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On The Record was produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.
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Ending birthright citizenship, freezing federal grants, slashing research funds: President Trump’s Executive orders are flying fast and furious. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown says they are "like a tsunami, a tidal wave. It’s like waking up every morning to a natural disaster.” He and some fellow Democratic attorneys general around the country have joined forces and are pushing back. We ask how it's going. Then, The Baltimore Banner has a tracker to keep up with lawsuits being filed by Maryland, and by Baltimore City against the Trump Administration. Reporter Madeleine O'Neill runs the tracker and we ask her about it, and about the status of the Baltimore City lawsuits.
Even before Maryland hit a budget crisis, the accounts in the Developmental Disabilities Administration were surging. Spending on the supports and services that help people with developmental disabilities live productive lives had spiraled from about a billion dollars two years ago to more than a billion-and-a-half last year, blowing past the state’s allocation and still rising. Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed budget calls for cutting the Developmental Disabilities Administration by $200 million dollars, including eliminating a set of resources called LISS -- low-impact support services. Families, advocates and people who provide the services say the proposed cuts are cruel and frightening. To better understand the situation we talk with Andre Coates, whose son is developmentally disabled, and who started the Maryland Community Connection 24 years ago to help families locate the resources they need, and with Gregory Miller, president and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services.
Tia McDonald, the driving force behind Mondawmin Urban Green Space, or MUGS, has received a Weaver Award grant to continue her work. We talk with her about educating neighbors about gardening, healthful eating, and providing fresh food for those who need it in Baltimore, through Aunt Beck's Place and Sunni's Harvest.
Each week two hundred people check their worries at the door and raise their voices in song. We meet members of Charm City Sings, and its driving force, Heidi Ackerman.
Here's a Stoop Story from Katherine Gorman about looking for love, and finding … herself. Find more information about the Stoop Storytelling Series - including upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast - at Stoopstorytelling.com
Two-thirds of gun crimes in Maryland involve firearms trafficked into Maryland, mostly on I-95. LifeBridge Health has launched “Stop the Iron Pipeline.” What are they trying to do? Adam Rosenberg, vice president of violence intervention and prevention at the healthcare system and executive director of the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope outlines their efforts.
Whether in the form of truffles, kisses, bars, or fudge, Americans consume nearly three billion pounds of chocolate every year, according to the online data website Statista. While chocolate does have healthful components like fiber and antioxidants, most of us love chocolate for the taste. But not all chocolate we consume is the same and Jinji Fraser, of Jinji Chocolate on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, tells us why.
The ads showed up in Black run newspapers for decades after the Civil War — urgent descriptions of loved ones sold away. We talk to history professor Judith Giesberg, who compiled an archive, and now a book: Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families. Giesberg will be speaking at the downtown Pratt Library Mon. Feb. 10 at 7pm.
It’s Maple syrup time! It's that brief window where trees yield the sap becomes syrup. Brittany Roger, an environmental educator, and manager of school programs at the Irvine Nature Center, walks us through the process.
Here's a Stoop Story from Ashley Kidner about helping native bees make it through the winter. You can get more information about the Stoop podcast and upcoming live events at Stoopstorytelling.com.
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