🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

NEW: The University of Maryland senate voted to join an alliance of Big Ten colleges who’ve agreed to protect one another against attacks from Trump. The only problem? They don't have the power to do so. It's now up to President Darryll Pines to decide: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…

NEW: Sen. Senator Chris Van Hollen argues President Trump has the ability to bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia and said the Salvadoran vice president conceded they’re keeping him there because the U.S. is paying them to do so. tinyurl.com/yc6phdat

NEW from Ben Conarck: University of Maryland Medical System is suing over $4.6M it's owed from the state's prison healthcare contractor (YesCare), for treating incarcerated people at its hospitals. UMMS wants the state to pay up. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates acknowledged that he’s taken multiple trips on city business without first seeking proper city approval. Emily Opilo.bsky.social reports what else he had to say and the costs/reasons for his travel. tinyurl.com/5bta4xdz

Congratulations, colleagues! We’re all so proud of you.

Staff at a MD youth detention ctr say they’re being kicked, punched and spat on by teens sent there for treatment with little recourse to hold them accountable. About half are on injured leave because of those clashes and they’re begging for help. tinyurl.com/mu3rb2v5

New: With dozens of longshoremen’s jobs in the balance, some of Maryland‘s most influential lawmakers are making urgent pleas to Gov. Wes Moore to keep a state-owned shipping pier open beyond the year’s end. W/ Hayes Gardner thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Md Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth on The Hill Sunday: When asked about charges facing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Elfreth asserted Dems have consistently fought for his and others' due process rights. Catch up in The Banner on his return to the US, w John-John Wiliams IV + tinyurl.com/nrac2667

Maryland DJS Sec. Vincent Schiraldi said on Monday he resigned from Governor Wes Moore's cabinet. Moore named Betsy Fox Tolentino of Roca and former DJS dep. secretary during the Hogan admin as acting secretary. She starts Wednesday. Interview with Schiraldi: tinyurl.com/y5dk96km

“I fear that so much of the negative attention that’s focused on me can be a stumbling block to forward progress,” Vincent Schiraldi, who resigned as Maryland Juvenile Services secretary, told Brenda Wintrode. The full story: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Moore says he ‘ordered’ juvenile services head’s resignation. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

It's earmark season in Congress, and budget hawk Rep. Andy Harris has requested $99 million go back to his district, far more than any other Maryland House member. tinyurl.com/2xvjx3bp

Hundreds march in Baltimore protesting national immigration crackdown (via Aline Behar Kado & John-John WilliamsIV) thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore/east…

NEW w/ Giacomo Bologna: State Sen. Cory McCray helped controversial developer Ronald Lipscomb secure state money for a development and helped broker the sale of land for the project at far below its appraised value. Read for more details thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/growth…

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 Brenda Wintrode & me: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

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

Sunday read: Emily Opilo 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