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By 2025, the minimum wage for Maryland workers will be $15, but some experts and advocates say the legislative arm is moving slower than the economic reality amid inflation.

Students are at risk to lose gains in literacy during extended school breaks, one expert shares how to inspire youth to keep reading out of love, not force.

Baltimore residents Jamal Davis and Robin Kaplan convinced both AARP and Baltimore City Council to bring back funding for Experience Corps in Baltimore City Public Schools.

As he departs to head up New York Public Radio, the president and general manager of WYPR & WTMD reflects on his three years with Your Public Radio, and the road ahead. Plus, Tom salutes some friends who've passed.

Despite a funding veto by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan, the Maryland Prescription Drug Price Affordability Board is back on track with big plans in 2023.

Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry and the mayor's recently-appointed CFO Michael Moiseyev discuss serious deficiencies in city record-keeping found in an FY2021 fiscal audit.

County Executive says he intends to serve out his four year term but political observers wonder.

The Baltimore City Schools Re-Engagement Center held a recent resource fair connecting students to daycare options, financial assistance applications and provided free supplies like diapers.

Neighborhoods across South Baltimore's Middle Branch of the Patapsco River from Port Covington to Curtis Bay are slated to undergo a major change with new parks, pedestrian trails and restored wetlands.

Dennis Delp is the top cop in Baltimore County as officials continue a nationwide search to replace former chief Melissa Hyatt.