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The Red Line transit project has hit its latest obstacle: a lawsuit filed by 25 residents of West Baltimore. Why are they suing, and could their legal…

"Distance Learning" at the University of Maryland University College, an argument for capping property taxes from a Loyola Maryland economist, and…

As the country climbs out of an economic recession, wages remain stagnant. We talk about wage growth in Maryland with DaraiusIrani, Chief Economist at the…

President Barack Obama issued an executive order last night promising that, at least for now, about five million people who entered the country illegally…

The universe is expanding and we have a better idea of how quickly thanks to the efforts of Johns Hopkins Astrophysicist Adam Riess. We talk with the…

Sheilah speaks with Eric Costello, the newest member of the Baltimore City Council. Then, what's needed to encourage more female and minority students to…

Baltimore city has released a new Bike Master Plan that could make cycling safer in Baltimore. It’s the first update of the bike master plan since 2006…

Sheilah discusses oyster farming with Robert Brown, President of the Maryland Watermen’s Association, and Don Boesch, a professor of Marine Sciences, and…

In the summer of 1864, a year and a half after Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in the Confederate states to be free. It would…

Maryland’s Public Information Act gives journalists, advocates, and everyone the right to request state and local data. But, some say the 45-year-old law…

New Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby comes into office as the nation is focused on prosecutions in cases of police-related deaths. We ask how…

For the first half of the twentieth century, conditions were grim at Maryland’s asylum for mentally ill African Americans near Crownsville in Anne Arundel…

The CEO of Baltimore City public schools, Gregory Thornton, plans to cut more than $70 million dollars in school spending, including some teachers’ jobs,…

Governor-elect Larry Hogan ran on the campaign promise of balancing the state budget and cutting taxes. The budget will be the big issue of the General…

Two state agencies have released a report recommending that fracking be allowed in western Maryland – but only if restrictions are put on drilling. We…

After years of stalemate, legislation is moving through the General Assembly that would legalize home births attended by a certified professional midwife.…

Robert Caret, President of the University of Massachusetts and former President of Towson University, is returning to Maryland to head its system of…

In Baltimore recently, President Obama spoke in support of making employers pay for up to seven days when workers stay home sick. More than 700,000…

The protests and riot of the last week have focused our attention on the fractured relationship between police and some neighborhoods. The Public…

Baltimore has less than a third as many kids in foster care as were there seven years ago – which means more kids with their families. We ask city social…