eviction crisis

Sam Cogen took office at the end of 2023, replacing 33-year incumbent John Anderson.

The longtime incumbent was unseated by a narrow win.

We’ll go On the Record with the head of an interfaith nonprofit helping tenants behind in their rent. What happens when a landlord turns down federal eviction-prevention money? Plus, Baltimore launches a fund for a security deposit if moving is a renter’s only option.

Six of nine Democratic primary candidates for Maryland's governor agreed Tuesday that immediate action is necessary to protect renters as the pandemic wears on. They took aim at Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who is term-limited and won’t be on the ballot.

The Maryland State Board of Ed votes for a statewide in-school masking mandate. Baltimore County prepares to reopen schools amid a county-wide State of Emergency. And in Garrett County, the vaccine clinic at the county fair meets with skepticism.

Baltimore County dedicates 2.4 million state dollars to community organizations working the front lines of the ongoing COVID pandemic. Plus, a report on the pandemic’s impact on evictions and the protections needed to keep renters from losing their homes.

A police officer is charged with murdering his 15-year old stepson. The prosecution rests in the Capital Gazette shooter’s sanity trial. Plus, a report on the scope of the city’s ongoing eviction crisis and strategies to overcome it.

A Baltimore City Council committee heard from housing advocates and officials Tuesday to discuss the scope of the city’s eviction crisis and strategies to overcome it.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and other state legal leaders say there is a dire need for lawyers to offer free services to help with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Brandon Scott prepares to lift some Coronavirus restrictions in Baltimore. Baltimore County Public Schools get a mandate on providing vaccinations.…