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Daniel Zawodny

Daniel

Daniel Zawodny covers transportation for the The Baltimore Banner as a corps member with Report For America. He is a Baltimore area native and graduated with his master's degree in journalism from American University in 2021. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and previously covered immigration issues.

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Hundreds of protesters gather in front of a Tesla dealership in Owings Mills on Saturday, March 29, 2025, to protest Elon Musk and the DOGE government cuts.
Hundreds of ‘Tesla takedown’ protesters turn out at Owings Mills dealership: ‘No oligarchs! No fascists!’
Hundreds of protesters are lining both sides of Reisterstown Road outside the Owings Mills Tesla dealership, expressing outrage at the company’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, which houses the Baltimore Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Interim Maryland ICE director steps in amid Trump immigration crackdown
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has new local leadership after the previous director was promoted, an ICE spokesperson said Friday.
CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: A Polestar electric car prepares to park at an EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. Seven major automakers announced plans earlier this week to increase the number of high-powered electric vehicle chargers in the country with 30,000 new charging stations along highways and in urban areas. According to the Energy Department, there are currently an estimated  32,000 chargers across the country.
As electric vehicle sales lag, Maryland might punt fines for car companies
Under the Maryland program, part of the California-led Clean Cars II emissions standards, nearly half of new cars that roll off dealership lots need to be electric by the fall of 2026 or auto manufacturers could face fines.
John Galbreath filed a request under the state Public Information Act for access to five years of documents concerning alleged civic debts and communications with debtors.
The lawyer interrogating Maryland’s debt-collecting tactics
As of February, Marylanders currently owe nearly $4 billion to more than 100 public agencies.
Community members and loved ones lit candles and sat in silence for six minutes to honor the six men who died on the night of the Key Bridge collapse during a vigil at Sacred Heart of Jesus.
6 minutes of silence for Key Bridge collapse victims: ‘They paid the highest price with their lives’
People huddled in jackets and sweaters before an altar of six crosses for the six men killed in the Key Bridge collapse: Alejandro Hernández Fuentes, Carlos Daniel Hernández, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, José Mynor López and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera.
The Maryland Transit Administration’s Metro subway will shut down this weekend for tests of the system’s new railcars.
Plan ahead: Baltimore Metro to close for weekend railcar tests
Baltimore’s lone Metro line won’t run this weekend, the Maryland Transit Administration announced, and will reopen Monday with adjusted hours as the agency tests the system’s new railcars.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
3 more Maryland sheriffs sign working agreements with ICE as lawmakers consider blocking them
The sheriffs in Carroll, Garrett and Washington counties agreed to start a “Warrant Service Officer” program in which ICE will train local deputies to serve and execute administrative warrants for people in their jails believed to be in the country without authorization.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells
Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.
Photo illustration of white sedan driving toward the left of the image against a dark purple background. The rear of the car is cut out, and a pile of one hundred dollar bills fills the back silhouette of the car. One hundred dollar bills fly away from the rear of the car.
Yes, tariffs could make your car insurance even costlier
Proposed tariffs threaten to upend current auto supply chains, boosting prices, particularly on cars and parts from Canada, Mexico and China.
Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
The I-83 speed cameras are moving, but not far
Baltimore City plans to move the two automated speed cameras on Interstate 83 to new locations soon.
Illustration shows a rear view mirror whose image shows many Virginia license plates. In the background is a lightly sketched streetscape of downtown Baltimore. A crab and the Natty Boh logo hang from the rear view mirror.
Maryland is fighting against Virginia license plates, but the license plates are winning
Maryland has few avenues to compel motorists who skirt state vehicle registration law to fix their registrations.
Traffic travels on the outer loop of I-695 at Falls Road as rain falls on the region.
Roadwork could disrupt traffic on the Beltway and I-795 starting next week
Drivers in Baltimore County may experience some delays in the coming weeks due to a set of roadwork projects on Interstates 695 and 795.
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Executive Director/CEO, Ricky Smith, poses for a portrait in the airport's terminal on July 23, 2024.
BWI airport’s top official is taking off for Atlanta
Ricky Smith, the Maryland Aviation Administration’s top official, is taking off for a new job running the Atlanta airport.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, where the ICE field office is located.
How ICE operates in Maryland and what changes could be coming
Increasing reports of ICE agents in Maryland have stoked fear, raising questions about what happens to people who are arrested.
A former rail bridge crosses over Eastern Avenue near South Haven Street. Baltimore had to return a state grant it planned to use for acquiring a 1.5-mile railroad right-of-way in East Baltimore for the Greenway Trails Network.
Baltimore loses grant for Greenway Trail after letting it sit for years
Maryland recently took back a $1.5 million grant for a high-profile, multi-use trail after Baltimore officials failed to use the money for years.
A woman in a red shirt stands in front of a desk and emblem of the City of Baltimore, flanked by a United States flag and a City of Baltimore flag.
Baltimore’s transportation director is a hotshot, but her new job won’t be easy
The agency has spent years tripping over itself, both with major capital projects and smaller, day-to-day responsibilities.
When crews need to perform track maintenance inside, the entire B&P Tunnel must shut down to train traffic.
Why a 150-year-old tunnel under West Baltimore chokes Amtrak: Inside the B&P Tunnel
West Baltimore's 150-year-old B&P Tunnel is crumbling, causing ongoing Amtrak delays and highlighting urgent infrastructure issues. Here's why repairs haven't solved the problem.
The Better Transit Now campaign, a group of local advocates pushing for more investment at the Maryland Transit Administration, held rally in Annapolis on February 4, 2025. Students from Moravia Park Elementary, a Baltimore City school, rode the bus for two hours to attend. Sarah Atewogbola holds up a sign in front of the Maryland State House.
Better transit now: Baltimore students and advocates rally in Annapolis
Roughly 100 students and advocates gathered just steps from the State House Tuesday afternoon with a simple message displayed on signs and reverberating through the air — Baltimore needs better transit, and now.
Increased reports of ICE sightings stoke fear across Maryland
Reports of sightings and raids are all over the internet. Some immigrant advocates say they are causing more unnecessary harm, especially in Maryland.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at the Port of Baltimore following an announcement of funding for carbon reduction at U.S. ports by President Joe Biden. Some fear how such funding will be treated by President Donald Trump's administration.
How Trump could hobble Maryland’s plans to curb climate change
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