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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during an event with EPA Administrator Michael Regan, not pictured, during an event at the University of Maryland on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Jayne Miller on Maryland's emerging gubernatorial race, congressional redistricting and more

Tom Hall

Jayne Miller is a former investigative reporter who know hosts Maryland Capital, a podcast covering lawmakers in Annapolis.

City Councilman Ryan Dorsey speaks about his housing bills in May. (Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner)

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City Council President Zeke Cohen on consequential housing bills, Sisson St. Dump and homeless shelter conditions

Tom Hall

Zeke Cohen was elected City Council President in 2024 and joins Midday monthly to share the latest updates from city hall.

Elementary and middle school students at Hampstead Hill Academy, a Baltimore charter school, gather with their teacher in a proactive Restorative Practices Circle, with a prompt projected on the far wall, during the school's Restorative Practices Ambassadors' Mindfulness retreat on October 2, 2025.

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Restorative Practices at work in our schools: are they building stronger student communities?

Tom Hall

Veteran educators David and Matt Hornbeck say the Restorative Practices approach has helped to build more inclusive and compassionate student communities and reduce conflict in our public schools.

The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. OConor State Office Building at State Center in Baltimore.

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After languishing for years, could a plan now be coming together for Baltimore's 28-acre State Center?

Tom Hall

The State Center complex currently housing several agencies, but decaying conditions and lack of use underscore the need for development.

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Maryland is seeing a spike in scams online and over the phone. What can you do about it?

Tom Hall

Experts say all age ranges are being taken advantage of, with hundreds or thousands of dollars lost.

People gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 prior to the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Baltimore Jewish Council's Howard Libit on the hostage release, the Gaza ceasefire and the road ahead

Tom Hall

The executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council reacts to Monday's release by Hamas of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza, amid a fragile ceasefire agreement and uncertainty about an Israel-Palestine peace.

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Dr. Hahrie Han wants to strengthen democracy. Now, she has help from a MacArthur 'genius' grant.

Tom Hall

Dr. Hahrie Han is the a professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the SNF Agora Institute.

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Maryland's debate over charter school funding could soon be settled. Charter school leaders say it's time to look to the future.

Tom Hall

State leaders have signaled a willingness to address the longstanding funding disputes between charter schools and the school districts where they are located.

Emily Classen as Hamlet in Mercury Theater's production of Hamlet/Black Parade.

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Rousuck's Review: 'Hamlet/Black Parade' at the Mercury Theater

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Mott & Bailey's new mash-up production of the Shakespeare tragedy and the alt-rock classic by My Chemical Romance, now at Baltimore's Mercury Theater performance space.

Science journalist Shankar Vedantam produces and hosts the Hidden Brain podcast.

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'Hidden Brain' podcaster Shankar Vedantam on a decade probing the mysteries of the human psyche

Tom Hall

'Hidden Brain' creator and host Shankar Vedantam, whose touring show comes to Baltimore on Saturday, shares insights from 10 years of fascinating podcasts about how our brains make us tick.