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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told reporters Wednesday, March 5, 2025 that he’s not optimistic that Congress will advert a federal government shutdown. Photo by Rachel Baye/WYPR.

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News Wrap: Gov. Moore faces off with President Trump over Maryland's financial future

Tom Hall

Midday hears from Maryland Matters reporter Bryan Sears about Governor Wes Moore's plans to support Maryland's financial future in the face of challenges on the state and federal level.

A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Baltimore's ICE director on his policy around churches and schools, and the future of local immigration enforcement

Tom Hall

Baltimore Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Matthew Elliston joins Midday to discuss their department's enforcement directives for 2025.

Mayor Brandon Scott backs his Faith Leach as his nominee for city administrator.

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Midday with the Mayor: Worker conditions at DPW, and a new 'czar' tasked with streamlining permits

Tom Hall

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott joins Midday to discuss the delivery of city services, a new permitting czar and the latest Inspector General report on the Department of Public Works.

Doug Storey facilitates a children’s sermon acknowledging the lack of diverse representation in imagery inside Govans Presbyterian Church. (Rosem Morton for The Baltimore Banner)

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A Baltimore church commissions sanctuary art for racial reckoning

Tom Hall

Govans Presbyterian Church recently installed two murals titled "Sanctuary City Part I & II" to honor lives of Black and Brown Baltimoreans.

Comedian Alli G at the "Love Isn't Blind" show at the DC Improv

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Is love really blind? Comedian Alli Goldberg seeks the answer in her own matchmaking game

Tom Hall

Comedian Alli Goldberg joins Midday to discuss her interactive comedy and dating show "Love Isn't Blind" which comes to the DC Improv Theater tonight.

The Maryland State House in Annapolis. The iconic eighteenth-century building houses the offices of the Governor and Lt. Governor, and the chambers of the General Assembly, including the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates. (photo credit: Offfice of the Senate President)

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Former Delegate Maggie McIntosh on the state's budget battle

Tom Hall

Former Delegate Maggie McIntosh discusses the latest in the General Assembly and how legislators are attempting to tackle the budget deficit.

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Author Martha S. Jones explores 'The Trouble of Color' within her family history

Tom Hall

In The Trouble of Color, a historian explores America's color line and how racial classification impacts Black families and identity.

"The Play's the Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theater (1966 - 2016)

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Midday on Books: From Yale Theatre to the Oscars

Tom Hall

After last night's Oscar Awards, award-winning dramaturg James Magruder discusses his book "The Play's The Thing" which chronicles one the greatest preparatory programs for actors, the Yale Repertory Theatre.

Erika Soto, left, and Leo Marks, right, star in 'Everything That Never Happened.'

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Rousuck Review: 'Everything That Never Happened' at Baltimore Center Stage

Tom Hall

Theatre critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday for another review of theatre on stage in Baltimore and Washington.

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Midday on Books: John Grisham's 'Framed'

Tom Hall

John Grisham's book "Framed" was released in 2024 and is his second work of non-fiction. The book follows the stories of people falsely convicted of crimes, and the efforts to clear their names.