Alissa Zhu
Reporter at The Baltimore Banner
Reporter @BaltimoreBanner. tips: alissa.zhu(at)https://t.co/K88xbjNdQ9. past: @nytimes local investigations fellowship, @clarionledger, @springfieldnl
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Madeleine O'Neill |Alissa Zhu
A Baltimore judge on Thursday proposed slashing the $266 million verdict that the city won last year from a pair of drug distributors accused of contributing to the deadly opioid crisis, suggesting the companies pay just under $52 million or receive a new trial entirely. Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill agreed with the companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, that the jury’s award was too high and that jurors assigned them too much blame for the crisis.
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3 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Alissa Zhu
In the alleys of Carrollton Ridge in Southwest Baltimore, two men carefully stepped around signs of hard life on the streets:a firepit, a soiled mattress and discarded clothing. They stopped to pick up used syringes and greet people huddled near the abandoned rowhomes nearby. “What’s up, Champ? The van’s out there,” said Bakari Atiba, director of community engagement with Charm City Care Connection, an East Baltimore-based nonprofit that serves people who use illegaldrugs.
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4 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Alissa Zhu
A new law in Maryland will require state health officials to report what they are doing to prevent deaths and relapses among patients receiving care at drug addiction treatment programs. Under the law effective July 1, signed by Gov. Wes Moore last week, the Maryland Department of Health must detail in two annual reports how the state agency isimproving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.
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1 month ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Alissa Zhu
After 37 years of leading Baltimore’s Abell Foundation, president Bob Embry will retire, confirmed the foundation’s spokesman Andy Green. The foundation contributes about $16 million each year to health, economic and educational projects and initiatives across the city and Embry has been one of Baltimore’s most influential figures spanning back decades.
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1 month ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Alissa Zhu |Emily Opilo
In the past year, the initial winnings from Baltimore’s legal fight against opioid manufacturers and distributors — more than $180 million so far — have started to flow into city coffers, while leaders have drafted plans and assembled boards in the name of community engagement and transparency.
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