Lee Sanderlin

Dispatch from a harrowing sentencing hearing in Annapolis today. 19-year-old given life in prison for killing the owner of a koi pond store. Judge said she was looking for any reason to reduce the sentence, given his young age, but couldn't find anything. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:

SPORTS FEATURE, DIV 2 2026 SFJ winners: 🥇 1st: @brianwacker1.bsky.social - @baltimoresun.bsky.social 🥈 2nd: Kelly Meyerhofer - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 🥉 3rd: @billoram.bsky.social - @oregonian.com 🏅 HM: @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & @danielleallentuck.bsky.social - The Baltimore Banner

Your latest dose of Baltimore political drama from @leeosanderlin.bsky.social in @thebaltimorebanner.com —

The Key Bridge and Red Line delays erode Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's political persona as an outsider who can get big things done. Analysis by @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @hayesgardner.bsky.social in @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

D.C. United's hopes to bring pro soccer teams to Baltimore remain without a funding source. A bill that would have funded $217 million in state bonds for a soccer stadium never made it out of session. w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

From @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Ivan Bates claims Brandon Scott endorsed him. But did he? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Gov. Wes Moore has been saying Maryland needs to redraw its congressional districts because of "political redlining" in other states. What does he mean? And what's Maryland's role in addressing it? from me, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & @invisibae.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: from the great @leeosanderlin.bsky.social, @pwoodreporter.bsky.social and I

❄️ Snow Day Read ❄️ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and state Senate President Bill Ferguson have staked out opposite positions on redistricting. It’s testing their working relationship. And it’s getting personal. w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The story of how Maryland bought a horse farm it won’t use involves a former Florida Congressman, a “prominent veterinarian,” self-dealing, a high-powered attorney, Gov. Wes Moore, a state authority that no longer exists and some trout. for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/sports/maryl...

NEW | Maryland plans to buy Laurel Park from The Stronach Group and convert it into a horse racing training center. This marks a pivot from building the center at Shamrock Farm, which the state paid $4.5 million for last year. w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

New: Exelon and Constellation are in an arms race in Maryland’s capital. With their deep pockets and small army of lobbyists, they’re in a fight to bend energy policy to their liking and to ratepayers are caught in the middle. W/ @adampwillis.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

NEW: Chuck Jenkins, arguably Maryland's most powerful sheriff, said today he wants to keep working with ICE — regardless of national protests and even if Maryland lawmakers outlaw cooperation agreements (called 287g program) in the state. More in @thebaltimorebanner.com:

By @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Crime is down, so why isn’t Ivan Bates happy? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

NEW: Baltimore is on track to finish 2025 with its fewest homicides in about 50 years. Before Two-thirds of city residents were even born. Baltimore homicides have further and faster than anywhere in the nation since 2018. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed. 2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

SCOOP from @emilyopilo.bsky.social & @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said he is “terminating” his coordination with the mayor’s public safety office, which oversees the city’s flagship anti-violence initiative www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

new from @emilyopilo.bsky.social and @leeosanderlin.bsky.social tonight in @thebaltimorebanner.com ——

Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates to cut ties with mayor’s public safety office, citing ‘cloak of secrecy', @emilyopilo.bsky.social and @leeosanderlin.bsky.social. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Scoop: Reps for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank have been lobbying Gov. Wes Moore’s office in an effort to persuade Maryland to buy Plank’s horse farm, email show. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Why is this influential member of the Baltimore Jewish community on prosecutors’ stay-away list for at least one of the defendants in the Dalya Attar extortion case? W/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

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. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

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. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

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 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

👀 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. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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:

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 —

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 www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

📊 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: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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)

“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 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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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 www.thebanner.com/economy/real...

Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is "not enough" for local media giant Sinclair. w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/jimm...

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. www.thebanner.com/economy/real...

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 www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

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. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore’s IG tweeted about a city union election. The results are now being contested. Read this @emilyopilo.bsky.social story www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Deep state forces at play? 🤔

Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/real...

Insightful profile by @justinfenton.bsky.social

Scoop: Wes Moore’s chief of staff departing to run Baltimore’s Abell Foundation W/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s chief of staff, Fagan Harris, is leaving the administration for a gig heading Baltimore’s Abell Foundation. SCOOP from Lee Sanderlin with an assist from me: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

A quarter million in campaign donations from a developer with a dubious past, a Residence Inn rooftop and… Barefoot wine? A look at how an extended stay hotel in East Baltimore became a hotspot for Maryland Democratic fundraising. W/ Giacomo Bologna www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...