Greg Morton

Greg Morton

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Data editor at the Banner Have any interesting data 👀? Send me an email: greg.morton@thebaltimorebanner.com

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Greg Morton
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NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. Read ⬇️ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

thebaltimorebanner.comTransit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on timeUnreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.
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NEW: Maryland spent years fighting to limit federal immigration enforcement. The state banned ICE's use of local jails in 2021 But limited detention options and Trump's unprecedented immigration crackdown means many are being moved thousands of miles from home www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

thebanner.comICE sent her 2,000 miles from her Maryland home. She’s far from alone.A Banner analysis of ICE records found that people first detained in Maryland are typically transferred more than 1,200 miles.

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Julie Bykowicz
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In love with this story, and graphics and photos, by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social and @jphotoj.bsky.social Your @thebaltimorebanner.com Sunday read. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...

thebanner.comAbove all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decksIn some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “fl...

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

A little mood boost: At the Maryland State Fair, kids are invited to read farm animals to sleep. Yes, it's just as cute (and at times chaotic) as it sounds. Read all about it and see @jessicagallagher.bsky.social's adorable photos www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

thebanner.comCounting sheep? At the Maryland State Fair, kids read them bedtime stories.The final Cow Tales bedtime stories of this year’s fair are Friday and Saturday from 7-8 p.m.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

Commodore John Rodgers leaders spent all year telling immigrant families that as ICE cracked down in Southeast Baltimore, they were still safe at school. It took federal agents mere minutes and 2 detainments to unravel that promise. Where does CJR go from here? www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

thebanner.comFor this Baltimore school, an ICE arrest turned fear into realityAn arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.

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Andrew Golden
@andrewgolden.bsky.social

In late April, a Baltimore City high school baseball team worried their season was crumbling. They asked for help from an unlikely source. But by month’s end, the team’s season was canceled anyway. On a team’s heroic efforts and the barriers they face:

thebanner.comA lost season: Inside the struggle of a Baltimore City high school baseball teamDigital Harbor students worked to recruit an additional coach and save the season. Instead, it was canceled.
Greg Morton
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Maryland built a unique system to keep hospital services in rural communities. Cecil County births have held steady. The population is growing. Today, the county's only birthing center closes anyway, despite community opposition. www.thebanner.com/economy/scie...

thebanner.comCecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory...

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

For teen moms like Rylee who fell behind in class while trying to raise a baby, one family center in Baltimore has a way to help them beat the odds and get a diploma: They send their babies to free preschool in the same building. Their success rate? 89% www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

thebanner.comOn-site daycare helps close the graduation gap for Baltimore’s teen momsHalf of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

The 7-way race for 2 Baltimore school board seats is TIGHT. With all precincts reporting Election Day results, we have 3 basic locks - both incumbents and a challenger. But less than 100 votes separate the candidates for the fourth spot on the November ballot www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

thebanner.comEsposito leads Baltimore City school board raceChallengers Kevin W. Parson and Jamar Day ended Tuesday night neck-and-neck for the fourth spot on November’s ballot.
Greg Morton
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Incredibly proud of the amazing @thebaltimorebanner.com data team for delivering our best live election results experience ever Because of their hard work the Banner is home to more detailed results than you can find anywhere else. And we're not done counting: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

thebanner.comMaryland US House seats: Primary election results 2026Follow Maryland’s U.S. House primary election results and track vote totals across the state’s congressional districts.

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Justin Fenton
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Read the series by Liz, @invisibae.bsky.social, @ryanlittle.bsky.social & @ajv.bsky.social which showed how unreliable public transit makes it nearly impossible for city students to get to school on time, making access to a car a key factor in students’ success: www.thebanner.com/specials/sch...

thebanner.comMissing the busHow Baltimore failed a generation of students struggling to get to school

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Mere
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News you can use!

Greg Morton@invisibae.bsky.social

NEW: The Orioles delighted fans when they introduced a $4 "value" hot dog last season. But our reporters had to ask: Is it actually the most beef for your buck? They hit Camden Yards with a kitchen scale and a ruler to investigate. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

thebanner.comGrading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures upArmed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.
Greg Morton
@invisibae.bsky.social

NEW: The Orioles delighted fans when they introduced a $4 "value" hot dog last season. But our reporters had to ask: Is it actually the most beef for your buck? They hit Camden Yards with a kitchen scale and a ruler to investigate. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

thebanner.comGrading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures upArmed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.

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Justin Fenton
@justinfenton.bsky.social

NEW: A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened. But The Banner has obtained the 300-page report. Read it here: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

thebanner.comReport on firefighters’ deaths in Baltimore exposes systemic flawsThe Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative rep...

