Gabe Ortis
WYPR News Anchor-
Karl Alexander, a No Kings Day organizer, joins us with perspectives on next Saturday's planned street demonstrations here in Baltimore and across the nation. -
Shari Bailey, who founded Laila's Gift, explains why her non-profit is supporting a bill to build new and stronger protections for citizens with mental disabilities like dementia or autism. -
WYPR's State House reporter Sarah Petrowich updates us on which proposals have been passed by the House and Senate in time for Monday's Crossover Day deadline. -
WYPR reporter Wambui Kamau tells us about the entrepreneur who's making waves in the hair-braiding space with her salon in Bowie that's open for business 24/7. -
Imam Yaseen Shaikh with the Islamic Society of Baltimore says that as war rages in the Middle East, his Muslim community is marking Ramadan's end with both sadness and joy. -
WYPR's Baltimore County reporter John Lee joins us to size up the county's crowded primary election field, plus key questions facing the council and the General Assembly. -
Javed, an Afghani émigré to the US, and Krish Vignarajah, the president and CEO of Global Refuge, discuss the human impact of the wars in Iran and Afghanistan. -
Independent reporter Madeleine O'Neill and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle co-founder Dayvon Love discuss how juveniles are being charged and housed in Maryland's criminal justice system. -
Updates on Maryland's contentious redistricting efforts from WYPR State House reporter Sarah Petrowich, and WYPR's Scott Maucione on the Maryland AG's suit to block a DHS detention center in Washington County. -
Two news guild chairs — Dan Belson of the Baltimore Sun and Ariel Wittenberg of POLITICO's E&E News — discuss their concerns over the Baltimore Sun's trial use of AI to write two recent news analyses.
