It’s a clear political win for Scott — even his City Hall rivals conceded the point — but it’s not clear how much danger the treated waste posed.

Clean Harbors told city and county officials last week that they planned to treat 675,000 gallons of contaminated water from East Palestine, Ohio, at their Baltimore facility and release it into the city’s wastewater system.

Two of Maryland’s third parties have lost their official recognition due to poor showings at the ballot box.

Mayor Brandon Scott and County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said they were dismayed by the news but are working with the contractor and regulators to make sure appropriate procedures are in place.

The Baltimore City ethics board would not reveal the names of the more than 130 donors who contributed to a legal defense fund for political power couple Nick and Marilyn Mosby.

The announcement was not a big surprise to city hall observers since the councilmember had formed an exploratory committee and has built up a sizeable war chest.

Political goings-on from Baltimore and around the state.

“I didn’t want any ambiguity,” the Democrat said. “My upbringing showed me not to run away from problems, but be there to fix them.”

Mary Miller is one of five board members appointed to a new committee tasked with considering potential buyers, managing billions in debt and restructuring the remaining parts of the Silicon Valley Bank portfolio.

A Baltimore City Council committee voted unanimously Monday afternoon to confirm Faith Leach as city administrator, effectively rescinding their previous decision to reject Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominee.

Baltimore finance officials told members of the City Council they have cashed the first $14 million payment from a controversial agreement with BGE.

In voting against Faith Leach’s nomination for city administrator, some City Council members said outright that they believed Leach was an effective public servant but that they did not support the concept of her position.

A council committee voted against confirming acting City Administrator Faith Leach, a clear rebuke to Mayor Brandon Scott at an explosive hearing where most council members aired grievances directed toward the Democrat rather than his nominee.

The Democrats sent letters to the leaders of the Maryland General Assembly on Tuesday, saying that Jewish residents who strictly observe Passover in the region and across the state would be precluded from voting on April 23, 2024. Jewish law restricts working on religious holidays, which includes participating in elections.

The need for additional state legislation means local control might not be completed until 2024.

Mayor Brandon Scott has hired his third communications director in two years. Cirilo R. Manego III will start with the mayor’s office on Tuesday.

The debate over a maintenance contract for Baltimore’s conduit exposed fault lines in city politics with the 2024 city elections approaching.

The group, convened by the community organization BUILD, called on Gov. Wes Moore to create a state-authorized special-purpose entity by 2024 dedicated to this work. They’re seeking $2.5 billion in public funding to tackle the problem.

The vote culminated a dramatic series of events at Wednesday’s Board of Estimates meeting, in which the protest by Council President Nick Mosby and Comptroller Bill Henry, both critics of the deal, tried but failed to delay the decision.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill struck down the finding that Mosby took money from controlled donors, calling the evidence presented by the board’s legal team extremely weak