SLAPP Suits
Maryland Supreme Court to hear anti-SLAPP lawsuit filed by Clipper Mill residents against two developers
At issue: Can people hit with a lawsuit found to be a malicious attempt to shut them up collect damages?
AccountabilityFeb 11, 2026
Baltimore Inspector General Cumming says she will go to court to fight for records
The IG Advisory Board approves the hiring of outside legal counsel. Cumming reveals her fight with the Scott administration centers on MONSE. UPDATE: Mayor’s office says legal action by OIG in her official capacity is “not feasible.”
Pastor says city’s sweeping zoning bill, which promises progress, may instead “deliver pain”
Faith leader joins Baltimore residents and councilmen denouncing Bill 25-0066, as opponents plan an online town hall tonight and the bill heads to committee on Thursday.
Feb 9, 2026
Former DPW equity director says she was fired for trying to fix “plantation” environment
Tasked with promoting civil rights and equity at Baltimore’s biggest civilian agency, Linda Batts says she was blocked, then terminated for “doing her job.”
CommentaryFeb 9, 2026
Mayor Scott’s war on Baltimore’s inspector general: Part II
The administration’s latest assault on the city’s corruption watchdog doesn’t hold up to legal scrutiny and raises a harsh question: what are they hiding? [OP-ED]
EnvironmentFeb 7, 2026
Flaking orange paint from the 28th Street Bridge is littering Falls Road and the Jones Falls
The chips resemble the lead paint flakes that fell in 2022 from Baltimore’s TV Tower. City officials do not believe they contain lead, but MDE is now testing them.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Feb 2, 2026
Your voice won’t be heard at tonight’s Baltimore County Council meeting
Jan 16, 2026
Appeals court won’t redo hearings in Marilyn Mosby fraud and perjury cases
Nov 3, 2025
Scott defends commissioning portraits of recent mayors, including two with criminal convictions
Oct 12, 2025
Brew’s Shen and Reutter honored by Baltimore City Historical Society
Sep 2, 2025
Jennifer Bishop to talk about five decades of photography in Baltimore
Special Series
SLAPP Suits
Feb 12, 2026
Maryland Supreme Court to hear anti-SLAPP lawsuit filed by Clipper Mill residents against two developers
Scott’s Zoning Deregulation Bills
Feb 10, 2026
Pastor says city’s sweeping zoning bill, which promises progress, may instead “deliver pain”
County councilmen boost their pensions
Jan 27, 2026
Jones and Young blast Patoka for pension debacle, while others denounce the County Council as a whole
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Before the Baltimore County Council tonight: A vote to enrich its members’ pensions
Bill 40-24 makes an overly generous retirement plan even more lucrative for its seven members. [OP-ED]
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