Exciting The Baltimore Banner news: All Baltimore City Public Schools employees and students will soon have a free subscription to The Banner!

Soaking in the baseball history at Fenway Park with Jackson Holliday and Colton Cowser bit.ly/3Q0Y3Do

I love this so much. Young news consumers will grow up to make the world better. 📖📓📰🗞️ City schools friends, please ask your nearest Banner employee for details.

ICYMI: A sexual misconduct investigation will force UMBC to change. Will it be enough? w/ Brenna T. Smith
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My latest for The Baltimore Banner: A trip across a bridge now lost in time.

WATCH: Take a drive over the Key Bridge in this poignant short student film from 1987 - The Baltimore Banner thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

Hey, #Whittier . My dog is missing. She was last seen in South Whittier. She didn’t have her name tag on her at the moment, but she has a registered microchip. If you see her, please contact me. #lostdog

By Matti Gellman: The Dish: They came to Zander’s restaurant for work, but say they left with debt and bounced checks: tinyurl.com/yc4bb6t8 (via The Baltimore Banner)

Really important story from the great Matti Gellman today. 👇👇

They came to Zander’s restaurant for work, but say they left with debt and bounced checks. thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food-d…

A new online mapping tool from the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice allows New Yorkers to discover a multitude of environmental hazards in their neighborhoods via Gothamist's Arya Sundaram buff.ly/3U85tHl

My latest The Baltimore Banner story with Brenna T. Smith looks at how Black Maryland Port commissioners are dealing with racist vitriol following the Key Bridge collapse. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

New: Satellite analysis shows thousands of tonnes of aid stuck at Gaza’s border while the enclave nears famine. Our latest visual story on the continuing problems with delivery & distribution by Lucy Rodgers Dan Clark Irene de la Torre Arenas Justine Williams Jana Tauschinski

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The Tenant Safety Act, which would give renters more power to hold landlords accountable in court and recoup damages for unsafe conditions, is a step closer to becoming law.

More background on the measure from Emily Hofstaedter and me: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/hous…

ICYMI:

Some experts are expecting new tug regulations after the Key Bridge collapse

Clara has been doing amazing work telling the stories of the victims and the loved ones mourning them. This story is no except #KeyBridgeNews

Divers have recovered the body of another construction worker.

His name was Maynor Suazo Sandoval. The family rose from poverty because of him, his cousin Hector said. He was a pillar of the family and always full of joy.

For The Baltimore Banner:
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. Greg Abbott says he won't stop bussing migrants to NYC until President Biden is out of office.

To the raucous cheers of the audience of ~500 at the NY GOP annual gala tonight in Midtown.

. Greg Abbott says he started busing migrants to NYC only after Adams' criticized his move to send migrants to Washington, D.C.

“After a while, I figured, gosh, If I’m going to get the criticism, I want the credit.'

. Greg Abbott also touts that under his watch, Texas has built more miles of border wall than former President Trump's admin.

'We are going to defend our state.'

'Texas is ground zero for the broken border policy imposed by Joe Biden,' Greg Abbott says.

He calls Pres. Biden's border policies overly lax and unlawful border policies, drawing a contrast with Trump.

'You can do it here' -- Greg Abbott on his vision of New York's future as a red state.

Texas is a model, he says, saying the state was controlled by Dems for over 100 years.

📍 NY state GOP gala @ the Hilton in Midtown