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The Maryland State Board of Ed votes for a statewide in-school masking mandate. Baltimore County prepares to reopen schools amid a county-wide State of Emergency. And in Garrett County, the vaccine clinic at the county fair meets with skepticism.

Baltimore’s Inspector General recommends tightening telework policies after a city worker is discovered holding two jobs. Hogan criticizes other Republican governors for bans of school mask mandates. Plus, a conversation with the head of a hospital in Maryland’s Garrett County, where the vaccination rate is only 38 percent.

State budget officials are pressed about how they’ll use federal relief funds to help schools and other Maryland industries. Steuart Pittman softens his stance on a new Bay Bridge. Baltimore County’s longtime State’s Attorney may have a Democratic primary challenger. Pfizer’s announcement this week of the vaccine’s effectiveness in kids aged 5-11 sparked excitement...but what needs to happen for them to actually get vaccinated? We’ll have a conversation with a local immunology expert. And Democratic gubernatorial candidates share their plans for protecting renters and providing affordable housing.

Baltimore officials say new cases of COVID have risen 160% in the city over the past four weeks. Plus, an Ascension Saint Agnes physician talks about how the statewide vaccine mandate for nursing home and hospital workers is affecting the staff in her medical network.

A top aide for Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration resigns. COVID rates are on the decline in Baltimore County Public Schools, for now. The governor requests a presidential disaster declaration to help two counties recover from Tropical Depression Ida. And Dr. Leana Wen walks us through the FDA and CDC’s latest rulings on booster shots.

An FDA panel votes in favor of Pfizer booster shots for those 65 and older, but deals a blow to the Biden administration’s hopes for wider distribution. Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provide some answers to how we can get through this latest pandemic surge. The superintendent of Baltimore County schools pleads for help to deal with a school bus shortage that is rippling across the nation. And our City beat reporter digs into the history of The Highway to Nowhere and the intersection of race and infrastructure.

A voice in my head said, ‘You’re done. You can build from here.’

Children as young as 5 may soon be eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. FIFA tours Baltimore City to assess its bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Plus a conversation with a Bloomberg research associate on a report comparing Baltimore’s COVID metrics with that of more than 300 counties.

The needle is moving in the right direction for the state’s COVID metrics. Baltimore’s mayor remains quarantined. Free flu shots are available at clinics throughout Baltimore County. The County Execs’ extended state of emergency is coming under some scrutiny. Anne Arundel’s school bus shortage has been exacerbated by a driver’s strike. Bear Creek could become a Superfund cleanup site. What will Baltimore City do with its six-hundred-forty one million dollars in ARP Funds? The council has some ideas on that...and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In this episode of Essential Tremors, composer Ellen Fullman discusses the influence of traditional Ainu music, Central African polyphony, and composer Pauline Oliveros.

Introducing The Maryland Curiosity Bureau: You ask. We report.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tests positive for COVID-19. The Baltimore County Council votes tonight on whether to extend the county’s state of emergency. Maryland hospitals have made progress in vaccinating staff, but staff shortages remain a top challenge. Plus we’ll hear from the director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics on the issue of mandating vaccines.

Why are there a bunch of streams hidden underground below Baltimore?

Baltimore’s top health official says the city would drop its mask mandate if multiple COVID-19 trends drop for two weeks. Maryland hospitals are taking measures to reduce a nursing staff shortage. As homicides continue to go up across the country, Baltimore is also on pace to reach a grim milestone. Landmark police laws in Maryland took effect today. Drawing the redistricting lines in the county to better reflect the non white population draws ire. And renters hold a “sleep out” in Annapolis to draw attention to a dire housing crisis.

On the latest episode, Low frontman Alan Sparhawk talks about how the music of Roberta Flack, The Clash, and Pere Ubu shaped his work.

Vaccine rollout for 5 to 11 year olds is set to launch next week. Today, open enrollment kicks off for health care, and young Marylanders can take advantage of newly affordable options. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski declares an end to his state of emergency. And we break down a recent America’s Health Rankings report on women and children.

Sammy talks to two Baltimore chefs, Chef Catina Smith and Chef Kiah Gibian.

On this episode of Your Childs Brain, Dr. Mary Leppert, Dr. Joanna Burton, Dr. Gwendolyn Gerner discuss infant and early child development.

It’s not quite a meeting at the OK Corral, but a Twitter spat between Maryland’s Governor and Baltimore’s Mayor over the City’s violent crime rate, has led to an upcoming meeting. We’ll hear from Mayor Scott and Governor Hogan. Plus, Baltimore County’s leader has ended speculation about whether or not he’ll run for Governor.

Danny discovers that for many in the company their brush with the paranormal goes back to their childhood, and for some, the ghosts were not always welcome visitors. We hear from academic Dr. Hollis Robbins, medium Dr. Gwen F. MacGregor, paranormal investigator Elyse Caudill Corker, and host Marc Steiner from Everyman Theatre's “World of the Play” discussion around the production of Blithe Spirit back in 2015.