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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visits Baltimore. The WHO says to hold off on COVID booster shots. And Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger faces a primary challenge from progressive candidate Brittany Oliver.

The CDC revises mask guidelines. A commission looks redrawing Towson's county council district lines. And Olympian Shannon Miller talks about women’s health.

Baltimore’s mayor pledges to reduce gun violence by %15 annually. Baltimore County closes down its Timonium mass vaccination site. And an epidemiologist discusses the link between virus transmission and mutation.

Governor Hogan is not yet ready to consider reinstating a statewide mask mandate. Opponents of an East Towson affordable housing project score a victory in court. And Baltimore’s local arts scene is still feeling the economic shocks of the pandemic.

Maryland’s comptroller grills MD Department of Labor employees about fraudulent payments and delays. Mayor Scott’s nominees to the Local Control Advisory Board get the first nod from the City Council. And we take you on a trip to Assateague Island with a group of scientists trying to save a dwindling bird species.

Pete Buttigieg visits Baltimore to tout President Biden’s infrastructure plan. And we look into Mayor Brandon Scott’s comprehensive violence prevention plan for the city.

DC-based singer/guitarist Mary Timony talks about how the music of Jimi Hendrix, the Velvet Underground, and Moondog shaped her own work.

We’ve all felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic these last 15 or so months. A new survey quantifies those impacts, especially for people who were struggling financially before the pandemic began. And NAACP leaders call for suspending the police officers involved in recent violent arrests of Black teens in Ocean City — and maybe a boycott of Ocean City businesses.

An update on an impending change of rules facing Marylanders collecting unemployment. And a look at how Baltimore’s mayor will allocate funds from the American Rescue Plan.

Governor Hogan is optimistic about a federal infrastructure plan. And the Capital Gazette mass shooter goes on trial this week.

Baltimore’s plastic bag ban gets put off until October. And Dr. Leana Wen cautions against complacency with COVID vaccination progress.

$1.3 billion in American Rescue Plan money will go to Maryland schools. And Baltimore City Schools' CEO talks graduation rates, summer school, and pandemic-induced learning loss.

The CDC eases outdoor and indoor masking guidelines for vaccinated Americans. Governor Hogan will loosen public health restrictions on Maryland businesses. Baltimore swimming pools will be open for the start of summer. Plus, the latest on the debate over a controversial alternative to security deposits for Baltimore renters.

The latest on city mask mandates, county unemployment, & reopening libraries

How has the Baltimore region, and especially its universities, contributed to the race to develop and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine?

New funding is announced in Baltimore to support senior homeowners. And environmental clean-up efforts expand at Sparrows Point.

Baltimore County plans how to spend federal ARP funds. And supporters rally behind a bill to ban Baltimore from using facial recognition software.

Baltimoreans share budget concerns with the City Council at Taxpayers' Night. And WYPR will buy WTMD.

Governor Hogan says Maryland will lift mask mandates across the state, following new CDC guidelines. Maryland Health experts weigh in on the decision. Plus, a report on the pending summer vacation traffic surge over the Bay Bridge.

The governor unveils a cash contest to incentivize vaccines. Police announce an arrest in the killing of Dante Barksdale. And Baltimore County County passes a $4-billion budget.