Brenda Wintrode
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Maryland politics reporter for The Baltimore Banner. Tips, comments, questions: brenda.wintrode@thebanner.com. Signal: BWintrode.62
It’s tough to get a trash can in Baltimore. @emilyopilo.bsky.social explains why. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Why does it take months to get a trash can? Because Baltimore.
A Banner analysis shows city residents wait weeks, often months, and sometimes almost a year to get a trash can when they request one.
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How the political climate Andy Harris helped create has come for him 🔥 Illuminating read by @brendawintrode.bsky.social as Maryland Democrats advance their (not quick enough for 2026) redistricting plan. via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
How the political climate Andy Harris helped create has come for him
The far-right Republican leader has twice dodged redistricting attempts. He may not be so lucky a third time.
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Maryland’s lone congressional Republican, Andy Harris, has dodged two prior redistricting efforts. As states take up mid-cycle redistricting, the political storm Harris helped create could be coming for his job. tinyurl.com/mrnucsxw
How the political climate Andy Harris helped create has come for him
The far-right Republican leader has twice dodged redistricting attempts. He may not be so lucky a third time.
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"There’s a battle astir in Revel Grove...," writes my colleague @juliemore19.bsky.social, a furry one. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
Hear ye, hear ye: Renn Fest rules change spurs furry furor
Maryland's Renaissance Festival has banned fursuits, saying members of the furry subculture distract from the festival and don't abide by guidelines for courteous behavior. They say they are being unf...
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MARYLAND REDISTRICTING: Supreme Court of Maryland rules that voters will get to decide on changing the rules for congressional redistricting. The court orders a tweak to the ballot language. This is a win for pro-redistricting Dems. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland Supreme Court puts redistricting question back on ballot
The Supreme Court of Maryland issued its ruling just hours after hearing oral arguments for and against the proposed constitutional amendment.
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A second judge has ruled against a ballot question altering congressional redistricting rules in Maryland. But the legal battles are far from over. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland redistricting ballot question blocked by second judge
A second judge has ruled against a ballot question proposing changes to Maryland’s congressional redistricting rules. But the legal battles are far from over.
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An ICE surge in Maryland had top officials seeking answers. A Banner analysis found an uptick in ICE arrests had occurred over the 14-day DHS operation. More than two-thirds arrested had no criminal history, according to DHS numbers. Story from @thebaltimorebanner.com tinyurl.com/3u4ntvd2
Maryland scrambles for answers after surge in immigrant arrests
A recent surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests across the region has left Maryland officials and local community members scrambling for answers.
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Gov. Wes Moore criticized the tactics used by federal agents during a 2-week immigration enforcement surge in Maryland, saying the actions undercut community trust in law enforcement. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Moore criticizes federal immigration enforcement surge in Maryland
The governor stated he supports deporting violent criminals for the sake of public safety but said the agency was spreading fear within communities.
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An ICE pursuit ends in Kent Island crash, leaving family seeking answers, from @darreonna.bsky.social & Shayla Colon. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
ICE pursuit ends in Kent Island crash, leaving family seeking answers
The crash is the latest example of ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration, particularly during vehicle stops.
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In the 3.5 years that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been in office, he has spent about 1 of every 5 days in other states, as his national profile grows. (This doesn’t count trips to DC or overseas.) The full story from me and @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has spent 1 in 5 days of his term in other states
Gov. Wes Moore has spent at least a portion of one in every five days out of state since he took office in 2023 — and that pace of travel has accelerated as his national profile has grown, according t...
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Federal judge holds ICE official in contempt over unlawful Baltimore-area arrest, Danny Zawodny reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Federal judge holds ICE official in contempt over unlawful Baltimore-area arrest
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles found former Baltimore ICE field director Vernon Liggins in contempt of court Wednesday for the arrest of a Baltimore-area resident despite a court order.
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Maryland Republicans are pushing back in court against a November ballot question on redistricting. W/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland Republicans file lawsuit to stop redistricting ballot question
Republican lawmakers are suing the state’s elections board to stop a ballot question on congressional redistricting from appearing before Maryland voters in November.
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By @lillianreed.bsky.social: Vultures flock to a Columbia neighborhood where woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Vultures flock to a Columbia neighborhood where woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat
Vultures have descended on the Glenmont community in Columbia, where a woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat despite repeated orders.
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What comes next after Maryland lawmakers step toward redistricting? Here's what we'll be watching. W/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland voters will decide future of redistricting. Here’s what’s next.
The amendment temporarily resolves Maryland’s participation in the national redistricting tug-of-war between red and blue states that are hoping to influence control of Congress.
