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.
Feb 5, 2026
Amid copious campaign contributions, city officials approve developer’s marina for police heliport
Scott Plank’s generosity to Democratic electeds – including $20,000 to the party’s Senate caucus committee – came ahead of the Baltimore Board of Estimates’ approval yesterday of a $17.9 million lease deal.
AccountabilityFeb 3, 2026
Citizen advisory board backs Inspector General Cumming’s quest for unredacted records
Without access to IT system data and financial records, the Office of the Inspector General cannot effectively identify and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in city government, the board says.
CommentaryFeb 2, 2026
An alarming and baseless attack on Baltimore’s inspector general
Mayor Brandon Scott and his law department are making bogus claims to deny Isabel Mercedes Cumming access to records needed for her watchdog role. [OP-ED]
Crime & JusticeJan 30, 2026
A blunt message from an angry Baltimore crowd: “ICE Out”
Between the continuing chaos in Minneapolis and ICE’s apparent plan to turn a Hagerstown warehouse into a detention center, they had plenty to protest today.
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
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
Homelessness and Housing
Jan 22, 2026
Homeless man says he’ll cope as Baltimore girds for a major assault by snow and ice
Marilyn and Nick Mosby
Jan 16, 2026
Appeals court won’t redo hearings in Marilyn Mosby fraud and perjury cases
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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