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Baltimore City ballot questions: A breakdown

Maryland early voting begins Oct. 24, Election Day is Nov. 5. Bilingual sticker design by elementary school student Catherine Ruhlen. Credit: Maryland Board of Elections
Maryland early voting begins Oct. 24, Election Day is Nov. 5. Bilingual sticker design by elementary school student Catherine Ruhlen. Credit: Maryland Board of Elections

Maryland voters will weigh in on a handful of ballot questions next month, some carrying major implications for the Free State’s future. WYPR reporter Emily Hofstaedter gives an overview on several that will be of concern especially for Baltimore City residents.

Links: Baltimore City, County and State Ballot Questions.
Editor's note: The original airing of this episode had an incorrect reference to a Baltimore City ballot question. The audio has been corrected for accuracy.

WYPR's Morning Edition news anchor Ashley Sterner serves up the latest Maryland news and weather every weekday morning, delightfully interspersed with the occasional snarky comment.
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
Emily is a general assignment news reporter for WYPR.