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School loan payments are due once again, after a three-year hiatus. Many loan payers, however, are confused about the new rules governing who has to pay and how much they have to pay.

We’ll go On the Record to ask the dean of the University of Maryland’s public-health school what he learned this month on a visit to Ukraine, the country his parents left after World War II. Plus we ask Congressman Steny Hoyer the outlook for more U.S. aid for Ukraine.

Reporters from the Baltimore Banner join Tom for Midday in the Neighborhood. Today Tom highlights South Baltimore development, Herring Run Park and Howard County school buses.

What does expanding state-funded pre-K mean for the private child care industry? We talk to a board member overseeing implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the head of a state association of childcare providers.

Then we go On the Record with lawmakers seeking to increase oversight of facial recognition technology in Maryland. It’s used more and more by state and local law enforcement, but critics concerned about privacy and transparency are calling for protections.

The new Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley joins Tom to discuss his plans for the police department including his goals for group violence reduction strategies and youth crime.

Dr. Joy Buolamwini questions the future of technology in her new book, "Unmasking AI: My Misson to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines."

We go On the Record to hear what a laugh can reveal about your relationship to someone. University of Baltimore professor Sally Farley shares her surprising research. For instance: why do most laughs in conversation come when something is NOT funny ?

Adam Nagourney, national political reporter for The New York Times, chronicles the challenges of New York's 'paper of record' in "The Times."

A Stoop Story from Kim Worthington about the painful dimming of a relationship.