Emily Opilo - The Baltimore Banner
Pricey contractors helped rescue a Baltimore wastewater plant. You’re paying the tab.
A Baltimore Banner review found the city has spent tens of millions of dollars since 2022 on three different firms hired to bolster the city’s workforce, and millions more have been committed.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
Mark Conway wants to talk about opioids. Should he?
The councilman says he just wants to save lives. The mayor’s office says he’s an attention seeker playing political games.
Councilman Mark Conway has called a hearing on the city opioid crisis.
A BPD officer’s red light crash cost Dennis Freeman his leg. Now it could cost the city $720K.
A Baltimore Police officer who once shot a city teen holding a BB gun and dinged the car of a passerby will likely cost the city $720,000 this week to settle a lawsuit with a different man who lost a leg in a crash with the officer.
A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
Health giants, utilities, Harborplace developer helped pay for mayor’s inauguration
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott raised more than $400,000 for his inaugural festivities last year from some of the region’s most prominent and politically connected health, utility and real estate companies.
Mayor Brandon Scott takes the stage at his inauguration ceremony at the Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University in December.
What we know about Trump’s federal spending freeze and its impact on Marylanders
What we know about President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal spending and its impact on Marylanders.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he prepares to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The president is traveling to North Carolina, California, Nevada and Florida over the weekend.
Confusion, anger as Maryland officials, nonprofits grapple with funding freeze
State officials and nonprofit leaders reported they were locked out of federal systems used to draw down federal funds for Medicaid reimbursements and financing basic needs for low-earning Marylanders.
A Trump administration order Monday night ordered a pause on federal grants and loans.
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.
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’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.
Bromo Seltzer Tower
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’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 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
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yardmaster Shaun Preston surveys the camp and damage done and discusses what the future holds for Camp Small.
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.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
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.
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.
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.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott set to nominate Veronica P. McBeth as new Director of the Baltimore City 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, MD - DECEMBER 11, 2024: Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga poses for a portrait in her home on December 11, 2024.
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.
Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
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