Cynthia Prairie, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup, May 6, 2016

Baltimore City primary results expected to be in today; gaming device distributor challenges state over regulations; condo association challenges planned construction, citing illegal campaign contributions; with Donald Trump as the likely GOP prez nominee, Gov. Hogan says he still won’t endorse; state Democrats say there is a resurgence of interest in party in Western, Southern Maryland; and former Gov. O’Malley to chair urban education advisory board.

Part 5 Unhealthy Baltimore: ‘They almost let me die’

Health disparities in Baltimore are about a system that still treats too many residents in the most expensive way possible — in crisis visits to the emergency room — rather than keeping people healthy in the community.

In West Baltimore, life expectancy the same as North Korea

In Sandtown, where Freddie Gray lived and the median household income is less than a quarter of Roland Park’s, the life expectancy is 70 years. That matches the average life expectancy in North Korea, an impoverished dictatorship where millions suffer from chronic undernourishment, according to the United Nations.

State Roundup, May 5, 2016

Maryland is on track to meeting the new federal clean air standards; in Baltimore City mayoral ballot count, Dixon gains on Pugh, but Push still leads; Gov. Hogan reports receiving gifts worth $1 to $500; state Del. Szeliga hopeful in Senate race against Van Hollen; Hogan marked as one of Silent 9 governors over support for Trump for president; Ben Carson to help vet possible veeps for Trump; and state Sen. Pugh still leads in mayoral race as final count continues.

Part 4 Unhealthy Baltimore: Former drug user faces medical bias

A former drug user, clean for 30 years, believes her past drug use — and doctors’ refusal to hear anything beyond that — was the main roadblock to an accurate diagnosis.

State Roundup, May 4, 2016

Former Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon ponders challenging Catherine Pugh victory for mayor, cites irregularities and wants Gov. Hogan to intercede as activists also call for halt to election certification; Emily’s List lost big time in three Maryland races: Edwards for U.S. Senate and Matthews, Pena-Melnyk for House; underwater grasses make a comeback, signalling healthy Maryland waters; Hogan says he’s committed to BWI airport growth; and Gregory Thornton out as Baltimore City schools chief.

Part 3 Unhealthy Baltimore: Distrust in the hospital room

Bon Secours Hospital has been a fixture in the neighborhood since 1919, when it was opened by an order of nuns who served middle-class patients from all across the city. But today, few patients are affluent. The hospital, outpatient services and wellness center that compose the system primarily serve neighborhoods including Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park, predominantly black neighborhoods made famous in pop culture by TV shows like HBO’s “The Wire.”

State Roundup, May 3, 2016

Amtrak plans to fix two rail bottlenecks in Maryland; state Department of Environment says Maryland’s air cleaner and getting better; U.S. Sen. Cardin hosts roundtable on federal clean water legislation; off-ballot, Green Party candidates hold private races; Jamie Raskin, Chris Van Hollen benefited from home-field advantage in races for U.S. House, Senate respectively; former MoCo Councilmember Valerie Ervin may be lining up support to fill Raskin’s state Senate seat; and in Baltimore City election count kerfuffle, group seeks to delay results validation while elections chief defends staff.

Part 2 Unhealthy Baltimore: Hurdles to health

Sharlene Adams’ story is not about huge barriers to medical care but about a series of hurdles that block access to help for her and many other low-income residents in Baltimore. Those hurdles add up to large health care inequities.

State Roundup, May 2, 2016

With 12 cases documented in Maryland, state to spend $700,000 to raise awareness, prevent Zika; fatal crash, traffic fatalities rise in state; school construction funding could be altered; GOP’s Custer urges rank and file to accept Trump as presidential nominee; but Gov. Hogan says he still won’t back Trump; U.S. Rep. Cummings calls Trump ‘dangerous;’ Donna Edwards foregoes post-primary unity rally; election results from eight Baltimore City precincts went missing for 24 hours; and city administration under Mayor Pugh might not change much.

Cynthia Prairie

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