<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-lawmaker-takes-aim-at-predatory-real-estate-practices-X63ZGJXPBRBW3EJYKZAOHOA7DM/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:59:19.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JW2RK6O3S5FB3FWY35RSSQCXRU.JPG?auth=044feeff4a6d0ac66519f7207d2f5579a532d4473a2b87ed53e709cdf980d553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5316&amp;height=3358</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Oliver of Baltimore flips through an agreement with MV Realty of Maryland, LLC, inside of his home in Baltimore on Thursday, October 13, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/families-distraught-baltimore-parking-garage-turned-into-morgue-as-200-bodies-await-autopsy-MKWGYXU2K5HD5L3FZQHIZFNO6Q/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:48:40.882Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OZUFVDTG6BCPVLBMU737VNCCWU.jpeg?auth=c85a85a4dbcea4ff710d58c30db766a8bdfd664373c53016b0b6bb901d36d556&amp;smart=true&amp;width=599&amp;height=449</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State officials are storing some of the bodies in the parking garage of the old Social Security Administration building in downtown Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/snap-enrollment-drops-sharply-in-maryland-some-say-staffing-shortages-policy-shifts-partially-to-blame-GASIOF5PR5G4HHT4ZHUXERHV4U/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:46:24.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVCCQKFMCZGPTFI5FF4OI7XRYA.jpg?auth=fccc8033764095596ac24af79ebae8c6fb6f5d4a49bbb06f87dab4867dc26a87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 158,000 people dropped from the state’s SNAP participation rolls from March-May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-senate-committee-probes-agency-leaders-on-food-benefits-enrollment-theft-T5GKNC6GQVHFNGWO7O274H7I64/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:44:47.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWEEYZTUCNDFRLQWYNTJZJGZ44.JPG?auth=ce0203a66cc1341b3e6ab66b65c572e621290141176efea76c78ca1b89fe2d32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lourdes R. Padilla, secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services, at Tuesday's hearing about issues with federal food assistance benefits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/health-department-pulls-requests-for-autonomous-contract-approval-for-western-maryland-hospital-center-UGRH7YUEUFHZVFFH3SVFBNWIRE/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:43:36.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7HYGJ6EF3BE2ZNSOAZTXHKDPVA.jpg?auth=264f6fcc58873912b828ecb05e8377ef13acb8745a04d280e3e9a6e4d20c84dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1800&amp;height=999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Western Maryland Hospital Center, with 123 beds, cares for a wide range of patients. It would be closed under a state plan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/state-employee-labor-union-asks-maryland-spending-board-to-oppose-urgent-health-care-contracts-LEXXCH4OUBBOFEUHXU7IVNQHKI/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:43:02.535Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7HYGJ6EF3BE2ZNSOAZTXHKDPVA.jpg?auth=264f6fcc58873912b828ecb05e8377ef13acb8745a04d280e3e9a6e4d20c84dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1800&amp;height=999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Western Maryland Hospital Center, with 123 beds, cares for a wide range of patients. It would be closed under a state plan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-county/embattled-gunpowder-falls-state-park-official-resigns-as-president-of-maryland-rangers-association-WJ5SNI2YBZFLZKZSY5JF25PIEM/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:41:38.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XJ3V27UWBBCBNJ35AQJWSKF2ME.jpg?auth=07588f66cbc14315e4551e628b3594c6432e101a604fb4e8871c3bcd90207e95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign at the entrance of Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweet Air Area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/maryland-lawmakers-call-for-independent-review-of-misconduct-at-gunpowder-falls-state-park-SFO3MD5JQZE3LP3QMY3ONZKS7M/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T18:40:57.257Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LO7FXEJIBF7TH7RCLZYUKPFRY.JPG?auth=3bc8d395dedf122d9831723c218a7bfc735016aee24f69c0aa81e6b84cd2e0c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-health-department-mismanaged-contractor-overpaid-2235-million-in-claims-audit-finds-KXOSSJMEANGFHMKKPMUFAL6SMI/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T16:08:00.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DKLM6OPTZGC7NGLIFWULB76XY.jpg?auth=ecc1b5eef262201242dfe58abbbbbbbc7a88899064cb991bc9187185e658f048&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2200&amp;height=1689</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader. A state audit faulted the agency for not providing enough oversight of a contractor, costing hundreds of millions in overpayments.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/campaign-finance-update-PJ4I54K4UVDXJGTVVHEO4C2USE/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T15:09:31.840Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZSORDMWXJGQVCNNZ34XYO6OIY.jpg?auth=6b94211a60626bb94ae3b00e19912fb0cb67d90841e8285d1db772e35c872583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican Dan Cox, left, and Democrat Wes Moore, right, are the major-party nominees for governor of Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/banner-political-notes-a-new-gig-for-schulz-advice-from-hillary-clinton-one-candidates-big-head-UXEUGARYRBDHZFFSDKJQEP4JEE/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T10:00:01.593Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YC6BQ4GR2NDSJMLBC7L7ZJHWRY.jpg?auth=6842b2cd6e6a92db320cbe2f6f82206320f526d5ab1065db2d10f7acef260eb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Weekly political news and notes from around Baltimore and Maryland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/the-best-local-indie-music-in-october-WIETOZCEKZBHJPJHEURECEVPOU/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T10:00:01.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZH7TATRKRETLP3QCO6DOI7DEY.jpg?auth=7b8e0f42c9921a86a11212392d54c68d198a4be4cbd3ff02e5cc714fa05f84fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This month’s best indie releases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/the-best-local-rap-and-rb-in-october-GWBAL7GVEVCHJGHT4WWV3WXK4A/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-29T10:00:01.027Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/47QNK4H7OREJ3NVWAO646SUADY.jpg?auth=c50dfcb36a33574839977468ab7d295c14058c0d892b321148efd26515a8ca54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This month's best rap and R&B releases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>