Public Safety

May 24, 2013

May 15, 2013

Governor Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 into law tomorrow.

Web Extra: Daniel Webster on when we will know whether the law is having an affect on gun violence

May 1, 2013

Last August, Adrian Morris, a two-and-a-half year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department, was killed in a car crash while in pursuit of two men on I-95. He was 23 years old. 

We all know that in case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. For information, press 4-1-1. But last year, more than 96,000 Maryland residents dialed 2-1-1. Sandy Monck, chief impact officer at United Way of Central Maryland tells us how UWCM's 2-1-1 Maryland is assisting residents in need.

The Justice Policy Institute, a Washington-based organization that supports lowering the nation's incarceration rate, says five states have reduced youth confinement by more than 50 percent over the last decade. What practices did they implement to achieve these results, and what's being done in Maryland? Our guests: Spike Bradford, senior research analyst for the Justice Policy Institute; and Scott Beal, executive director of community services for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.

March 13, 2013

In 1950, Baltimore city banned the use of lead paint in homes. But, city residents, of whom children and pregnant women are the most affected, are still being poisoned by the lead paint that was applied more than sixty years ago.

As New York and New Jersey recover from super-storm Sandy, scientists are sounding alarms about intense weather patterns and sea-level rise related to climate change. Midday on Science contributor John Monahan joins Rich Foot of Foot’s Forecast and Jordan Nelms, adaptive plans manager of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, to talk about how Maryland and other states prepare for a disaster-prone future.

Perspectives on news and trends, interviews with newsmakers and authors, quick takes on some of the week's most interesting regional stories with the Maryland journalists who covered them.

Superstorm Sandy slammed through Maryland last night, leaving more than 300,000 without power in the region. In Baltimore City, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has ordered all non-emergency personnel off the roads until noon.