Rachel Baye
ReporterRachel Baye is a reporter for WYPR's newsroom.
She came to WYPR in 2015 from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization in Washington, D.C., where she covered the influence of money on state politics across the country. Rachel previously covered Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs for The Washington Examiner. In 2014, she dug into political contributions to Washington, D.C. politicians by city contractors as part of a project by WAMU and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop, and she contributed research to the book longtime ABC anchor Ted Koppel published in October 2015. Her work has also appeared in several national and regional print and digital outlets.
Rachel has a master's degree in journalism from American University and a bachelor's from the University of Pennsylvania. While in school, she interned at Philadelphia’s public radio station, WHYY, on the live talk show Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, and with CNN’s investigative team.
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Maryland health department leaders deny audit’s finding that mismanaged contract cost state millionsThe audit released late last month criticized the Maryland Department of Health for not holding the contractor, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, accountable. -
The Frederick County Republican told supporters on Tuesday night that his campaign is waiting for all the ballots to be counted first despite Democrat Wes Moore winning nearly 60% of the vote. But on Wednesday morning he conceded.
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After eight days of early voting in person and weeks of mail-in ballots which are still coming in, here's the voter turnout by party registration, age range and county in Maryland.
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More than 600,000 mail-in ballots have been requested so far for the November general election in Maryland.
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The Maryland Department of Health mismanaged a contractor for addiction and mental health services, according to a new audit from the Office of Legislative Audits.
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Maryland voters should expect a slew of questions to amend the state constitution and local charter amendments on the ballot.
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Meet the nominees vying to become Maryland's next governor, county council races and ballot questions.
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The Maryland Department of Health removed the agenda item from the Board of Public Works agenda.
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Leaders of the Maryland American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union oppose the state plans to privatize health care services at the Western Maryland Hospital Center.
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An event hosted by the Maryland Disabilities Forum and the National Federation of the Blind highlighted Dan Cox and Wes Moore’s conflicting views of the role government plays.
