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State knew foster teen living in hotel was 'high risk,' mom says

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Justin Fenton @justinfenton.bsky.social · 7d

“Why would you take your eyes off her?”: Mom says state agency knew foster teen was ‘high risk’ before placing her in hotel, report @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & Jessica Calefati
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For years advocates had warned the practice of housing vulnerable children in hotels and hospitals could have tragic consequences.

A 100% accurate, indisputable and correct ranking of every Chipotle in Baltimore

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 16d

let this be my legacy

I ate the same burrito bowl at 18 Chipotle locations in the Baltimore region. Here are the best — and a few to avoid.

Moore admin’s delayed report has Locust Point pier in limbo

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Hayes Gardner @hayesgardner.bsky.social · 20d

Let's take a trip down to the Port of Baltimore, where a delayed safety inspection into a state-owned shipping pier has left 400,000 tons of salt in limbo.

Could a booming, privately-owned terminal gobble up that salt?

w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social
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The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.

Jimmy Kimmel suspension ‘not enough’ for local media giant Sinclair

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Hayes Gardner @hayesgardner.bsky.social · 20d

Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is "not enough" for local media giant Sinclair.

w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social
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Baltimore County-based Sinclair Broadcast Group wants suspended ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to donate to Charlie Kirk’s family and conservative group.

Johns Hopkins' AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · 24d

Two buildings, $1.6 billion in estimated economic impact, 102 trees and a neighborhood on edge. A postcard from Remington Avenue where Johns Hopkins’ plan to build an artificial intelligence institute unlike any other has met fierce pushback.

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Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.

Another round of political violence leaves Maryland asking where we go next

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · 25d

Bomb threats and misinformation that led to a shooting. Discussions about beefing up security for electeds. Uncertainty about what’s next. Inside Maryland politics’ anxiety-laden last few days w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social

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Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.

Gov. Moore taps CareFirst exec Lester Davis as new chief of staff

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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has named Lester Davis as his next chief of staff. Currently a VP at CareFirst, Davis was a VP at powerhouse firm SKDK, advised the Moore campaign & was a top aide to former Bmore Mayor Jack Young.

From @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & me:

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Davis has extensive experience in city and state politics, having worked previously with the Moore campaign and for various roles in City Hall

What Washington D.C.’s occupation can teach Baltimore

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Sep 2

With President Trump repeatedly threatening to send the military to Baltimore, read about how daily life and acts of resistance in Washington exist side by side.

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With President Donald Trump threatening to send the military to Baltimore, the situation in Washington is instructive to how things may unfold here.

Baltimore’s IG tweeted about a city union election. The results are now being contested.

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 28

Baltimore’s IG tweeted about a city union election. The results are now being contested.

Read this @emilyopilo.bsky.social story

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Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming, a former prosecutor, offered a full-throated defense of her tweets, arguing that she posted each from her personal account.

Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore

Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore

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President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.

Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Deep state forces at play? 🤔

Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 18

Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots

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A proposal from Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos would tax vacant lots at four times the current rate.

Crime in Baltimore is way down. Here's the man behind the remarkable decline

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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · Aug 18

Insightful profile by @justinfenton.bsky.social

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · Aug 18

Killings in Baltimore are hitting historic lows. So why is Commissioner Worley scowling? www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

Life in Baltimore always means a reversal of fortune could be right around the corner

Wes Moore’s chief of staff departing for nonprofit foundation

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 18

Scoop: Wes Moore’s chief of staff departing to run Baltimore’s Abell Foundation

W/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social

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Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.

Wes Moore’s chief of staff departing for nonprofit foundation

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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s chief of staff, Fagan Harris, is leaving the administration for a gig heading Baltimore’s Abell Foundation.

SCOOP from Lee Sanderlin with an assist from me:

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Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.

Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 15

A quarter million in campaign donations from a developer with a dubious past, a Residence Inn rooftop and… Barefoot wine?

A look at how an extended stay hotel in East Baltimore became a hotspot for Maryland Democratic fundraising. W/ Giacomo Bologna

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Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?

Under Trump, an increasingly isolated life for kids in immigrant families

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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · Aug 6

Head Start, the child tax credit, extra English help: These are all things undocumented and kids in mixed-status families stand to lose under the 2nd Trump admin. Anti-immigrant rhetoric & increased deportations are eating away at kids' mental health www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...

As deportation efforts and anti-immigrant rhetoric ramp up, kids are feeling more isolated, losing benefits and risking long-term detriments.

They speak for the Gunpowder River. That includes warning about E. coli.

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Julie Scharper @juliemore19.bsky.social · Aug 5

Tubing down the Gunpowder River is the perfect way to spend a summer day— except when E. coli levels are soaring, as they have frequently this year. I spent time with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers to see how they’re working to protect the river. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/gunpowder-ri...

Volunteers with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers are uncovering dangerously high E. coli levels in parts of Baltimore’s beloved river, raising concerns about water safety, pollution and what’s at stake for ...

Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 6

ICYMI: Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?

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Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.

Does Baltimore have too many low-quality drug treatment programs?

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Aug 1

New: Does Baltimore have too many low-quality drug treatment programs?

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As of last year, there were more than 670 Medicaid-funded addiction treatment locations in Baltimore, state data shows — up 50% from 2021.

Maryland just lost its most federal workers in a month in nearly 30 years

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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · Jul 24

NEW: The Trump administrations attempts to dismantle large parts of the federal workforce are starting to show up in the data.

In June, Maryland lost more federal jobs than any state in the country — the most in nearly three decades.‬⁩

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Maryland’s federal workforce just saw its largest single-month job loss since 1996, according to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?

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Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Jul 22

After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?

This story from @adampwillis.bsky.social is really worth your time!

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If the water overtakes Crisfield, some may stay. But many more wonder: Is a community that experiences costly floods every day still a community?

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke to hold Baltimore town hall

Lee Sanderlin @leeosanderlin.bsky.social · Jul 18

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is hosting a town hall in Baltimore on Sunday, the latest in a series of events and rallies progressive Democrats have put on across the country since President Donald Trump took office in January.

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O’Rourke is holding events in Philadelphia and Richmond before his Baltimore visit and then heading to Austin and Milwaukee.