Inspector general finds 15 city officials were kept on the payroll after they left Baltimore government
The mayor’s office says the report sensationalizes a common HR practice.
Special SeriesMay 19, 2026
Sisson Street Trash Transfer facility could close in three years if certain conditions are met, report says
After DPW’s Reedbird site is renovated and other conditions are achieved, Baltimore’s most popular trash and recycling facility – on property coveted by a developer – can be shut down, mayoral group says.
CommentaryMay 18, 2026
The Baltimore County Council pension bill: Too little too late
Complicit in a convoluted pension grab, lawmakers are trying to save face now with a bill that could set the county up for a lawsuit. [OP-ED]
Middle Branch shoreline makeover starting to take shape in South Baltimore
Wetlands filled in by 19th century industry are being returned to their marshy, mucky glory, but with hiking and biking trails and other features intended to delight nature lovers and uplift neighborhoods.
“It’s not accountability, it’s control,” IG Cumming says of the mayor’s plan for her watchdog office
Responding to proposed legislation announced by Brandon Scott, Baltimore’s Inspector General says it would “eviscerate the independence” that voters overwhelmingly supported in two charter amendments.
Mayor Scott previews legislation that cripples the independence of Baltimore’s inspector general
Announcement comes as a Wall Street Journal article describes “taxpayer outrage” over mayoral spending and his battle with Baltimore’s watchdog over access to City Hall records.
The Drip
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May 20, 2026
Mayor Scott releases his second term action plan
May 8, 2026
Mayor’s office full statement on OIG redactions
Apr 8, 2026
Security guards working for city contractor set to strike tomorrow
Feb 27, 2026
Annapolis lawmakers introduce bill to clarify right of inspectors general to obtain documents
Feb 2, 2026
Your voice won’t be heard at tonight’s Baltimore County Council meeting
Special Series
Scott’s Sisson Trash Plan
May 19, 2026
Sisson Street Trash Transfer facility could close in three years if certain conditions are met, report says
Dan Rodricks’ Baltimore
May 15, 2026
Middle Branch shoreline makeover starting to take shape in South Baltimore
IG fights back after Scott neuters her powers
May 14, 2026
“It’s not accountability, it’s control,” IG Cumming says of the mayor’s plan for her watchdog office
Cold Brew
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Mayor officiates at lobbyists’ wedding in Las Vegas
Mayor Rawlings-Blake takes time out from her meetings with developers to solemnize the wedding of City Hall’s two top lobbyists.
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