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The report says employees in the mayor’s office did not submit waivers for approval for 336 transactions between July 1, 2022, and Nov. 17, 2025.
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The Baltimore Banner
2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
Lawmakers, advocates push Maryland General Assembly for more mental health funding
The state faces a 38,000 shortage of behavioral health workers by 2028.
Gov. Moore’s landmark energy proposal immediately met with Maryland lawmakers’ red pens
State lawmakers were quick to question and seek alternatives to some of the governor’s major energy proposals as the two branches weigh how best to provide utility bill relief to Marylanders.
Maryland lawmakers on track to confirm new DJS secretary following departmental turmoil
Betsy Fox Tolentino has been leading the Department of Juvenile Services for over seven months and state legislators appear ready to make her appointment official.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground/CC BY 2.0This week on the podcast, two stories about people pleading their cases. -
Laura Ockel viazavier, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication/Via Wikimedia CommonsThis week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations.
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Ben curtis/APIn a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." -
Alastair Grant/APSeveral leaders voiced support for the operation – but most, including those who stopped short of condemning it, called for restraint moving forward. -
SAM/Middle East Images/AFP via GettyDespite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China. -
AP/APThe U.S. and Israel launched military strikes in Iran, targeting Khamenei and the Iranian president. "Operation Epic Fury" will be "massive and ongoing," President Trump said Saturday morning. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about the U.S. strikes on Iran.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesTop lawmakers were notified about the operation shortly before it was launched, but the White House did not seek authorization from Congress to carry out the strikes. -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ariane Tabatabai, the Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about U.S. attacks on Iran and how President Trump's calls for regime change might be received there.
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We look at what President Trump's decision to attack Iran means, what kind of support he has in Iran and what this moment means for his administration.
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Gatsi/Getty ImagesThe first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died. -
APIn Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.
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