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Lee Sanderlin
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I write about people and power @BaltimoreBanner | email: Lee.Sanderlin@thebaltimorebanner.com | Signal: LOSanderlin.17
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A mom of three who relies on SNAP to feed her family. A 90-year-old whose SNAP benefits supplement her meager pension. Food lines that stretch around blocks. And a whole lot of worry, across Maryland, about what happens next.

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Maryland’s neediest residents ‘stretching food’ as SNAP benefits remain uncertain
Maryland families who depend on SNAP benefits are unsure what November will bring as they potentially face a month without food aid.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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A mom of three who relies on SNAP to feed her family. A 90-year-old whose SNAP benefits supplement her meager pension. Food lines that stretch around blocks. And a whole lot of worry, across Maryland, about what happens next.

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Maryland’s neediest residents ‘stretching food’ as SNAP benefits remain uncertain
Maryland families who depend on SNAP benefits are unsure what November will bring as they potentially face a month without food aid.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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A lot of things happened yesterday in Maryland politics. Here’s another: Gov. Moore said he was “confident” in his human services secretary despite a string of missteps

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Moore ‘confident’ in human services head despite missteps
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he was confident in Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael López, despite the many challenges the embattled state agency has faced.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Last week, @mdhumanservices.bsky.social Sec. Rafael López issued a policy prohibiting social services agencies from placing children in state care in unlicensed settings.

Four days later, the agency broke the rule.

@leeosanderlin.bsky.social, Jessica Calefati

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Maryland already violated its newest foster care directive
Last Wednesday, Oct. 22, Human Services Secretary Rafael Lopez issued a policy directing social services providers to “immediately stop facilitating stays in unlicensed settings.”
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October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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New: Four days after the Maryland Dept. of Human Services secretary issued a new policy prohibiting foster children from staying overnight in unlicensed facilities like office buildings, a child spent the night in an office. W/ Jessica Calefati

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Maryland already violated its newest foster care directive
Last Wednesday, Oct. 22, Human Services Secretary Rafael Lopez issued a policy directing social services providers to “immediately stop facilitating stays in unlicensed settings.”
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October 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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👀 Should Joe Biden have helped Marilyn Mosby? Wes Moore seems to think so, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Should Joe Biden have helped Marilyn Mosby? Wes Moore seems to think so.
Gov. Wes Moore’s comment on Marilyn Mosby came during an appearance on ‘The Breakfast Club’ Tuesday.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Should Joe Biden have helped Marilyn Mosby? Wes Moore seems to think so.

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Should Joe Biden have helped Marilyn Mosby? Wes Moore seems to think so.
Gov. Wes Moore’s comment on Marilyn Mosby came during an appearance on ‘The Breakfast Club’ Tuesday.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Millions of taxpayer dollars go toward restoring Chesapeake Bay beaches to their natural marshy state and cleaning the water. Signs on those shorelines also read: "RESIDENTS ONLY." Important story by @alexmann.bsky.social @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @adampwillis.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com:
The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Alex Mann, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social and @adampwillis.bsky.social get at a central environmental tension in Anne Arundel County: A desire to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its shoreline meets the reality that almost all shoreline in the county is privately-owned. Read in @thebaltimorebanner.com —
The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Just one in 533 miles of Anne Arundel County shoreline is open to the public while taxpayers fund millions for private waterfronts.

Can Maryland balance what’s best for the Chesapeake Bay with the public’s right to enjoy it? w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social &Alex Mann
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The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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📊 The Maryland poll numbers everyone wants to see 📊

Maryland Governor 2026
🔵 Wes Moore (D): 45%
🔴 Larry Hogan (R): 37%
🟡 Undecided: 14%

928 registered voters, MOE +/- 3.2

Read more from @leeosanderlin.bsky.social:

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Moore outpaces Hogan in Maryland’s favorite hypothetical horse race
We have numbers for the governor matchup between Wes Moore and Larry Hogan everyone keeps speculating about.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Mom says state agency knew foster teen was ‘high risk’ before placing her in hotel, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social and Jessica Calefati report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
State knew foster teen living in hotel was 'high risk,' mom says
For years advocates had warned the practice of housing vulnerable children in hotels and hospitals could have tragic consequences.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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“Why would you take your eyes off her?”: Mom says state agency knew foster teen was ‘high risk’ before placing her in hotel, report @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & Jessica Calefati
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State knew foster teen living in hotel was 'high risk,' mom says
For years advocates had warned the practice of housing vulnerable children in hotels and hospitals could have tragic consequences.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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let this be my legacy
A 100% accurate, indisputable and correct ranking of every Chipotle in Baltimore
I ate the same burrito bowl at 18 Chipotle locations in the Baltimore region. Here are the best — and a few to avoid.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Let's take a trip down to the Port of Baltimore, where a delayed safety inspection into a state-owned shipping pier has left 400,000 tons of salt in limbo.

Could a booming, privately-owned terminal gobble up that salt?

w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social
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Moore admin’s delayed report has Locust Point pier in limbo
The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is "not enough" for local media giant Sinclair.

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Jimmy Kimmel suspension ‘not enough’ for local media giant Sinclair
Baltimore County-based Sinclair Broadcast Group wants suspended ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to donate to Charlie Kirk’s family and conservative group.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Two buildings, $1.6 billion in estimated economic impact, 102 trees and a neighborhood on edge. A postcard from Remington Avenue where Johns Hopkins’ plan to build an artificial intelligence institute unlike any other has met fierce pushback.

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Johns Hopkins' AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Bomb threats and misinformation that led to a shooting. Discussions about beefing up security for electeds. Uncertainty about what’s next. Inside Maryland politics’ anxiety-laden last few days w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social

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Another round of political violence leaves Maryland asking where we go next
Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has named Lester Davis as his next chief of staff. Currently a VP at CareFirst, Davis was a VP at powerhouse firm SKDK, advised the Moore campaign & was a top aide to former Bmore Mayor Jack Young.

From @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & me:

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Gov. Moore taps CareFirst exec Lester Davis as new chief of staff
Davis has extensive experience in city and state politics, having worked previously with the Moore campaign and for various roles in City Hall
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September 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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With President Trump repeatedly threatening to send the military to Baltimore, read about how daily life and acts of resistance in Washington exist side by side.

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What Washington D.C.’s occupation can teach Baltimore
With President Donald Trump threatening to send the military to Baltimore, the situation in Washington is instructive to how things may unfold here.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Baltimore’s IG tweeted about a city union election. The results are now being contested.

Read this @emilyopilo.bsky.social story

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Baltimore’s IG tweeted about a city union election. The results are now being contested.
Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming, a former prosecutor, offered a full-throated defense of her tweets, arguing that she posted each from her personal account.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore

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Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.
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August 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Deep state forces at play? 🤔
August 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots

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Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots
A proposal from Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos would tax vacant lots at four times the current rate.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM