DPW says the housing authority owes $8 million in water bills, while HABC says it only owes $1 million. The inspector general says the true amount owed is up for dispute.

Staff turnover, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, has affected how efficiently the office runs, the homeless agency’s leader told City Council. The agency is tasked with overseeing large amounts of money from the federal government, a challenge even with more staffing and resources than the office has now.

As Sheila Dixon begins her third run for Baltimore City mayor since she resigned from office in 2010, the landscape looks markedly different than it did in the past two cycles.

Dixon enters the race well-known to many city voters as the first female mayor of Baltimore, who exited a productive term in office in disgrace following a conviction of embezzlement in 2009 after she took gift cards intended for the poor. She stepped down in 2010 after pleading guilty to perjury in a separate case.

The implications for this breakdown are lasting: Housing and Urban Development, which funds millions of dollars worth of homelessness eradication projects in Baltimore every year, considers how well grant recipients comply with funding rules before awarding more in subsequent years.

The former Destiny's Child singer, scheduled to perform Sept. 22 at one of the festival’s outdoor stages, had been announced as the headliner earlier in August.

Maryland Capitol Police charged the group with refusal to leave public grounds and misdemeanor failure to obey an order. Anne Arundel County District Court Judge Danielle Mosley dismissed all the charges at the request of the county’s state’s attorney, CASA announced this week.

The state has launched a website for people who want to apply for one of Gov. Wes Moore’s signature initiatives, a community service program for young adults.

The Mayor Scott documentary, an endorsement for Nick Mosby, finding inspiration from Beyoncé, and more in this week’s political news.

Costello raised eyebrows when he polled city voters this spring on name recognition and a possible mayoral bid.

The boosters who hoped Henry would run against Scott made the same basic pitch: though he may not have the same name recognition as the mayor or Dixon, the 55-year-old Henry turned the historically humdrum comptroller’s race into one of the closest-watched of the cycle by marketing his experience and the potential of the comptroller’s office.

“Camden Crossing,” according to the poll, would aim to create new economic opportunities in the area with housing, hotels, shops, office space and health and education services, the poll says. It asks respondents how familiar they were with the revitalization plan.

Reached by The Baltimore Banner, Dixon said she had not heard of the super PAC and that she has yet to make a decision about entering the race. Should Dixon enter the race, it would set up a rematch of the 2020 primary between her and Mayor Brandon Scott.

As of Wednesday, 159 people have been killed in 2023 — a 25% decline from this time last year, when the city had recorded 211 homicides. The city has also seen a 7% reduction in nonfatal shootings for the year.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts tried to book Ja Rule for Artscape 2023, but withdrew a $75,000 offer after a back and forth with rapper’s management.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday morning that he has tapped James Wallace to lead Baltimore City Fire Department, after eight months of a series of rotating interim leaders.

Leaders of two law enforcement offices that may have the authority to launch a new investigation are saying it’s within the purview of the other office because of a state law taking effect later this year.

The Mosbys have been a fixture of Baltimore politics for more than a decade, and often appeared in each other’s campaign literature and at public appearances.

Facing staff turnover and mounting workloads, the homeless services office began using city dollars instead of HUD funds, and then missed a deadline for reimbursements.

Baltimore officials acknowledged this week that the Patterson Park pool won't reopen this summer so it can undergo much-needed repairs. It comes after a radio station's video of kids swimming without permission in a city pool's green water went viral.