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42 Rowhomes: Federal Charges Expose a Real Estate Fraud Scheme Targeting East Baltimore

In March 2026, federal prosecutors charged an attorney connected to a scheme involving 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore that were allegedly resold …

Wired for Survival: How Childhood Trauma and Poverty Compound Each Other in Baltimore

Before the addiction, before the mental illness, before the eviction, before the criminal record — researchers have spent decades documenting what …

The $580 Million Question: How Baltimore Spends Its Opioid Settlements Will Define the Next Decade

Nearly $580 million.

That is how much Baltimore City has won in legal settlements against pharmaceutical companies, distributors, and pharmacies that …

Can't Get There From Here: How Transportation Locks Baltimore Workers Out of Jobs

It is one of the more counterintuitive facts about Baltimore’s labor market: in a city with a documented unemployment problem, employers in the …

Undervalued: How Appraisal Bias Is Draining Wealth From Baltimore's Black Neighborhoods

When a home appraises below its contract price, the consequences are immediate and tangible. The buyer must come up with a larger down payment. The …