Hard to condense into a tweet this latest The Baltimore Banner investigation into a new kind of havoc wreaked in Baltimore by out-of-town housing investors, by Hallie Miller, Giacomo Bologna & Sahana Jayaraman ! thebanner.com/community/hous…

ASL isn’t the same as English. Black Baltimorean ASL is a language unto itself, reports John-John WilliamsIV thebanner.com/culture/black-…

“No child should die in a hotel.” thebanner.com/politics-power… Lee Sanderlin Jessica Calefati

Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway files to challenge U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume (w/Lee Sanderlin) thebanner.com/politics-power…

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones said it’s time to talk — about redistricting. Maryland is one Dem. stronghold poised to counter GOP remapping in a national battle for control of the U.S. House. thebanner.com/politics-power…

NEW: A few weeks ago, MuckRock shared with me a Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning the list, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it.

They tried the ritzy out-of-town developers. They tried local ones. They even tried breaking up the quagmire that is the "Superblock" into bite-size parcels. All failed. Then, it burned. What's next for the stagnant development? w/ Emily Opilo thebanner.com/economy/superb…

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Gov. Wes Moore says foster care system need fixes, pledges accountability after teen’s death two weeks ago. thebanner.com/politics-power…

My latest: For 7 years after Black Guerilla Family gang leader Ricky Evans pleaded guilty, nothing happened in his case. Or so it seemed. He spent that time helping the feds solve dozens of murders and other acts of violence: thebanner.com/community/crim…

NEW: Col. Roland Butler is -out- as superintendent of the Maryland State Police. And state Sen. Michael A. Jackson (a former sheriff) is -in- as Gov. Moore's new pick to lead troopers. thebanner.com/community/crim…

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In picking a new budget secretary, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore turned to someone with deep knowledge and extensive relationships in the State House: Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann, who served as chief of staff to 2 Senate presidents. thebanner.com/politics-power…

NEW: When children die from suspected abuse or neglect, you expect someone to study what happened & try to prevent it from ever happening again. Not one more, officials always say. But Maryland failed to document many of these deaths. The Baltimore Banner thebanner.com/community/publ…

NEWS: Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after five months in ICE custody. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolonging Melissa Tran’s detention. via Sapna Bansil The Baltimore Banner thebanner.com/western-maryla…

Kurt Schmoke is pitching a big idea: an “institutional consolidation” of the University of Baltimore and Baltimore City Community College. Schmoke, president of the university and chair of BCCC’s board, is already beginning his campaign. Our exclusive: thebanner.com/education/high…

Melissa Tran spent the last five months in an ICE detention center 2,700 miles from her family in Hagerstown. On Sunday, a federal judge ordered her freed, writing that ICE had made false and misleading claims to prolong her detention. thebanner.com/western-maryla…

New: Top Maryland prosecutor who investigated police-involved deaths is leaving post, weeks after unit’s first case went bust. W Alex Mann thebanner.com/community/crim…

📊 We’ve got a new Maryland poll! 📊 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval is 54%. We also asked folks an open-ended question about Moore’s accomplishments and they struggled to name any. Read more: thebanner.com/politics-power…

📊 The Maryland poll numbers everyone wants to see 📊 Maryland Governor 2026 🔵 Wes Moore (D): 45% 🔴 Larry Hogan (R): 37% 🟡 Undecided: 14% 928 registered voters, MOE +/- 3.2 Read more from Lee Sanderlin: thebanner.com/politics-power…