The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Lyric Baltimore, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Baltimore delivered a joint statement to the Scott administration this week, decrying the “evolving plan — or lack thereof” for the festival.

The first discussion of Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley’s confirmation is scheduled for next month.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott shared some good news on Friday morning — he and his girlfriend, Hana Pugh, are expecting a baby in early 2024.

The Baltimore City Council seized its first opportunity to grill acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley at a marathon hearing, demanding change from the official who needs its approval to permanently enter the office.

The nearly four-hour-long hearing included emotional testimony from attendees and calls for more resources in South Baltimore.

In an interview, former Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley provide new details about the events leading to the transfer of power.

The first Marylanders to hand over cash in exchange for legally purchased recreational marijuana Saturday began to fill a pot of state money set aside for communities with disproportionate amounts of cannabis-related arrests.

Baltimore residents have seen a pollapalooza in the City Council president race.

Leaders from civil rights groups gathered outside Baltimore Police headquarters Thursday morning, decrying what they called Mayor Brandon Scott’s lack of transparency in appointing a police commissioner and demanding he restart the search process.

She was arrested in Federal Hill earlier that day while protesting a move by BGE to shut off gas service at several homes that refused to let contractors install external gas regulators.

No other major candidates have officially declared a run against Mayor Brandon Scott in the Democratic primary, but Sheila Dixon is getting close.

“The Body Politic” is not exactly an unvarnished, behind-the-curtain look at Mayor Brandon Scott’s life and work, but it brings clearer focus to the issues that have defined his tenure so far.

Since 2020, when city voters overwhelmingly passed a charter amendment designed to weaken the strong mayor system by granting the council expanded financial powers, some council members and aides have waited with bated breath for this year.

The Baltimore City Council has proposed $12 million of reallocations in the 2024 budget proposal, moving money to the fire department and surveillance strategies.

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“He took on a very, very challenging job, and he is a true man of honor and integrity,” Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday.

Mayor Brandon Scott will nominate Richard Worley, the deputy commissioner for operations, as interim commissioner and intends to nominate him to the position permanently.

The Baltimore area is under a code red air quality warning. Here’s how to stay safe.

Asking the council to flex its power by moving $1 million is big — but so are many council members’ frustrations with BOPA after a year of negative headlines.

BOPA unsuccessfully tried to trademark the annual Artscape festival, much to the chagrin of city lawmakers. “The fact that BOPA made this move is just unconscionable, considering that they work for us,” Councilwoman Odette Ramos said.