Baltimore’s low income renters will get help staving off eviction under a new law. Mayor Brandon Scott has assembled a work group to address reforming the city’s annual tax sale. The US Deputy Secretary of Housing paid a visit to Baltimore today. A local labor union is calling for the boycott of a Maryland hotel. Plus we’re going to check in with a local doctor who’s been literally walking across America to raise awareness of medical errors. And as we head into the weekend, our City beat reporter takes us back to local music venue Ottobar.

State budget officials are pressed about how they’ll use federal relief funds to help schools and other Maryland industries. Steuart Pittman softens his stance on a new Bay Bridge. Baltimore County’s longtime State’s Attorney may have a Democratic primary challenger. Pfizer’s announcement this week of the vaccine’s effectiveness in kids aged 5-11 sparked excitement...but what needs to happen for them to actually get vaccinated? We’ll have a conversation with a local immunology expert. And Democratic gubernatorial candidates share their plans for protecting renters and providing affordable housing.

Children as young as 5 may soon be eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. FIFA tours Baltimore City to assess its bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Plus a conversation with a Bloomberg research associate on a report comparing Baltimore’s COVID metrics with that of more than 300 counties.

An FDA panel votes in favor of Pfizer booster shots for those 65 and older, but deals a blow to the Biden administration’s hopes for wider distribution. Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provide some answers to how we can get through this latest pandemic surge. The superintendent of Baltimore County schools pleads for help to deal with a school bus shortage that is rippling across the nation. And our City beat reporter digs into the history of The Highway to Nowhere and the intersection of race and infrastructure.

Masks are now required in all of Maryland public schools. Baltimore County Public Schools are trying to get students vaccinated at its clinics. The county’s school board hears from the consultant of a highly critical report of how it operates. Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby introduces a bill to give the council more oversight over the city’s ARPA funds. And after years of dispute, a Talbot County confederate monument is coming down.

While Maryland has a high vaccination rate: over 80-percent, the number of COVID-19 cases largely among the unvaccinated from the Delta variant are on the uptick. You could be sitting in the mayor’s sky box at M&T Stadium under a new contest launched by the City. We’ll have those stories in headlines for you. Plus a conversation with our City Hall reporter about Mayor Scott’s announcement today on his plans for the more than $640 million dollars in ARPA funds.

Maryland HBCUs lag on vaccine compliance. Baltimore waits on booster shots. And ground is broken on a new affordable housing project.

State lawmakers sort through issues relating to the potential legalization of recreational cannabis. And Baltimore County orders all county employees to be vaccinated by October 15th.

The state’s health department orders booster shots to be available immediately for Marylanders 65+ in congregate care facilities. And a scathing report on Baltimore County Public Schools recommends nearly 200 changes to the system.

One week in at Baltimore County Public Schools, nearly 800 are in quarantine. And in Baltimore, the mayor encourages eligible residents to apply for a credit that will help keep them in their homes.