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Support for Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has grown from about 37% this past fall to 46% now. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

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Midday with the Mayor: How federal cuts may hit Baltimore. And, what the city need from Annapolis?

Tom Hall

Mayor Brandon Scott joins Midday to discuss Baltimore City's agenda for legislators in Annapolis. Plus, the city joins legal challenge to Trump's DEI order.

FILE - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman listen during a panel discussion with business owners on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Annapolis, Md. A Maryland board Wednesday, June 7, 2023, has approved an emergency procurement of more than $1 million to pay for a stockpile of a widely used abortion pill due to legal challenges against the drug’s use in the nation’s courts. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

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Comptroller Brooke Lierman on which Marylanders can file their taxes for free

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We also ask Maryland's Comptroller what to do if you received incorrect tax forms this year.

Gov. Moore at the press conference unveiling his preliminary FY 2024 Budget Plan. Credit: Twitter @iamwesmoore

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Midday Special: Governor Wes Moore's 2025 State of the State

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Midday's special live coverage of Governor Moore's 2025 State of the Speech.

LJW's Lenzie Johnson (right) discusses job details with a Roca-sponsored team of young workers.(photo credit RocaInc)

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7 years into Roca, an update on how intervention is saving the lives of Baltimore's young people

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Roca began in Massachusetts and branched to Baltimore in 2018. Since then, its hyperlocal approach to violence intervention has won support from city officials and young men the nonprofit targets.

"The Lady and the Lawman" by James Griffin

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'Romancing the Novel' exhibit peeks under the hood of your favorite love story

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Romancing the Novel explores romance novels and their cultural impact, and is hosted at McDaniel College’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery.

Actors Dominique Solomon, Maura McDonald and Kathryn Russo, left to right.

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Rousuck Review: 'Working for Crumbs' at Spotlighters Theatre

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Theatre critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to review Working for Crumbs, at Spotlighters Theatre.

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New Wrap: Maryland's Medicaid shutout, Baltimore's opioid strategy and Trump's funding freeze

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We dig into some of this week's most consequential stories on today's Midday News Wrap with Baltimore Banner reporter Lee O. Sanderlin.

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Tax season cometh! What do you need to know?

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The Internal Revenue Service began accepting 2024 tax returns this week. What do you need to know to take advantage of the complicated tax code?

Boats work the scene of an aircraft collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The latest on the midair collision near Washington, D.C., and what it means for Marylanders

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A regional flight on approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport collided with an U.S. Army helicopter last night. Officials said no survivors are expected to be found.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, left, and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott take questions from reporters outside Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle School in Brooklyn. A community survey found widespread dissatisfaction in how the city is policed. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)

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Commissioner Richard Worley on the state of Baltimore City's police

Tom Hall

Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley was named acting commissioner in the summer of 2023, before officially being named to the role in October.