1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term. 🧵:

So thrilled for our whole @thebaltimorebanner.com team to be recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes for a *second year in a row* but especially @lizbowie.bsky.social who helped create this place and is the heart and soul of the Banner!

Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart. www.propublica.org/article/habe...

New @propublica.org: @emsimani.bsky.social analyzed nonprofit tax filings and found that more than 1,000 charities have stripped DEI-related language from their mission statements this year. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

So proud of the team @thebaltimorebanner.com for their work covering the bridge's collapse!

Investigative Reporters & Editors@ire.org · last yr.

The IRE Award for Investigations Triggered by Breaking News goes to @thebaltimorebanner.com for reporting on the Key Bridge collapse. “This was a colossal effort for 24 hours, with journalists waking up in the middle of the night and working well together.” www.thebaltimorebanner.com/specials/key...

Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.

Investigative Reporters & Editors@ire.org · last yr.

The IRE Award for Investigations Triggered by Breaking News goes to @thebaltimorebanner.com for reporting on the Key Bridge collapse. “This was a colossal effort for 24 hours, with journalists waking up in the middle of the night and working well together.” www.thebaltimorebanner.com/specials/key...

Prince George's County was 80% white when the federal workforce was integrated. Today, PG and Charles County are America's most affluent majority-Black counties with~20% of Black workers there being federal employees. Trump's cuts now threaten generations of progress. story👇🏾

New: Named after a turn of phrase from the governor, the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Relief Fund raised $16 million. None of it went to help the victims’ families despite the Baltimore Community Foundation initially saying it would. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Families of Key Bridge victims shut out of $16M relief fund

A community foundation raised money for the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong fund under the explicit premise that Key Bridge victims’ families would see some of it.

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My first deep dive story for NYT: Are You Smarter Than A.I.? Some experts predict that A.I. will surpass human intelligence within the next few years. Play this puzzle to see how far the machines have to go. 🟦🟩🟪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Why are Baltimore students underperforming on the math test? One major reason is it’s impossible to get to school on time every day www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time

Unreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.

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The Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strike than it should have been, the NTSB said Thursday, and the risk of a similar disaster at the Bay Bridge is still unknown because it has never been studied. w/ @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr...

NTSB urges Chesapeake Bay Bridge should be assessed for ship strike

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strike than it should have been, a federal official said Thursday.

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NTSB slams MDTA: "The Maryland Transportation Authority never ran the calculation on the Key Bridge, and as of October 2024, they still haven’t on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge."

Hayes Gardner@hayesgardner.bsky.social · last yr.

The Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strike than it should have been, the NTSB said Thursday, and the risk of a similar disaster at the Bay Bridge is still unknown because it has never been studied. w/ @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr...

Baltimore's 10-year population loss streak is over, according to Census data. The city grew (veeeery slightly) for the first time since 2014. @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social & I spoke to experts about what this means for the city, its residents and its future. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore/ba...

Baltimore gained population for the first time in a decade, new data shows

Baltimore City gained population for the first time since 2014, census data released Thursday shows.

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Reporting by @lizbowie.bsky.social & I was cited yesterday in a Baltimore City Council hearing on the root causes of chronic absenteeism. Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Baltimore City Council members press for solutions to student transit nightmare

Baltimore City Council members pressed officials in the school district and the Maryland Transit Administration to find solutions to improve mass transit students.

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Baltimore City Council is ready to talk about kids’ struggles to get to school Read it in @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Baltimore City Council is ready to talk about kids’ struggles to get to school

A Thursday hearing will be the first time public officials discuss transit’s impact on students since a Banner investigation found it’s nearly impossible for them to get to school on time every day.

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On Friday morning at #NICAR25, @thetrace.org will be previewing our brand new Gun Violence Data Hub — the project I've been working on for the last several months. Come check out our session! Very excited for this one. schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...

NICAR 2025 schedule | March 6-9, 2025 | Minneapolis

Welcome to the #NICAR25 conference schedule!

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Excited to share @thebaltimorebanner.com Data Team's most ambitious project yet. For months, @invisibae.bsky.social logged live bus data every 5 seconds, parsing millions of rows to map every school route and gauge their reliability. The result? Our most interactive experience ever.

Greg Morton@invisibae.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. Read ⬇️ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Come see me at NICAR: I'm doing a session about Data Viz with Illustrator and another about using the DataWrapper API in R. And, friends, let's grab coffee! @ire-nicar.bsky.social

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. Read ⬇️ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time

Unreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.

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Sometimes it feels like all roads eventually lead to Maryland: Mysterious leader of the violent Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. The cultlike group has been tied to several killings across the country. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Mysterious Zizian leader Jack LaSota arrested in Western Maryland

Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.

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It is an extraordinary honor to receive a George Polk Award in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis

Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.

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If you're not aware of the Baltimore Banner you absolutely should be: a brand new (founded in 2022) nonprofit news org that already has 100+ staff and (I believe) a sustainable business model! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bal...

Ryan Little@ryanlittle.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to @alissazhu.bsky.social, @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme for winning a Polk for their reporting on Baltimore's overdose crisis. Nick's data reporting creating a one-of-a-kind dataset was incredible. Go Banner Data Team! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Congratulations to @alissazhu.bsky.social, @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme for winning a Polk for their reporting on Baltimore's overdose crisis. Nick's data reporting creating a one-of-a-kind dataset was incredible. Go Banner Data Team! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis

Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.

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Three more partners published their stories on this one generation of Black men plagued by overdose deaths: @bostonglobe.com, @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social and Mirror Indy. This is a trend @thebaltimorebanner.com found in Baltimore first, then elsewhere. Threading stories...

Ryan Little@ryanlittle.bsky.social · 2y ago

Local news partnership: Drug overdose deaths plague one generation of Black men in Baltimore and in cities across the country. @thebaltimorebanner.com partnered with @nytimes.com and @biglocalnews.bsky.social plus 9 local newsrooms to tell a story we found first in Baltimore. Threading links below.

Let's face it, QGIS is the Excel of geospatial analysis...

Investigative Reporters & Editors@ire.org · 2y ago

Already mastered QGIS? At #NICAR25, learn how to do more complex mapping in R and Python. This class will help make your next geospatial analysis a walk in the park! Seats are limited, so be sure to register: www.ire.org/product/nica... @ryanlittle.bsky.social @camrodriguez.bsky.social

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker's behavior was so egregious, two massage therapists say they ended his sessions early. Two spas say they banned him. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate behavior by six massage therapists

Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.

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Local news partnership: Drug overdose deaths plague one generation of Black men in Baltimore and in cities across the country. @thebaltimorebanner.com partnered with @nytimes.com and @biglocalnews.bsky.social plus 9 local newsrooms to tell a story we found first in Baltimore. Threading links below.

The most detailed look yet at election results in Maryland is live on @thebaltimorebanner.com How did your neighborhood vote? Great team effort from @ryanlittle.bsky.social, Katrina Ventura and I. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland precinct map: How did your neighborhood vote for president?

State officials say they don’t have a statewide map of Maryland precincts. The Banner compiled as many maps from counties as we could and approximated the others.

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Finally, you can see precinct-level election results in Maryland. State officials don't have a statewide precinct map. It took The Banner reaching out to 24 county boards of elections and approximating precincts for the 11 we didn't get maps from. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland precinct map: How did your neighborhood vote for president?

State officials say they don’t have a statewide map of Maryland precincts. The Banner compiled as many maps from counties as we could and approximated the others.

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For those going home to visit family this weekend: • Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus • LG calls it TruMotion • Sony calls it Motionflow • Roku calls it Action Smoothing • Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement • Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.