by Fern ShenMar 12, 2025Lawyer for DPW worker who died after a hot day on the job: “They treat them like servants and slaves”
by Fern ShenMar 11, 2025No fine for Baltimore DPW worker’s death, thanks to weak workplace protections in Maryland
by Fern ShenMar 8, 2025State cites Baltimore for “serious violation” after death of sanitation worker
Accountabilityby Mark ReutterFeb 12, 2025Inspector General finds $2.2 million was spent on unauthorized payments to Baltimore deputy sheriffs
Accountabilityby Mark ReutterFeb 5, 2025Inspector General Cumming cites potential fraud at Baltimore’s Water4All program
by Mark ReutterFeb 5, 2025Baltimore City racked up $12 million in unpaid water bills in 2023 and 2024
by Mark ReutterJan 22, 2025After thanking residents for testifying, Board of Estimates approves water rate increases that every witness opposed
Commentaryby Brew EditorsDec 20, 2024Investigation into secret pension payment to firefighter with ties to Olszewski fizzles out
Accountabilityby Fern ShenDec 18, 2024County IG report on secret payment to ex-firefighter absolves Olszewski
Accountabilityby Mark ReutterDec 10, 2024Inspector General Cumming seeks a second term tonight. Her first one was a smashing success
by Fern ShenNov 26, 2024DPW crew member says he passed out from heat exhaustion on same day that co-worker died
Accountabilityby Mark ReutterOct 29, 2024DPW is again found by Baltimore’s inspector general to be fudging numbers
by Fern ShenOct 24, 2024Critics say report shows city “closed its eyes,” allowing a worker’s preventable death from extreme heat
Accountabilityby Fern ShenOct 24, 2024Rodent infestation, exposed wires and more at a Baltimore Recreation and Parks facility
by Fern ShenOct 2, 2024After latest IG report on Baltimore sanitation workers: “We’re trying to turn the Titanic around”
by Mark ReutterSep 27, 2024Maryland issues workplace heat standards in wake of Baltimore sanitation worker’s death