A primer on how post-pandemic Baltimore government continues to use “emergency contracts” that sidestep competitive bidding and leave taxpayers in the dark about city spending.

The Baltimore County Council voted last night to enrich its members by tying their pensions to increases in future council salaries rather than a cost-of-living adjustment offered to other county ...

Bill 56-22, passed in March 2023, increased the maximum amount of the pension for a retired council member with at least 16 years of service from 60% to 70% of the member’s final average compensation.

Baltimore’s housing department today announced the termination of its contract with La Cité Development after the New York developer failed to met the latest deadline for financing its long-stalled ...

Staff writer Ian Round, formerly an award-winning reporter for Capital News Service, covers politics and accountability for Baltimore Brew. He recently completed the master’s program at the Philip ...

Shen reported for The Baltimore Evening Sun in the late 1980s and then for 17 years was a staff writer for The Washington Post. An award-winning writer on The Post’s Metro staff, she covered Maryland ...

The council is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would change the way pensions are calculated when they retire, benefiting them significantly over other county employees.

The Scott administration is accused of doing nothing to end the city’s dependency on the health-harming trash incinerator.

Nikia’s funeral was last week. Poverty and neglect killed her. Nikia was only 47 when she died. She died waiting years for Social Security to approve her for SSI and for the Housing Authority of ...