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William Cole was a member of the Baltimore City Council for 7 years, and now 15 applicants are vying for his seat, which represents more than a dozen…

The University System of Maryland comprises 12 public universities across the state. The head of the system, Chancellor William "Brit" Kirwan, announced…

For the first time since 1998, Maryland’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average. What’s causing the uptick? Sheilah ask DaraiusIrani,…

The General Assembly is likely to debate how police officers are disciplined – a debate that may echo parts of the national conversation that triggered by…

How did slavery shape America's economy in the past, and how does that show up in the 21st century? In his latest book, Cornell history professor Edward…

The Baltimore City Council will vote on a bill tonight that would ban plastic bags in the city. We talk about it with the lead sponsor of the bill,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last spring that antibiotics are over-used and erratically prescribed across hospitals in the U-S.…

Since it started five years ago The Charm City Circulator has accumulated a deficit of more than $11 million dollars, and without changes will continue to…

Maryland is getting 15 million dollars from the federal education department to expand access to Pre-Kindergarten programs. How many 4-year-olds will…

Are you in Baltimore for grad school? Are you going into debt? You are very much not alone. Grad school students make up about 14% of all those enrolled,…

Budget cuts are piling up on budget cuts in Maryland’s spending plans: some of the reductions Gov. Hogan has proposed extend subtractions made by then…

How is a generic drug different from one with a name-brand? We ask Dr. Jeremy Greene of Johns Hopkins, who delves into the history and make-up of generics…

Many colleges and universities have expanded their distance learning programs. How do local distance-learning institutions stay competitive? We ask the…

Teenagers are sometimes held in solitary confinement for far too long .. while awaiting adult charges in the Baltimore City Detention Center. That's…

Today we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We take a look at the six-lane boulevard named after him that loops around downtown Baltimore.…

Baltimore City plans to cut off the water to 23,000 who are behind on their water bills. Community activists protest the move. We talk with the city's…

Nurses learn a code of ethics in school. How is that code put to the test in the real world? We ask Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, a professor of Clinical…

Today we cut through the numbers and acronyms to zero in on education spending: what different public school districts predict Gov. Hogan’s budget will…

A new plan brings ideas from around the Baltimore region to bear on some big issues: workforce development, transportation, housing. We learn that…

Maryland delegates heard testimony last week about a slate of new bills aimed at reforming labor laws for the more than one-million hourly wage workers in…