Brenda Wintrode

The Trump administration denied Western Maryland its federal disaster assistance funds, the Moore administration said Wednesday. A downpour in May flooded homes, businesses, public buildings and roads in Allegany and Garrett counties. w/@SapnaBansil tinyurl.com/2twn6ap2

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's team responds to critics on how he handled reparations. The latest from me and @WintrodeBrenda: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

An independent audit of deaths in police custody that were reviewed by Maryland’s medical examiner should have been ruled homicides but weren’t. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim… Reporting: @justin_fenton , @mercohn

Remember how Gov. Wes Moore vetoed lawmakers’ reparations bill this year? Turns out there was more to that story. Lawmakers told us the governor wanted to put his own stamp on it. tinyurl.com/2ke4cxcj By @pwoodreporter & me @BaltimoreBanner

A suspect charged in an Owings Mills double homicide had to be extradited back to Maryland because he was also facing charges in Pennsylvania -- for abandoning the corpse of his mother in her car outside of his sister's home. @BaltimoreBanner thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

Maryland Sen. @ChrisVanHollen fought back against the Trump administration’s plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C., by hitting them right where the money is — in Congress. For the moment, he won. The budget process, though, is far from over. tinyurl.com/2t7934x5

Breaking: In the span of about 30 minutes, Baltimore Police officers who arrived at the scene of a behavioral health crisis went from telling a family member they had no ability to enter the home to breaking down the front door with a Taser in hand.

Rep. Andy Harris traded a yes vote for Pres. Trump’s promises of future “executive actions,” ending a Freedom Caucus holdout on the reconciliation bill. It’s not yet clear yet what they agreed upon and when we’ll see it happen. tinyurl.com/b5f3754j

Maryland could see an explosion of school voucher funding for students — even wealthy ones — to attend private and religious schools now that President Trump’s tax and spending bill has passed Congress. By @lizbowie & me tinyurl.com/yxruwtj4

Even if voted into a second term, chances are Gov. Wes Moore won’t see the Red Line completed as currently envisioned by the time he leaves office. @ZawodnyDaniel reports on the long road ahead thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

Details emerge on what Maryland’s hiring freeze will look like, reports @pwoodreporter, including the many exceptions.

NEW: Baltimore students told about their experiences with violence and harassment on the way to school in the state's only district without yellow bus service for middle and high schoolers. @lizbowie and I on what students are facing every day. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

Sunday read: @emilyopilo with a peek behind the curtain on Baltimore budget negotiations, the first for the new city council. The budget passed 13-2, but here’s what it took to get there. tinyurl.com/3w6zp8yw

It’s official: Steuart Pittman has been elected as chair of Maryland’s Democratic party. @pwoodreporter spoke with him before the vote and asked why he wanted the job and about the party’s future.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he’ll pardon thousands more cannabis convictions and prioritize funding for communities harmed by racist policies, part of his effort to close the racial wealth gap. The latest from @WintrodeBrenda & me: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…