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A recurring bone infection landed Robert Peace in the hospital five times after a 2004 car accident fractured a hip. He blames his readmissions on a lack of follow-up care.

In Freddie Gray's Baltimore, The Best Medical Care Is Nearby But Elusive

10:04pm February 15, 2016

by Jay Hancock

The death of Freddie Gray highlighted distrust between Baltimore's African-American community and the police. There's also a divide between impoverished neighborhoods and the city's health system.

Maryland hospitals, including Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, are part of a payment experiment that provides new incentives to keep people in good health.

Budget Switch For Maryland Hospitals Is Starting To Pay Off

5:11pm November 11, 2015

by Andrea Hsu

Maryland has flipped financial incentives for hospitals. They get paid a set amount each year and can make money when patients are healthy and don't need hospital care.

Maryland will no longer offer Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates, starting next month.

National

Maryland To Be The Third State To Phase Out Confederate Flag License Plates

6:04pm October 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A federal judge's ruling allows Maryland to phase out plates featuring the rebel battle flag. The state's move is a reaction to the murders in a black church in South Carolina.

A manatee spotted in the Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal on Thursday. It's very unusual for the Florida native to get so far north.

Delaware Gets A Rare Out-Of-State Visitor: A 7-Foot Manatee

1:08pm July 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The marine mammal was spotted in the narrow canal that connects the Chesapeake and Delaware bays just a few days after one was seen in an estuary of the Potomac River.

Supreme Court Calls Maryland Income Tax Law 'A Tariff'

3:40pm May 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The court says Maryland unconstitutionally raised the cost of doing business in more than one state, by letting local governments tax money that was earned — and taxed — in other states.

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Martin O'Malley

12:52pm April 20, 2015

The Democrat and former governor of Maryland spoke to NPR about Hillary Clinton, Republican economic theory and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Longtime Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski has served in the Senate since 1987.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Congress' Longest-Serving Woman, To Retire

1:56pm March 02, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

The Maryland Democrat has served in the Senate since 1987 and was the first woman to chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.