Maryland Morning Podcast

Baltimore suffered more homicides in May than any month in two and a half decades. And the violent crime has not stopped so far in June. We talk about how…

Just how deep are the cuts to the Baltimore City public schools’ budget, and what is their likely impact on students and teachers? We talked with educator…

Change is on the way in Baltimore’s public housing. RAD is the Rental Assistance Demonstration program. Will it bring private money into the city's…

Maryland employers created more jobs last month than any month in the last five years. That rise follows a dip in previous months. We ask two economists…

Protesters stopped traffic yesterday in Baltimore over a planned 30 million dollar youth jail to be built in the city. We ask Pastor Jamal Bryant, who…

Since Freddie Gray’s death, coverage of the spike in crime in Baltimore has centered on fatal shootings. Today we look into the power of homicide…

Baltimore has less than a third as many kids in foster care as were there seven years ago – which means more kids with their families. We ask city social…

Baltimore is seeing a 40% increase in homicides and a 60% increase in shootings this year compared to the same time last year. What's causing the spike,…

After violence rocked Baltimore three weeks ago, Republican State Sen. J.B. Jennings was patrolling as a National Guardsman while Democratic Sen. Cathy…

The recent protests, and the riots, brought to light the crushing impact of high unemployment in Baltimore’s poorest communities. We recently visited the…