through the Port of Baltimore. Soon, they will be processed at a McLaren-specific facility at Tradepoint Atlantic, as opposed to within a public terminal. (Also: I test drove one today, maxing out at 25 mph.) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/mcla...

Who will be Baltimore’s next school leader? It may take nine months to find out, @lizbowie.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

My latest story with @mercohn.bsky.social explores the "soft power" that Johns Hopkins University is using to advocate for federally funded research. They have a new website, a hashtag, more prominent press releases, new lobbyists and in person events: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

NEW: Baltimore students told about their experiences with violence and harassment on the way to school in the state's only district without yellow bus service for middle and high schoolers. @lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

NEW: Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over proposed cuts to DOD federal research funding. Each college involved could lose millions: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Big news: I'm stepping down as editor-in-chief of @thebaltimorebanner.com to join @washingtonpost.com as managing editor. This decision has been difficult. I love what we've built here proving local journalism can thrive. Best job of my life. 🧵 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/ki...

Preakness, schmeakness. Tonight is also Gunz of Steel, an arm-wrestling competition for women and non-binary people featuring a deranged lunch lady, a gym-obsessed rat and a flying crocheted placenta. 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/life...

What we know about 36 in-custody deaths auditors say should have been ruled homicides

Groundbreaking audit of Md. police-custody deaths has major implications: -It "validates concerns" of biased death investigations -Dozens of deaths will be reexamined -Nail in the coffin for "excited delirium" -It all started with the George Floyd trial www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

Why are Preakness racehorses such good athletes? Their ancestors didn’t want to get eaten.

Thousands of Marylanders used this site to track their vaccinations. Now it’s gone.

There were 5 homicides in April in Baltimore. This is a new record for fewest homicides in a month in the city's modern history (since 1970). The previous low was 7, which happened in June of 1983, and April of 2014...

Fredricka Gray, Freddie Gray’s twin sister, sat down with me this week to talk about her older brother by 13 minutes. It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone. @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/fr...

New: Named after a turn of phrase from the governor, the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Relief Fund raised $16 million. None of it went to help the victims’ families despite the Baltimore Community Foundation initially saying it would. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

A must read by my colleague, @mercohn.bsky.social, who followed a leading cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University that stands to lose $20 million in annual grants to tackle pancreatic, colon and other cancers using immunotherapy: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/scie...

SCOOP: "Approximately a dozen" graduate students and recent grads at Johns Hopkins University have had their student visas revoked by the federal government, a spokesperson confirmed to @thebaltimorebanner.com this morning. Read our exclusive: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Surprise! Maryland Zoo gets a new (and unexpected) baby giraffe

Nearly 3,000 jobs cut in Maryland after federal health agencies scale back www.thebaltimorebanner.com/hhs-mass-lay...

By @alissazhu.bsky.social: Their loved ones died while in drug treatment at PHA Healthcare. They still want answers. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

NEW: Faculty and staff at Johns Hopkins were told not to intervene if ICE agents come to campus looking to detain community members. Employees were also told to not help community members leave or hide, if they are being sought by federal agents. Read: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Maryland lawmakers are working on a plan to use $200M for energy bill rebates. How much will you get? That's unclear right now. Here's what we know: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

New from my colleague @mercohn.bsky.social: over 20 research grants at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Johns Hopkins University have been terminated by the federal govt in recent weeks amid President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...

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NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government. It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH. The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs. Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...

Baltimore's 10-year population loss streak is over, according to Census data. The city grew (veeeery slightly) for the first time since 2014. @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social & I spoke to experts about what this means for the city, its residents and its future. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore/ba...

SCOOP: Jhpiego, the Center for Communication Programs and the Johns Hopkins’ School of Medicine will layoff more than 2,000 people in 44 countries and in the U.S. (mostly in Baltimore), in the wake of near-death USAID cutbacks. With @mercohn.bsky.social: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/johns-hopkin...

At this moment, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new 2.5% tax on services that businesses sell to each other -- an issue that's gaining plenty of attention. What else is on the table for raising money? I made a list: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

What you need to know to stay safe after measles case in Maryland

Measles case reported in Howard County, unrelated to outbreak in Southwest U.S.

About a year ago, David Smith bought The Baltimore Sun for an undisclosed price. He’s lost print circulation, monthly web visitors and at least 20 journalists.