Rachel Baye
Senior Reporter/EditorRachel Baye is a senior reporter and editor in 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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Wes Moore as governor-elect told WYPR that his top priorities will be policies geared toward building economic mobility across Maryland.
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The first day of the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session began on Jan. 11 one week before the inauguration of soon-to-be Gov. Wes Moore.
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The Wes Moore administration is slated to be sworn in on January 18, here's what Moore had to say as the Maryland General Assembly legislative session began.
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State Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones spoke about the priorities during the Maryland General Assembly 2023 legislative session during WYPR's Midday with Tom Hall.
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By 2025, the minimum wage for Maryland workers will be $15, but some experts and advocates say the legislative arm is moving slower than the economic reality amid inflation.
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The outgoing Republican governor Larry Hogan advocated for several budgetary priorities, including funding for police and assistance for several healthcare organizations.
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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.
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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.