The Covid-19 Pandemic

by Louis Krauss and Mark ReutterMay 28, 2020

Outdoor dining to be permitted in Baltimore starting Friday

Diners should continue to wear face masks while at restaurants, removing them only for eating, Baltimore’s health commissioner says.

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 28, 2020

How to track Baltimore’s campaign cash flow yourself

A guide to navigating the state and federal websites where politicians’ contributions and expenditures are publicly available.

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 27, 2020

Political insiders spread the money among Council President candidates

Part 2: What donor contributions tell us about the role of this position in Baltimore government.

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 13, 2020

Money in the Baltimore mayor’s race: Reminding the candidates where theirs came from

Asked who their top backers are – and why these developers, financiers, contractors and others wrote those big checks – mayoral hopefuls demurred or kept it vague. We’re here with the info.

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 27, 2020

The job of City Council President, a path to the mayor’s office, is up for grabs

Part 1: With few ideological differences, the leading candidates for City Council President bring their political alliances and history to the race.

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 27, 2020

Schleifer, with a $230,000 war chest, faces opponent with just $3,600

A look at the candidates and campaign fundraising in northwest Baltimore’s 5th District.

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The Covid-19 Pandemic

May 28, 2020

Outdoor dining to be permitted in Baltimore starting Friday

Campaign 2020

May 28, 2020

How to track Baltimore’s campaign cash flow yourself

Homelessness and Housing

May 27, 2020

Activists again call on the city to empty shelters to protect the homeless

Cold Brew

A refresher from the archives

by Fern Shen and Mark ReutterMay 2, 2019

Baltimore’s 50th mayor flailed and faltered while in office, but nobody called her out until the “Healthy Holly” scandal broke.

Special SeriesEducationMay 26, 2020

Comcast pressed to do more for student digital equity

Media & TechnologyMay 25, 2020

Brew wins 23 awards from the MDDC Press Association

Special SeriesCrime & JusticeMay 23, 2020

Lawyers, citing Covid-19 cases at Central Booking, ask for 100 inmates to be released

Special SeriesEducationMay 22, 2020

Hopkins agrees to relief payment for furloughed food service workers

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 22, 2020

Four political newcomers seek West Baltimore Council seat

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 21, 2020

Keeping a low profile on and off the Council, Danielle McCray faces the voters

NeighborhoodsMay 21, 2020

Pressed to close roads during the pandemic, Young limits traffic on five blocks

NeighborhoodsMay 20, 2020

Amid public outrage, Ed’s captors anonymously bring him back

Special SeriesMay 20, 2020

Baltimore’s mayor cancels all large public events through August 31

NeighborhoodsMay 20, 2020

Without an attorney “I would have been homeless”

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 19, 2020

Methadone clinic champions City Council candidate

NeighborhoodsMay 19, 2020

Ed, the Filbert Street Garden’s goat, was “kid”napped last night

Special SeriesPoliticsMay 19, 2020

Young and Scott trade jabs as Young vetoes two charter amendments

Special SeriesMay 19, 2020

Council approves bill requiring 25 miles of roads in Baltimore opened to pedestrians

Special SeriesCommentaryMay 18, 2020

The Sheila Dixon story: It wasn’t just about the gift cards

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