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

When Dana Riley bought her day care building, she didn’t think anyone would associate her with the sexual abuse and shooting scandal tied to its former owners. When she couldn’t shake the distrust and doubt, she came up with a solution: 24/7 live-streamed cameras www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

thebanner.comHow this day care rebuilt trust after a shooting and abuse scandalThe new owner of Shanteari Young’s former child care center lets parents watch classroom livestreams.

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ProPublica
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The impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown on mothers is particularly pronounced, our analysis found: Moms of U.S. citizens have been deported at about four times the pace under the Biden administration.

propublica.orgTrump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen KidsA ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

De'Jonnae and her husband José live by one universal truth: Reunification is the goal. These foster parents have taken in 15 kids over 5 years, making them an outlier in a state where the number of foster parents has been declining and half tap out after just 1 year www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

thebanner.comThese foster parents have taken in 15 kids. Their goal: Send them home.The Baltimore couple is unusual in a state where half of families stop taking foster kids within the first year.
Greg Morton
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The results are in! We asked you to draw downtown and you delivered. @ajv.bsky.social reviewed hundreds of your maps and found interesting trends and thoughtful explanations. What shocked me the most? Only about 1 in 4 maps had Little Italy downtown 🇮🇹 www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

thebanner.comWe asked where downtown Baltimore is. Chaos ensuedWhere does downtown Baltimore begin and end? Nearly 700 readers sent maps — and a Banner analysis reveals the areas most people agree on.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

Kids in the "iPad generation" have grown more reliant on screens at home and in school since the pandemic. The head of Baltimore's public schools has had enough. She introduced screen time and digital device limits, though she doesn't think they go far enough. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

thebanner.comBaltimore’s top educator wants to end the iPad kid epidemicBaltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises announced strict screen time limits for kindergarten through second grade students.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

A little bit of happy for your Wed. morning: We've been reporting for months that the federal immigration crackdown is keeping some scared immigrant families from venturing outside their homes. Norma Montesino is the bilingual Santa Claus bringing reading to them. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

thebanner.comWhen immigrants can’t leave their homes, this reading expert comes to the doorAmid a federal immigration crackdown, scared families are avoiding public spaces and staying home. Norma Montesino is one of the few people they’ll let in.

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Cody Boteler
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This is fun

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No one seems to agree on what "downtown Baltimore" actually is. Is it a narrow strip of land near the harbor? Does it include Mount Vernon? The @thebaltimorebanner.com office? Help us figure this out! Use our new tool to draw what you think of as downtown: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

thebanner.comHow do you define downtown Baltimore? Draw it and show us.Depending on how you draw its boundaries, downtown Baltimore is either a depressing and increasingly empty collection of tall buildings, or it’s a dynamic and diverse community poised for success.

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Julie Bykowicz
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Baltimore, what is YOUR version of downtown? Draw us a map! (Also, hate to say it, but Philly had it right ...) This is so fun, and a great read. via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

thebanner.comHow do you define downtown Baltimore? Draw it and show us.Depending on how you draw its boundaries, downtown Baltimore is either a depressing and increasingly empty collection of tall buildings, or it’s a dynamic and diverse community poised for success.

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Maya Lora McKay
@mayaklora.bsky.social

As a former resident of downtown (who would literally never go back), this story and its accompanying videos are such a delight.

Greg Morton@invisibae.bsky.social

No one seems to agree on what "downtown Baltimore" actually is. Is it a narrow strip of land near the harbor? Does it include Mount Vernon? The @thebaltimorebanner.com office? Help us figure this out! Use our new tool to draw what you think of as downtown: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

thebanner.comHow do you define downtown Baltimore? Draw it and show us.Depending on how you draw its boundaries, downtown Baltimore is either a depressing and increasingly empty collection of tall buildings, or it’s a dynamic and diverse community poised for success.

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Justin Fenton
@justinfenton.bsky.social

A child died after crashing while fleeing a traffic stop in Howard County last month; the Attorney General's Office says it will not identify her, citing a juvenile secrecy law no one else applies this way. Im hoping someone out there knows who she was. Please reach out if you have info

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Pamela Wood
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Look who is in town in Annapolis today to press state lawmakers to redraw Maryland's congressional district boundaries: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Here is the developing story from your @thebaltimorebanner.com State House team: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

thebanner.comHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Annapolis as redistricting fight heats upAs he walked into the State House, Jeffries said he would “in all likelihood” discuss redistricting with Gov. Wes Moore.
Greg Morton
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After years of devastating overdose deaths, Baltimore is finally seeing progress. But the crisis hasn't ended — it's changed. by @alissazhu.bsky.social & @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/pu...

thebanner.comBaltimore’s remarkable decline in drug overdose deaths comes with new challengesBaltimore’s overdose crisis does not appear to be ebbing, but evolving, according to interviews with experts. A mix of other chemicals — often less immediately lethal but dangerous in other ways — has...