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Greg Morton

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Greg Morton is a data reporter for the Baltimore Banner. He focuses on using data analysis and visualization to help simplify complex issues, give readers insight into the world around them, and expose inequality and exploitation. Prior to arriving at The Banner, Greg worked as an intern at ProPublica, NPR’s Planet Money, and The Washington Post, working on stories on subjects ranging from criminal justice to macroeconomics. Greg also works as a fellow at University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.

Latest content by Greg Morton

Assistant Principal Carrie Rill interacts with kindergarten students in the classroom at Westowne Elementary in Catonsville on Nov. 11, 2024.
Maryland’s best schools: See state scores for every public school
Search our database to see which Maryland schools earned a 5-star rating.
The backpacks of middle school students in class at Nottingham Middle School hang on their chairs on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
Maryland schools got new ratings. Here’s what they mean.
How many stars did your school earn this year? The answer is coming later today.
Maryland precinct map: How did your neighborhood vote for president?
State officials say they don’t have a statewide map of Maryland precincts. The Banner compiled as many maps from counties as we could and approximated the others.
Most communities in Baltimore supported the plan to redevelop Harborplace
Baltimore rejected a plan to shrink the City Council. Some of its poorest precincts disagreed.
Most impoverished communities voted to approve the David Smith-backed measure to shrink the Baltimore City Council from 14 to eight, precinct-level data shows.
A view of the Baltimore City Council chamber where the president conducts business inside Baltimore City Hall on September 11, 2024.
Who signed the petition to shrink Baltimore City Council? It’s not who you think
Critics have said the ballot measure to shrink the Baltimore City Council will disenfranchise majority-Black neighborhoods. A Banner analysis found the vast majority of signers live in those neighborhoods and are Democrats. But why did they sign?
One Calvert Plaza, once home of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. offices, was to be the site of 173 new apartments.
Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure filing on historic One Calvert Plaza building
Facing lien petitions, contract disputes and a foreclosure, the Baltimore real estate company has reached a tipping point.
The business of real estate is evolving. Working with a REALTOR®, you can secure a rewarding outcome, whether you’re buying or selling a home.
Will lower mortgage rates bring relief to Baltimore-area residents?
With mortgage rates coming down, relief could be on the horizon for Baltimore-area homebuyers, home sellers and home builders alike.
Math teacher La'Tier Evans teaches algebra to students at Pocomoke High School.
Maryland test scores database: How did your local school do in 2024?
You can explore your test scores at your local school, or at any school in Maryland, on our searchable tables.
Kat Locke-Jones, a seventh-grade English teacher speaks with students during class at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore.
Baltimore-area schools raise scores on Maryland tests as achievement elsewhere stalls
Students in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties made steady progress on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, known as MCAP.
Gold medalists like Maryland’s Katie Ledecky, center, are an example of Olympians the state produces at very high rates, a Banner analysis found.
Analysis: Why does Maryland dominate at the Olympics? Look at the bank accounts.
Maryland has sent athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics at one of the highest rates in the United States, a Baltimore Banner analysis found.
Patryk Tararuj’s business, Green Apple Cleaning of Baltimore, won a suit against Chasen Cos. this month.
Chasing Chasen: Small business scores big win over Baltimore developer as legal woes mount
The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.
A view from the entryway of a construction site that will become The Whitney, on South Caroline Street in Fells Point.
Contractor alleges Chasen Cos. owes almost $1 million for Meyer Seed Co. project
In court documents filed on April 15 but not previously available in Baltimore Circuit Court, Patriot Steel Fabrication Inc., a firm based in Church Creek, Dorchester County, asserts that Chasen Cos. owes the business more than $915,000.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen is photographed during an interview at his company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
Baltimore’s flashiest developer wanted to expand nationally. Now he’s rethinking everything.
Brandon Chasen’s development company is dialing back its national expansion plans and slowing its pace in Baltimore, too.
The Orioles are on pace to surpass 2 million in attendance for the first time since 2017.
The Orioles have been hot, and that’s bringing out the fans
If this pace continues, the Orioles’ attendance will be over 2 million for the first time since 2017, before the team’s rebuild began.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and a team of crime analysts from the University of Pennsylvania present findings from a new anti-violence report at a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The report shows the impact of the city’s group violence reduction strategy throughout a 2022 pilot program run in the Western District of Baltimore.
Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare?
According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, Baltimore’s drop in gun violence through the first half of May this year ranks second among the 50 largest U.S. cities when compared to the same period in 2023.

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