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Baltimore’s mayor says sewer rate hike was unexpected. City documents say otherwise.
Mayor Brandon Scott, who had to fight through a difficult primary in May, won a second term last month and retook the oath of office Dec. 3, said Wednesday the election was not a factor in his decision to seek a rate increase this month.
Inspector General finds no evidence Olszewski administration paid improper benefits
The 27-page report, released Wednesday, undercuts accusations of cronyism that swirled around Olszewski this year as he mounted a campaign for Congress.
Baltimore mayor picks Biden administration official to lead transportation department
Mayor Brandon Scott announced his pick to lead the city’s transportation department — someone who’s currently working for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
‘They ruined me’: Fired Baltimore health commissioner speaks out
“I don’t think I understood the gravity,” Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga said about not resolving omissions on her ethics forms sooner.
Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.
Baltimore sewer rates to jump 15% under mayor’s plan, biggest hike in a decade
Baltimore residents will likely see a double-digit increase to their sewer rate and substantial increases to other city utility costs in the coming years.
Camp Small is the Baltimore success story at the center of Thursday’s fire
Part of the city's zero-waste efforts, Camp Small makes and sells mulch, firewood, whole logs and its premium product: lumber.
Zeke Cohen says it’s Baltimore’s moment. It might be his, too.
For the most part Zeke Cohen and Mayor Brandon Scott are aligned, sharing a common political coalition and similar goals. But tension is inevitable.
Baltimore’s mayor and other elected leaders will be paid more next year
Under legislation passed in 2007, elected officials will receive a 2.5% salary increase if pay is increased for any of the city’s unions.
Baltimore Council President Nick Mosby calls for Marilyn Mosby’s pardon
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby called on President Joe Biden to pardon his ex-wife Marilyn Mosby on Wednesday, saying she was selectively prosecuted.
Baltimore City Council’s new blood wants to do ‘really dope stuff’
These four freshmen say they’re here to shake up the status quo.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott promises stability during his second term
“My passion for Baltimore extends far beyond the life of any one political fight or my own political career,” Scott said of plans to build lasting initiatives addressing violent crime and vacant housing.
Baltimore City Council approves tax district to fund vacant housing plan
The tax district is a key component of Mayor Brandon Scott’s $3 billion, 15-year plan to remediate more than 35,000 city-owned properties.
The School of Mary Pat Clarke fostered a generation of Maryland leaders raised in retail politics
Small in stature but outsized in energy, Clarke, known to most as Mary Pat, was always reachable, always ready and seemingly excited to help, recalled the cadre of officials who worked with her.
Baltimore City Council approves tax hike for vacant properties
The proposal would set the tax rate for vacant and abandoned homes at three times the typical rate in its first year.
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