A bill backed by Councilman Ryan Dorsey – scheduled for a committee vote on Thursday – is little known, but would have a big impact on city homeowners. [OP-ED] ...

The record details “a pattern by the city to delay, diffuse and deny” OIG efforts to investigate fraud and waste in city government, the judge concludes.

The 17-member board, set up to handle citizen complaints of police misconduct, is dependent on the police investigating themselves.

A coalition of leading labor and community organizations is protesting the use of tax breaks to stimulate development, saying the special financing appears to be undermining Baltimore City’s finances ...

Repeats his accusation that IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming had “abused” her access to city records “for personal motives.” ...

At bare minimum, city officials must forbid demolition of the Harborplace pavilions until the roughly $500 million needed in private funding is secured by MCB Real Estate. [OP-ED] ...

How far are Mayor Scott and his legal team willing to go to try to handcuff Baltimore’s corruption watchdog? [OP-ED] ...

The proposed Department of Neighborhood Safety will expand efforts to handle nonviolent emergencies as public health, not police, issues.

Another victory for IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming in her legal battle to regain direct access to city records in order to investigate waste, fraud and corruption in city government.

Kallaugher was awarded the Herblock Prize in 2015. The work of the two-time Pulitzer finalist, who aas at the Sun for 31 years, still appears in The Economist and in his Substack. • Baltimore Sun’s ...

The judge also orders the city to reinstate the IG’s access to computer servers. A big victory for Isabel Mercedes Cumming, who took a gamble filing the lawsuit against the mayor.

We don’t need playgrounds, gardens and murals. We need a functioning commercial corridor to help us rebuild the safe and thriving communities we deserve. [OP-ED] ...