Matthew Dolan
@matthewsdolan
@baltimorebanner enterprise editor. Alum @freep, @Harvard @Niemanfdn, @WSJ, @BaltimoreSun, @VirginianPilot, @PhillyInquirer
NEW: Amid declining enrollment and a multi-million dollar deficit, Frostburg State University is doubling down on its commitment to China. Frostburg lets students at a Chinese university graduate with an FSU degree, often without stepping foot in MD. Read: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…
Breaking: A Baltimore Police officer has been arrested and charged with raping a 16-year-old girl thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…
With all the old buildings and houses in Baltimore, I'm sure there's still so much more out there to discover. thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/arts/b…
Find something old and interesting tucked away in a Baltimore building? Reach out to @jvaughn411, who has another fun story about hidden treasurers out now: thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/arts/b…
Coming soon. We’re just getting things sorted out around here. #montgomerycountymd #localnews
Your sign to welcome a little positivity in your timeline. My latest for @BaltimoreBanner thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore-coun…
Read the @BaltimoreBanner's deeply reported story on underground fires. Here's a depressing line: "There’s no consensus as to why. And there’s no clear answer as to whose responsibility it is to prevent it from happening again." @HayesGardner @emilyopilo thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
NEW | The pipes beneath Baltimore, which date to the 1890s, keep catching on fire and launching 323-pound manhole covers into the air. And there’s no consensus why. w/ @emilyopilo: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
A week after mass overdose, Baltimore groups implore city to fund services in Penn North. By @AlissaZhu & @emilyopilo thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…
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For years, Scott Plank has been pitching his Canton heliport as a new home for Foxtrot, Baltimore's police helicopter fleet. Now money for the project has appeared in the state budget although the city never asked for it (w/@justin_fenton & @Invisibae) thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
The latest: The number of people hospitalized after experiencing suspected overdoses rose overnight to 27 after a possible “bad batch” of street drugs swept through West Baltimore on Thursday thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…
My latest story with @mercohn explores the "soft power" that Johns Hopkins University is using to advocate for federally funded research. They have a new website, a hashtag, more prominent press releases, new lobbyists and in person events. Read: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…
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.
Struggling with enrollment, Frostburg State University doubles down on China, @elliew0lfe reports: tinyurl.com/yc38jc3n (via @BaltimoreBanner)
A city-owned hotel has been losing money since 2008. Here’s the cost to taxpayers. buff.ly/nrTIdSr
Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear, with @ZawodnyDaniel for @BaltimoreBanner: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
Red, white and on duty: Meet the essential workers of the Fourth. Fun piece by Banner intern @norileyben and our great photographers thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
President Trump plans to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building in DC -- instead of to Greenbelt in Prince George's County. Maryland Democrats say they “will be fighting back against this proposal with every tool we have.” Full story: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…