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City officials said they are pursuing legal action in an effort to prevent cuts to funding that the city uses for transportation, housing and other services.
Baltimore ‘in the process’ of challenging federal funding freeze in court
The joint statement endorsed by Mayor Brandon Scott and city officials said they are pursuing legal action in an effort to prevent cuts to funding Baltimore uses.
Bromo Seltzer Tower
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’s mayor-controlled spending board voted to increase the city’s water and sewer rates by as much as 15% Wednesday after hearing the objections more than a dozen city residents.
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.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
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 City Hall, including the historic cast iron dome, on January 14, 2025 ahead of pending renovations. Built in the 1860s, the dome has not been restored since the 1970s.
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.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates and Mayor Brandon Scott chat on October 17, 2024 before sitting on a panel discussion about gun violence.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Stephen Miller arrives along with President-elect Donald Trump's motorcade at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As both the House and Senate GOP conferences hold their leadership elections, President-elect Donald Trump is in Washington to meet with Congressional Republicans and with President Joe Biden at the White House.
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.
Yardmaster Shaun Preston surveys the camp and damage done and discusses what the future holds for Camp Small.
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.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
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.
Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
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.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott set to nominate Veronica P. McBeth as new Director of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
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.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 11, 2024: Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga poses for a portrait in her home on December 11, 2024.
‘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.
Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
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.
For many the increase could mean a few dollars more a month, while others could pay an additional $20 monthly or more.
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 in 2023.
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.
Councilman Zeke Cohen at his last council session before being sworn in as council president.
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.
The city’s elected leaders will be given a 2.5% raise in 2025, thanks to a law passed in 2007.
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.
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby stands outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt after being sentenced to three years of probation, which includes a year of house arrest, May 23, 2024. She was convicted earlier this year of perjury and fraud.
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.
Incoming city council members, from left, Mark Parker, Jermaine Jones, Zac Blanchard, and Paris Gray.
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.
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