Emily Sullivan
Emily Sullivan covered Baltimore City Hall for The Baltimore Banner. She joined The Banner after three years at WYPR. Her radio stories on Baltimore politics and culture have been honored with multiple awards, including three regional Edward R. Murrow awards. She previously reported for NPR’s national airwaves, focusing on business news, breaking news and President Trump’s conflicts of interest. Sullivan won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for an investigation into a Trump golf course's finances alongside members of the Embedded team. She has provided news analysis on 1A, The Takeaway, Here & Now, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Sullivan has also reported on health and education for WAMU in Washington, D.C. She got her start in journalism as an intern at WNYC. Sullivan also interned at The Village Voice, where she produced a music festival. She studied psychology and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Fordham University.
The latest from Emily
Meet the women who help power Maryland’s political campaigns
A handful of women are the most sought-after — and effective — campaign fundraisers for races in Baltimore and across Maryland.
Odette Ramos sends Hopkins $100M wishlist in negotiation over AI project
Johns Hopkins and Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos say they’ve consulted attorneys following their back-and-forth over a proposed AI center, according to communications obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
$1,000 ‘baby bonus’ for new parents will appear on city ballots in November
When Baltimoreans hit the polls in November, they’ll have the chance to vote on whether City Hall should give a one-time payment of $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Baltimore council passes $4B spending plan, wrapping budget with few fireworks
The City Council didn’t introduce a single amendment to the mayor’s proposed budget.
Vignarajah launches ballot measure campaign challenging Harborplace redevelopment
The proposed charter amendment would ban residential development, buildings taller than 100 feet and other “private use inconsistent with the parks’ public nature” in the Inner Harbor and 19 other city parks.
Unions, elected officials launch campaign against property tax measure
Revenue from property taxes made up $1.14 billion of city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Renew Baltimore calls for the city’s tax rate to be nearly halved over the next seven years.
Council will hold four hearings examining city’s response to overdoses
The Baltimore City Council will hold at least four oversight hearings examining the city’s response to its unprecedented overdose epidemic.
City Council to examine city’s overdose response after Banner/Times report
Councilman Mark Conway plans to introduce legislation on Monday to convene a hearing in late June.
Mosby charter amendment would reduce mayor’s grip over powerful spending board
The Democrat introduced a charter amendment to remove two mayoral appointees to the Board of Estimates, which would give the mayor, City Council president and comptroller — three citywide elected positions — equal control.
Meet the younger, bright-eyed and (maybe) more progressive Baltimore City Council
Is a progressive bloc about to take hold of City Hall? The four newcomers don’t uniformly embrace the label.
Baltimore planning an opioid office, public database of overdose deaths
City administrator Faith Leach said Baltimore officials have been working to expand services for people addicted to opioids, and hope to do so using potential settlement money from an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Baltimore’s top health official, to leave job next month
Deputy chief of staff J.D. Merrill will serve as Dzirasa’s interim replacement.
Blanchard takes lead in 11th District after Tuesday’s mail ballot counting
On Wednesday, canvassers will begin reviewing at least 6,000 additional provisional ballots and elections officials expect to use the rest of the week to tally up those votes.
Election day vote counts have fallen in key races; officials cite human error
Election day vote counts were reduced in races for City Council District 11 and District 8, two competitive races that are currently too close to call.
Sheila Dixon concedes mayoral race to Brandon Scott
Dixon said she called Scott to congratulate him on Friday morning. “His success leading our city is success for us all, so I sincerely wish him all the best in his second term,” the former mayor said.
City Council candidates keep narrow leads after additional batch of mail ballots
About 25,000 outstanding votes were expected to help decide at least three closely contested City Council races that have not yet declared winners.
Dixon won’t concede mayor’s race until mail ballots are counted
“In respect to all who voted, I’ll be waiting for the final outcome of the mail-in ballots before I make any further statements on the outcome of the mayoral primary,” Dixon said in a Wednesday statement.
Win or lose, thin margin in Costello’s race diminishes his political force
The council’s budget leader and would-be kingmaker had a tough election night Tuesday.
Voters gave Mayor Scott a mandate for a second term. They’ll expect him to deliver.
Scott becomes the center of political gravity in Baltimore, now that he’s slated to become the first mayor to serve at least two full terms since 1999.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott wins rematch against Sheila Dixon
“Tonight, you made it very clear that your democracy was not for sale,” said Scott, a first-term mayor who narrowly defeated Sheila Dixon in 2020. “I am blessed to have another term to serve as your mayor.”
