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Banner political notes: Gopher pride in the State House; Ben Jealous’ new gig; Midterm scoreboard
At Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s announcement of his first hires, the essential Baltimore question followed: Where’d you go to school?
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Mail-in ballots push Trone past Parrott in nail-biter rematch for Western Maryland congressional seat
Trone's victory in the hotly-contested race denied the GOP an opportunity to flip the seat with redrawn state political maps.
Supporters greet Congressman David Trone and his wife, June Trone (right), at his election night event at Gabriel Mt. Food Co. in Frederick on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Baltimore’s plans to resume weekly curbside recycling remain on hold
Baltimore’s short-staffed public works department still has no timeline for resuming weekly curbside recycling pickup since scaling back the service at the start of this year.
DPW Director Jason Mitchell speaks at a press conference out front of the Office of Emergency Management addressing the concerns about the e.coli outbreak in West Baltimore.
Incumbent Trone trails Parrott in tight race for Western Maryland Congressional seat
The contest remains too close to call with many mail-in ballots still uncounted.
Congressman David Trone greets supporters Karen Natelli (left) and Tom Natelli (right) at his election night event at Gabriel Mt. Food Co. in Frederick on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Baltimore sues companies over ‘forever chemical’ pollution in waterways and water system
The city joins a wave of governments pursuing legal action over decades-long accumulation of the so-called "forever chemicals."
Stormy clouds over Baltimore's Inner Harbor Monday Oct. 31, 2022.
Baltimore spending board extends contract for lame-duck sheriff’s office; audit finds that Comcast underpaid Baltimore
Just months before the end of his decadeslong tenure, Sheriff John Anderson asked for a contract boost for a former city employee-turned-consultant.
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates meets inside City Hall on 10/5/22.
Lapsed payments nearly compromised Baltimore drinking water supply in June, report finds
Chemicals needed to purify the city’s drinking water fell to “a critical level” at two treatment plants in Northeast Baltimore after a vendor temporarily stopped supplying the city in June, according to an inspector general report.
The dome of Baltimore City Hall on August 17, 2022.
Mizeur seeking upset in Eastern Shore district long dominated by Harris
In Maryland’s only reliably red congressional district, Mizeur has tried to make the case that Harris is too right-wing even for conservative voters.
Congressman Andy Harris and Heather Mizeur, 1st District Democratic Congressional candidate..
New Western Maryland district puts Trone in the hot seat in congressional rematch with Parrott
The incumbent Democrat has invested more than $12 million of his personal fortune into reclaiming the 6th District, which may be Maryland's most — and only — competitive congressional district.
(left) Rep. David Trone, (right) Del. Neil Parrott
New $15M ‘Clean Corps’ to take on Baltimore’s stubborn trash problems
The initiative, which pays residents to clean their communities, comes as the city’s Department of Public Works has struggled to return to pre-pandemic staffing levels.
Illustration of three workers removing trash from street in front of townhomes, with cityscape in the background
Banner political notes: Mayor’s spokesman shifted to DPW, Hogan doesn’t like Cox’s chances
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Young Baltimore parents feel immediate effects from guaranteed income
Baltimore's experiment in universal basic income is two months in, and initial payments have meant newfound stability for at least some participants.
Ariana Williams is a participant in Baltimore’s guranteed income pilot program, which pays 200 young parents $1,000 per month in no-strings-attached financial support.
Baltimore approves $1 million extension for consultant contract despite cost concerns
The extension more than doubles the city’s payments to the consulting firm, which was brought in to assist in managing and monitoring a broad slate of Scott administration goals.
Comptroller Bill Henry, left, and Council President Nick Mosby listen during a Baltimore City Board of Estimates meeting inside City Hall on 10/5/22.
Baltimore City Council approves police redistricting plan, finalizing first realignment in over 60 years
The new map has drawn scrutiny over its implications for community policing, but official's say the revised districts will help to balance the law enforcement workload.
A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Inflation, supply chain crunch put pressure on Baltimore to beat federal pandemic aid deadlines
High inflation, labor shortages and a persistent supply chain crunch could stress Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s plans to use federal pandemic aid to make infrastructure improvements.
Lumber, HVAC, screws, and steel under broken chain
Aging water infrastructure at the root of Baltimore E. coli contamination, city officials say
A combination of three factors stemming from old water infrastructure compromised the safety of the city’s system ahead of the recent contamination.
Baltimore Department of Public Works employees hand out water in Harlem Park after the city issued a boil advisory. Baltimore’s public works department first noted E. coli and coliform through routine testing on Friday.
Proposed zoning code overhaul would end single-family zoning in Baltimore
A new proposal before the Baltimore City Council could dramatically rewrite the city’s building regulations, banning single-family zoning policies that advocates argue have driven housing scarcity and more than a century of segregation.
Large house sheltering one family on left, multiple families and individuals on right
Banner political notes: Portrait time; Moore money for other candidates; Money for nothing, but these towns said no
While nearly every local government in Maryland took federal COVID relief money, three tiny towns chose not to.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Under fire from ‘disgusted’ council, Baltimore public works officials concede missteps in E. coli water response
The city's top public works official told council members that there were many "lessons learned" in last week's response to bacteria contamination in the Baltimore water system.
DPW Director Jason Mitchell speaks at a press conference out front of the Office of Emergency Management addressing the concerns about the e.coli outbreak in West Baltimore.
E. coli contamination highlights challenges in updating Baltimore’s aging water system
With an average age of 75 years, Baltimore’s old water pipes have become increasingly vulnerable to the kinds of contamination that occurred last week.
Charles Jackson of DPW guides residents to the water line where each resident received several gallons of water. Baltimore officials are advising residents of the Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park neighborhoods to boil their water before drinking it. E.coli was detected in samples taken from three addresses.
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