Emily Hofstaedter
General Assignment ReporterEmily is a general assignment news reporter for WYPR.
Emily began her journalism radio career nestled out on the tundra and on the shores of the sea ice in Nome, Alaska. Out there she covered everything from dog sled racing (mushing), climate change and Indigenous sovereignty. The work she did with her news team covering mishandled sexual assaults has won awards from the Alaska Press Club and led to an update in the Alaska consent statute.
In Alaska she met her now husband, and the two of them ended up in America’s Greatest City! She then spent a year working as a Ben Bagdikian Fellow for Mother Jones magazine doing research and fact-checking while she reported on issues ranging from labor politics, environmental justice and religion.
Emily originally hails from just up the Susquehanna River in Lancaster, PA and so the Chesapeake watershed has always been her home. When she isn’t reporting you might catch her performing with a local theatre troupe, writing poetry or hiking Maryland’s glorious range of trails.
Send her news tips at [email protected] or on Twitter @ehofstaedter!
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Once again, in 2024 Baltimore voters will see a field crowded by Mayor Brandon Scott, Sheila Dixon, and now, Thiru Vignarajah. Local businessman Bob Wallace has also emerged as a competitive candidate for the position. -
The audit released Monday from the Office of Legislative Audits, a nonpartisan state financial watchdog agency, reflects an 18-month time period from December 2020 through June 2022. In a statement, a BPD spokesperson said the department “has made much progress over the last three years to create a system of accountability and oversight.” -
“The fact that this milestone is occurring at a time when the city is achieving a recent and historic reduction in violent crime… is a testament to the effectiveness of constitutional and community focused policing.” -
Maryland’s diminution credit system, which allows people to be released early for good behavior, is automatic. People serving time for violent crimes can earn up to 20 days a month off their sentence. -
Through the market and subsidies, electric vehicles are becoming more affordable but a lack of charging stations remains a barrier, especially in historically underinvested communities. -
Mayor Scott called reforming electronic home monitoring his “biggest priority” for this session. -
Also included in Mosby’s plan is a revision to the timeline as to when the charter redistricting proposals must be introduced. -
“Truthfully, we don't know what the future holds. And so the best that we can do is with the available information.” -
The city held its annual Vigil of Remembrance to speak the names of the dead and honor those lost to homicide, overdose, and suicide. This year was the first time it had been held fully in-person since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
“I said I would love to be part of your administration… and really get these agencies running properly.”
