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Apr 30 2013 - 4:45am

The first public hearing on Baltimore city schools’ $1.3 billion budget takes place tonight before the school board of commissioners. With fewer federal dollars available for the 2013-2014 school year, the proposed budget calls for some cuts and shifting of resources. WYPR's Gwendolyn Glenn reports.

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Apr 29 2013 - 4:57am

Baltimore made national news last week when federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging that the inmates were running the city Detention Center. According to the indictment, the Black Guerrilla Family gang ran a smuggling operation that dealt in marijuana, prescription pills and cell phones with the help of correctional officers, four of whom were impregnated by the ring leader, Tavon White. WYPR’s Mary Rose Madden caught up with US Attorney Rod Rosenstein who led the investigation.

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Apr 15 2013 - 6:35am

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Todd Eberly of St. Mary's College talk about how Governor O'Malley can turns his legislative victories into presidential buzz.

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Apr 12 2013 - 6:35am

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Alexander Pyles of the Daily Record talk about how the GOP fared in this year's General Assembly session.

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Apr 11 2013 - 4:44am

By day he teaches science at The Park School on Old Court Road. But on some nights, Rich Espey puts on his theater hat as an actor and playwright on stages in Baltimore and surrounding areas. Last week, the play, which won the Baltimore Playwrights Festival’s best play award last year, opened at Venus Theater in Laurel. It runs through April 28.

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Apr 9 2013 - 4:11pm

On the morning after the General Assembly adjourned, Governor Martin O’Malley signed scores of bills into law, grouping them in a category of creating jobs. WYPR’s Karen Hosler reports.

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Apr 9 2013 - 4:51am

The General Assembly adjourned last night after fulfilling a bold agenda that will underscore Maryland’s reputation for liberal policies and become part of Governor Martin O’Malley’s political resume. WYPR’s Karen Hosler filed this report.

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Apr 8 2013 - 4:04pm

Marijuana could be available to cancer patients in Maryland within six months under legislation that won final approval today from General Assembly as the legislature prepares to adjourn for the year. WYPR’s Karen Hosler reports.

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Apr 8 2013 - 6:35am

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Andy Green of the Baltimore Sun talk about how and why Governor O'Malley and the state legislature interceded in Towson University's plan to cut its men's baseball and soccer teams.

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Apr 5 2013 - 5:36pm

Baltimore said “Welcome Home” to The Orioles today – Camden Yards was sold out for the Opening Day of the 2013 season. But, before all the fans started filing in, before the fresh chalk was drawn on the field, and before batting practice, Orioles Manager Buck Showalter sat down to wax philosophical about what opening day means to him, how he looks at his favorite sport, and the challenges facing Brian Roberts.  WYPR’s Mary Rose Madden was there and brings us this.  

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