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NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

The Chasen Cos. portfolio includes several high-profile gambits in Harbor East, Fells Point and Downtown Baltimore, across which the company envisioned creating a “monopoly” so it could control rent prices and supply, court filings show. @BaltimoreBanner

Important day for the state!! Maryland's State Department of Education has released test scores for more than 1,000 schools statewide, covering hundreds of thousands of students across 24 districts. How did your local school do? We have you covered here 👇🏾

Arnold's MTA was at the center of the Banner's 2025 "Transit Nightmare" investigation, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize: We asked her whether the agency was responsible for getting Baltimore students to school safely and on time. thebanner.com/education/k-12…

BREAKING FROM @ZawodnyDaniel: Maryland's Transit Administrator is STEPPING DOWN after 14 years at the agency, including five as its leader. Story 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 thebanner.com/community/tran…

Coppin State University President Anthony Jenkins implemented a program offering in-state tuition to students from states with no HBCUs And instead of raising tuition to bring in more revenue, he slashed it hoping to draw more students. It’s working. thebanner.com/education/high…

Happening soon: Defense attorneys to be quizzed about paperwork hitting the internet showing once-rising local rapper YNE Sosa’s cooperation in massive murder-for-hire conspiracy case thebanner.com/community/crim…

For 25 years, Anthony Hall sat in prison for a crime he did not commit. Next month, Baltimore will pay $11M for the mistake. thebanner.com/community/crim…

NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachelerman and me: washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

New research suggests an important nuance to the take that tariffs have been paid by Americans... My column this week: ft.com/content/7b5303… Gift link: as.ft.com/r/bd82d62c-f4d…

New: We knew there’s been a spike in killings inside Maryland prisons; but how bad is it? We sought data from every state, and Maryland’s prisoner homicide rate was second among the 42 that responded thebanner.com/community/crim…

Prisoners are more likely to be killed in Maryland than in nearly any other state, with a homicide rate last year that was nearly four times the national average. From @justin_fenton, @conarck and @Dylan_Segelbaum thebanner.com/community/crim…

In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: thebanner.com/sports/rugby-b…

NEW: In one of my last stories @BaltimoreBanner, I dug into an unusual arrangement at the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, where a political supporter of the sheriff acknowledged she is taking payments from landlords to help coordinate evictions. thebanner.com/community/hous…

David Smith, owner of The Baltimore Sun and executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, has threatened to sue Gov. Wes Moore over comments he made on TV last month, escalating the feud between the two camps. The latest from @LeeOSanderlin: thebanner.com/politics-power…

Spotted out in the wild

NEW: A Maryland prisoner may have been dead for days before he was found decomposing in his cell; now the warden is out, 19 corrections officers have been charged, and state police are conducting a "potential criminal misconduct" investigation thebanner.com/community/crim…

💰: Ron Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, earned $5.8 million in 2024, according to newly released tax documents. That makes Daniels one of the highest paid college presidents in the country. Here’s a breakdown of his pay: thebanner.com/education/high…

Phillies star Bryce Harper recorded a personal video at the request of a FanDuel VIP host per @phillysport The client ended up losing 2 million dollars, his house, and police had to stop him from committing suicide The MLB and Harper have nothing to say

The United States Naval Academy was planning a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of co-education. Then President Trump signed an executive order banning DEI in the military, and it stopped. @GellmanMatti and I spoke with alumni who are "livid." thebanner.com/education/high…

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