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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks to a crowd gathered at the opening of a newly constructed train platform at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Baltimore.
A second super PAC enters Baltimore’s mayoral race to support Brandon Scott
The super PAC supporting Mayor Brandon Scott was formed this week, as a similar group supporting Sheila Dixon continues to spend.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
First vessel passes through small passage cleared near Key Bridge
President Joe Biden will visit the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott leaves a news conference in Dundalk on March 26, 2024 after providing updates on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Another super PAC for Mayor Scott has formed, but there’s no money yet
Two separate super PACs have been created to support Mayor Brandon Scott. Neither group has reported raising or spending any money.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.
Mayor’s proposed budget avoids service cuts after warnings of $100M shortfall
A smaller-than-expected bill for school funding and more revenue from income and property taxes, investments, and parking tickets and fees helped the city balance its spending plan.
A cargo ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in seconds.
Commercial ships may soon have a way into the Port of Baltimore
There are plans to create a temporary alternate channel near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge that will allow commercial vessels to access the port.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott at a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse last week.
Mayor Scott’s first campaign ads tout ‘no scandal and no corruption’
The campaign will air its first TV and radio ads this week, selling him, as one grandmother declares, as “the kind of young man we can all be proud of.”
Two men observe the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage from Fort McHenry on Tuesday. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship collided with it.
How to safely view wreckage of Baltimore’s Key Bridge
The wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is becoming a public spectacle. Here's where to view the recovery effort from a distance.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan shows his support for the Orioles on opening day.
At Orioles opening day, city and state leaders highlight Key Bridge first responders
A solemn undertone permeated what is historically an exuberant affair for city and state leadership.
The cargo ship, Dali, docked in Baltimore, MD on 3/25/2024
Baltimore needs the supply chain more than the supply chain needs Baltimore
The supply chain is pivoting — and doing it fast.
A graphic made up of purple rectangles and squares shows the breakdown of goods that moved through The Port of Baltimore in 2023 — vehicles accounted for nearly half of all imports in 2023.
Baltimore is known for importing cars. The bridge collapse may disrupt that.
Foreign manufacturers are looking at other U.S. ports that may be able to handle influxes of cars while the Port of Baltimore is partially shut down.
The Frances Scott Key Bridge photographed Feb 17th, 2024.
Could Key Bridge crash have been avoided if ship had tugboat guides?
Chesapeake Bay pilots and tugboats help guide large container ships in and out of the harbor.
A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Ft. McHenry on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship collided with it.
Flickering lights, billowing smoke may point to causes of catastrophic Francis Scott Key Bridge crash
Multiple levels of failure are likely behind Dali's crash, maritime transportation experts say.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.
At State of the City address, Scott pitches staying the course
Before a crowd of officials and supporters at Baltimore Center Stage in Mount Vernon, Scott used much of his last State of the City address of this current term to tell residents to stay the course with his administration and tout accomplishments such as a reduction in homicides and nonfatal gun violence.
Last year, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivered his annual State of the City address at the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center in South Baltimore.
How to watch Mayor Scott’s 2024 State of the City address
Mayor Brandon Scott will deliver the last State of the City address of his current term on Monday night, before a crowd of officials and supporters.
Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah.
Vignarajah’s mayoral campaign qualifies for $450,000 in public funding
The money positions Vignarajah to air TV ads, conduct polls and financially compete in a tight Democratic primary where every vote matters.
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFSCME, announced their picks for Mayor Brandon Scott, Councilman Zeke Cohen and Comptroller Bill Henry at the campaign season's largest union endorsement on March 21, 2024.
Public employee union backs Scott for mayor, Cohen for City Council president
Mayor Brandon Scott and Zeke Cohen were endorsed by AFSCME Maryland Council 3, the state’s second-largest union.
Nick Mosby leaves the Federal courthouse building in Greenbelt.  Mosby testified at thetrial of Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Wednesday Jan. 24, 2024.
Mosby legal fund donor names may be kept secret, judge rules
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill ruled that the Baltimore City Board of Ethics was correct in denying the public an unredacted version of a list of donors.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Poll shows few undecided in mayor’s race; vacant housing tax advances; tax sale dispute
It’s that time of the primary season: Political campaigns are sharing their internal polls, thinking their numbers may inspire confidence from voters and donors.
Baltimore City State's Attorney candidate Ivan Bates (left) and Rachael Rice (right) watch results come in at Bates' election night event. Maryland held its primary election on Tuesday, July 19.
Meet the women who help power Maryland’s political campaigns
A handful of women are the most sought-after — and effective — campaign fundraisers for races in Baltimore and across Maryland.
Exterior of the Baltimore Sun Media sign outside the Sun's former South Baltimore building, seen in 2022.
Scott campaign rejects Baltimore Sun-Fox45 debate terms, citing hosts’ Dixon bias
The Scott campaign’s statement said he would join the debate if an “impartial, outside moderator” hosted the panel instead.
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