Brooke Conrad

Brook Conrad is a regional multimedia editor for The Baltimore Sun. She previously worked as a producer for “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” a national, weekly TV news program focused on government accountability and investigative reporting. She also wrote and produced breaking TV news and digital enterprise stories for Sinclair Broadcast Group, and covered state policy and politics for the Carolina Journal. She’s a graduate of Hillsdale College.

The Senate Chamber in the Maryland State House.

Maryland officials don’t know how much the state spends on nonprofits

July 25, 2025 at 11:11 p.m.

Government officials managing the state budget say they don't know how much taxpayer money the state of Maryland allocates to nonprofits.

Dr. Meena Seshamani took over as Maryland's new health secretary in April. (Maryland Department of Health/Courtesy)

New Maryland health secretary says state’s relationship with Trump’s HHS ‘challenged’

July 24, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

Health Secretary Meena Seshamani acknowledged that Maryland's relationship with the federal government is “being challenged right now.”

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers the keynote address at the Inauguration of Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Gov. Moore avoids taking stance on Trump’s school choice plan

July 22, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Democratic Gov. Wes Moore isn’t yet taking a stance on whether Maryland should opt into a new school choice program implemented at the federal level.

Will McKenna leads an organization that was involved in the founding of The Tunbridge School years ago and said he believes the public charter school is in danger of closing in the next several years if the current funding challenges continue. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

Maryland charter schools fear closures as state debates new regulations

July 16, 2025 at 10:37 a.m.

Charter school leaders are expressing concerns about newly proposed state regulations that they say could force schools to close.

Mayor Brandon Scott walks through the Penn North neighborhood following a media briefing earlier this morning. (Kenneth K. Lam/Sun Staff)

‘Go slow and have Narcan available’: Baltimore reacts to mayor’s message after mass overdoses

July 11, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

After 27 people overdosed in Baltimore on Thursday, city leaders had a clear message for residents using drugs with a bad batch going around.

Baltimore City Police Department officers are seen Thursday on the corner of North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, where at least 25 people were discovered lying unconscious on the street, believed to be suffering from a suspected mass overdose. The area is cordoned off as emergency responders work to provide aid and investigate the scene.

‘Unacceptable’: Baltimore overdoses follow years of drug-dealing and use at Penn North

July 11, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

The open-air drug market at Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood has been “beyond control” for the past 10 years.

Yard56, a multi-phase retail and residential complex developed through Trump's Opportunity Zones. (Nia Meyers/Staff)

Cities like Baltimore inspired Trump’s Opportunity Zones. Reviews are mixed.

July 1, 2025 at 8:53 a.m.

The Trump administration is pushing for passage of another round of Opportunity Zone legislation as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill.” Has it worked in Baltimore?

Ray Kelly, executive director of the Citzens Policing Project and longtime community activist gives his views regarding the consent decree that has been implemented by the Baltimore Police following the death of Freddie Gray when taken into custody in 2015. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Baltimore residents say community policing still has a long way to go

June 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

BPD says it’s continuing to work on improving community policing, but Baltimore residents say it still has a long way to go.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signs city budget for Fiscal Year 2026. (Brooke Conrad/Staff)

Baltimore mayor defends salary increases for top city officials, signs budget

June 23, 2025 at 7:32 p.m.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Monday approved the city's annual budget, which included salary increases for several top city employees.

Johns Hopkins University has faced massive funding cuts from the Trump administration.

Some Johns Hopkins, UMD research stopped after Trump cuts. Others are scrambling to resume.

June 21, 2025 at 12:23 p.m.

While some university projects on the Trump administration’s chopping block have been able to continue, others have stopped.

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