Alex Mann

As a power grab in Baltimore County and events unfolding in Anne Arundel show, creating and maintaining an independent IG is a constant struggle. That doesn’t explain why there aren’t more of them in Maryland. thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/column…

A wonderful read from @HutzellRick:

"It’s hard to hide when you’re a tropical bird with a beak like a baking spoon, feathers the color of Pepto-Bismol, and laser-beam eyes." Great tale about roseate spoonbills from @rkobell, Jerry Jackson & Florence Shen: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…

“Cities are becoming a challenge to live in,” he said. “So this is like: Experience the suffering of the world we’ve created.” @adampwillis on the hellish ultramarathon Baltimore runners took on over the weekend. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…

The Ravens are back to work, and we're back to learning things, 5 at a time.

Johns Hopkins University Press will license its author's books to train proprietary large language models, an advanced form of artificial intelligence that generates human-like language, the nonprofit announced this week in an email to authors. Read: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…

Anne Arundel County advertises that it's "the best place for all." But maybe not if you're into swimming. Of 533 miles of shoreline, there are just 4 public parks with beaches, totaling 1 mile of swimmable shoreline. By @alex_mann10: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

By @rubenstein_anna: A hearing on a Hagerstown mother’s deportation ends in tears: tinyurl.com/ybwkuce5 (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Good morning and welcome to I Watch TV So You Don’t Have To featuring Gov. Wes Moore and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on MSNBC. There at the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs. They are the incoming chair and vice chair, respectively

Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues Harford County government, investigators and prosecutors, @_darreonna reports: tinyurl.com/6pzx6p7h (via @BaltimoreBanner)

NEW: The Trump administration's attempts to dismantle large parts of the federal workforce are starting to show up in the data. In June, Maryland lost more federal jobs than any state in the country — the most in nearly three decades.⁩ thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/ripple…

Anne Arundel County has 533 miles of shoreline. One mile is for public swimming. buff.ly/r9w74a2

Anne Arundel County has 533 miles of shoreline. One mile is for public swimming. Why is that? For @BaltimoreBanner: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

A Councilman asked stakeholders to stop finger-pointing and put on their “thinking caps” yesterday at City Hall, but there were no clear solutions to Baltimore’s conduit issues. An independent analysis, officials hope, will offer some clarity this fall.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Glen Burnie man who burned ‘TRUMP’ into road with flamethrower pleads guilty, avoids jail buff.ly/n25nAFa

Glen Burnie man who burned ‘TRUMP’ into road with flamethrower pleads guilty, avoids jail, @alex_mann10 reports: tinyurl.com/4fm2j9j6 (via @BaltimoreBanner)

The Baltimore City Council has a busy afternoon ahead. At 1, they'll host reps from local utilities including BGE and Vicinity to answer questions about a spate of underground fires. More on the fires from me and @HayesGardner here: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

After Trump cut billions for FEMA disaster prevention, a declining & conservative town on Maryland's Eastern Shore is left to fend off rising waters on its own. “We will not be here if we don’t have a major intervention,” the mayor told me. “That’s it.” thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…

ICYMI: He’a never cut open and examined a body; he doesn’t even have a medical degree. But this Towson University psychology professor and his studies on cognitive bias have shaken up the world of medical examiners. W/ @mercohn: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths buff.ly/MwPlq0v