Rachel Baye
ReporterRachel Baye is a reporter for WYPR covering Maryland state politics and government.
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 and education 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 TedKoppelpublished in October 2015. Her work has also appeared in several national and regional print and web 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 held internships 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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So-called "Project Bounce Back" uses federal funding to expand summer programs and professional development opportunities for youth in disadvantaged areas. -
Gov. Larry Hogan announces new efforts to boost vaccination rates at Maryland nursing homes.
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State and local leaders highlight efforts to address the urgent need for internet access in poor neighborhoods, where the inability to conduct daily business and learn virtually this past year has left many behind.
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The Maryland legislature ended a session shaped by the pandemic and a national conversation about racial justice just as busy as it began.
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The General Assembly passed measures restricting the use of physical force and no-knock warrants, as well as repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
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A bill approved by the Maryland legislature lowers from 16 to 12 the age at which someone can consent to mental health treatment.
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In an interview on WBAL, Hogan criticized the landmark police reform package the legislature passed Wednesday, as well as the legislature's overarching approach to criminal justice.
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Included in the package are measures restricting the use of lethal force and no-knock warrants and replacing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
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The Maryland legislature's police reform package inched forward Tuesday after the House of Delegates passed a bill limiting the use of no-knock warrants and making complaints against officers public record.
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With eight days left in the General Assembly's annual 90-day session, the path forward remains unclear for a high-profile package of police reform bills.
