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Baltimore’s iconic Bromo Tower is in need of repair. But who is in charge?
It’s time for Baltimore’s landmark Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower to get a facelift. As the city cuts ties with BOPA, the nonprofit that has managed the tower for years, it’s unclear who will oversee the project.
Baltimore leaders approve water and sewer rate hikes despite pleas from residents
Baltimore’s mayor-controlled spending board voted to increase the city’s water and sewer rates by as much as 15% after hearing objections from residents.
Baltimore will not change immigration policies, Scott says, despite arrest threat
A Justice Department official directed prosecutors across the nation to investigate and charge officials who don’t comply in carrying out the administration’s mass deportation agenda
Baltimore’s City Hall is getting a 150th birthday gift: a facelift
The $11.8 million investment, on top of the $12.5 million spent recently on stonework renovations, will complete an exterior rehabilitation of City Hall that will carry the building years into the future.
New Year, auld feud: Brandon Scott and Ivan Bates are at it again
It may be a new year, but for Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, it’s an auld feud.
Trump adviser warns Baltimore, Howard County leaders of alleged immigration law violations
Stephen Miller heads America First Legal, which sent warning letters to numerous officials in Maryland jurisdictions it accused of “concealing, harboring or shielding” immigrants.
All this actually happened in 2024: The year in Maryland politics
Here are six stories The Banner’s political team can’t stop thinking about.
In ashes of devastating fire, Baltimore’s Camp Small sees seeds for regrowth
What seemed to be the certain destruction of Camp Small has instead brought unexpected opportunity.
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.
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