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Maryland Republican lawmakers held true to their word on the first day of the redistricting special session — to make the process as “uncomfortable as possible.” They squeezed Democrats in hours of floor debate but changed nothing. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland lawmakers move closer to changing congressional redistricting rules
If the measure passes the General Assembly, voters will have a say on the November ballot.
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After a year of party in-fighting over redistricting, Maryland Democrats head back to Annapolis to lay the groundwork for a map change. They’re settling for less than what they wanted. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland Democrats settle for less after bitter redistricting fight
Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.
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More on ICE's detention of Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka from my colleagues @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
A Hopkins researcher tried to board a plane at BWI. She ended up in ICE custody.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has transferred Fatima Ameaka, a public health researcher at the Johns Hopkins, to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to a government website that tr...
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Brenda Wintrode@brendawintrode.bsky.social · last mo.ICYMI ➡️ ICE detained a Johns Hopkins researcher and former Fulbright scholar at BWI on Tuesday. By Danny Zawodny & @elliew0lfe.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
ICYMI ➡️ ICE detained a Johns Hopkins researcher and former Fulbright scholar at BWI on Tuesday. By Danny Zawodny & @elliew0lfe.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immi...
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Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire
The empire of the once-splashy real estate developer Chasen Cos. is being divvied up, though some properties are languishing without new owners.
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The company responsible for Maryland’s mail ballot error took full responsibility on Thursday and assured the election board they’re ready for November. By @emilyopilo.bsky.social & me www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Mail ballot mishap that irked Trump ‘fixed’ ahead of fall election, company says
Taylor Print & Visual Impressions, the company responsible for a Maryland mail ballot printing error that led to the reissue of about 447,000 ballots, assured state election officials that new safegua...
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Maryland’s Freedom Caucus-backed House candidates won their GOP primaries. If they win in November, the group grows to 10. They’ve got a playbook and help from a national network, and claim they are the gatekeepers of true Republican values. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
The Freedom Caucus wants to remake Maryland’s GOP, one primary at a time
Freedom Caucus success can take different forms depending on which party is in charge, said Matthew Green, a politics professor at The Catholic University of America, who has studied the caucuses’ spr...
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Maryland had one of the highest prisoner homicide rates in the nation last year, second only to Georgia. By @justinfenton.bsky.social, @conarck.bsky.social , @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Maryland prisons rank among nation’s worst for killings
Since 2023, Maryland has had more prison homicides than all of its neighboring states combined. Its homicide rate last year was nearly four times the national average, based on available data gathered...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been traveling out of state again and this time part of his mission is electing more Black governors. He’s the only one right now. “I don’t want to hold on to that title for very long.” www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Wes Moore hits campaign trail with a mission: Elect other Black governors
“I am the only African American governor in the country right now, but that’s not a title that I’m proud of,” Moore said. “I don’t want to hold on to that title for very long.”
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Sinclair’s David Smith threatens to sue Wes Moore as feud intensifies, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Sinclair’s David Smith threatens to sue Wes Moore as feud intensifies
An attorney for Smith sent Moore and his communications staff a letter on June 29 demanding that Moore retract a statement and apologize.
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NEW: A Maryland prisoner may have been dead for days before he was found decomposing in his cell; now the warden is out, 19 corrections officers have been charged, and state police are conducting a "potential criminal misconduct" investigation www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Warden’s out, 19 officers face discipline after Maryland’s 9th prison killing this year
State police and corrections officials are conducting a “potential criminal misconduct” investigation into staff at a Western Maryland prison after the latest in a rash of killings of prisoners across...
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NEW: Two parents have sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools, over the school's policies around kid's gender identities. The parents, backed by a nonprofit group co-founded by Stephen Miller, accuse the school of hiding their child's social transition from them. Read more @thebaltimorebanner.com
Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transition
Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
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💰: Ron Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, earned $5.8 million in 2024, according to newly released tax documents. That makes Daniels one of the highest paid college presidents in the country. Here’s a breakdown of his pay: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
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You've got questions about Maryland's upcoming special session on redistricting? I've got answers. Why are they doing this now? Will there be a map? How much will it cost? www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
What to know about Maryland's redistricting special session
Will the public have a say on redistricting? How much will this cost? We have answers.
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MARYLAND REDISTRICTING: General Assembly leaders are calling lawmakers to Annapolis Aug. 3-5 to revise the state constitution, easing roadblocks to future Dem-friendly maps. Voters would need to approve in Nov. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland lawmakers will lay groundwork for redistricting in August special session
Maryland’s lawmakers will return to Annapolis in August to pave the way for future efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democratic leaders announced Tuesday.
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After ballot errors, Maryland’s election board wants answers from its vendor. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
After ballot errors, Maryland’s election board wants answers from vendor
The Minnesota-based vendor sent some voters ballots for the wrong party and wasn’t able to determine which voters were affected.
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