This afternoon Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced that he will lift the city’s remaining mask mandate. Baltimore’s health commissioner says there is still more work to do to get city residents vaccinated. And as more venues reopen, how are people celebrating Pride this year? Musician Kotic Couture joins us to share their plans.

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Governor Hogan declares Maryland’s worst COVID-19 days behind us and ends the state of emergency. Meanwhile Baltimore City’s top officials demand that Hogan reverse his decision to end unemployment benefits. And a law professor offers clarity on what Maryland employers can legally do when it comes to getting their staff vaccinated. 

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Maryland’s political map is about to get redrawn, and the redistricting raises questions about equity for minority voters. And Baltimore County might sell off a piece of its past, as it looks to put historic Perry Hall Mansion up for bids. 

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Baltimore’s mayor says the city will expand its eviction prevention program with a fund for security deposit assistance. And an immunologist from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security talks about the possible origin of the COVID-19 virus and how we might better prepare for a possible future pandemic.

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Maryland hospitals announce a vaccine mandate for employees. Mayor Scott’s veto of a hotly contested security deposit bill will stand. And from grade school to higher education, Maryland educators discuss their summer plans to combat more than a year of pandemic disruptions.

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Baltimore County voters will have a chance to lower the minimum required age for serving on the County Council. And how do you feel about shaking hands? Will the social practice of the handshake ever recover from the pandemic?

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The Maryland Health Department is offering $3 million in grants for community groups to boost local vaccination outreach efforts. Plus, The Women’s Housing Coalition works with some of Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents, but their group’s vaccination rate is better than the city as a whole. We’ll hear the secrets of their success.

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As Maryland mass vaccination sites begin to ramp down, Baltimore will ramp up its mobile sites through the summer. Plus, a conversation about Black mental health, the impact of historical race bias on the mental health system, and what can be done to make mental health care widely accessible.

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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski shares his plan  for spending 161 million dollars in federal ARP funds. In Baltimore, supporters rally behind a bill to ban the city’s use of facial recognition technology. Plus, Mayor Scott sounds off on violent crime, federal recovery funds, and the city’s ongoing indoor mask mandate.

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Expert advice on how to make summer travel plans in a semi-vaccinated world. Plus, activists gather in Baltimore to protest what they call the persecution of Keith Davis, Jr., who’s in prison after being tried four times for the same crime.

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