Baltimore’s mayor will ease Covid-19 restrictions in the city, starting next week.  An advocacy group for the disabled drops a lawsuit against Maryland over vaccine inequity. Plus, a conversation about the economic challenges facing low-wage essential workers during the pandemic.

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The state makes efforts to vaccinate those experiencing homelessness. We go inside one of Baltimore’s massive health centers and hear from those working to provide services to the most vulnerable residents. And Baltimore City Council members call for an investigation of ‘digital redlining’ in parts of the city.

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The President has promised that by May, every U.S. adult who wants a vaccine will be able to get one. But after a slow roll out, technical problems and complaints of inequity in distribution, what will progress look like in Maryland? A local immunologist sheds some light. A wide ranging climate change bill is moving through the Maryland Legislature. Baltimore County may soon have a live music scene...legally. And Baltimore’s mayor releases a draft of his new Violence Reduction Plan. 

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Maryland looks to pass legislation that would protect the health and economic well-being of student athletes at the state’s public universities. And Baltimore’s mayor says his city is not ready to ease Covid-19 restrictions.

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A proposed relief fund for Baltimore artists would support creatives who’ve suffered financial losses from the pandemic. The State Senate gives primary approval to a bill to eliminate greenhouse gasses in Maryland by 2045. And the Maryland House passes a ban on plastic bags.

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Governor Hogan relaxes COVID-19 crowd-capacity limits across the state, while local leaders consider whether or not they will do the same. And the superintendent of Baltimore County Schools gets grilled about last fall’s ransomware attack.

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Governor Hogan lifts Covid-19 restrictions on restaurants, bars and other venues.  Howard County uses mobile vaccine sites in an effort to reduce inequity. The Baltimore County School Board holds its first hybrid meeting. A new poll shows a majority of Marylanders support legalizing cannabis. A fight over building in an historically Black neighborhood of East Towson appears to be over. And the Baltimore City Council seeks to remedy the problem of illegal dumping.

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A New Goucher poll shows enthusiasm among Marylanders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Members of the WYPR News Team share their latest stories. And Baltimore’s mayor gets behind a plan for a 35-mile trail to give residents more greenspace.

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Across Maryland, debate continues over who gets a vaccine: Governor Hogan announces a statewide effort to combat vaccine inequities in the wake of growing criticism. Baltimore County health officials promise a new program to make vaccines easier to access in Black communities. Disability rights advocates say they are being largely forgotten in the discussion about the vaccine. And Maryland delegates pass a bill to ease challenges around mail-in balloting.

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The war of words over vaccine equity heats up between Governor Larry Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Maryland hospitals mark one year since receiving their first COVID patients. Local leaders of Maryland’s majority Black jurisdictions hold a joint hearing with other stakeholders about how to reach those missing out on vaccines. Baltimore City Council members ask the mayor to save homeowners on the annual tax sale chopping block. And a former governor weighs in on a House bill to remove governors from parole decisions.

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