Dan Rodricks' Baltimore

Environmentby Dan RodricksMay 15, 2026

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.

Special SeriesAccountabilityMay 14, 2026

“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.

Special SeriesAccountabilityMay 13, 2026

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.

TransportationMay 12, 2026

The latest Baltimore speed camera locations and a new program targeting oversize trucks

With revenues expected to sag, the city is looking to relocate speed cameras and install new ones to boost the bottom line as well as safety.

AccountabilityMay 11, 2026

Baltimore lawmakers weigh in on why they voted against the IG records access bill

Members cite the need for a deliberative process as reason for rejecting a bill that goes against the mayor’s wishes.

AccountabilityMay 11, 2026

Conway says he will force City Council to hold a vote tonight on his IG records access bill

Council members have so far avoided taking a public stance on the dispute between Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming and Mayor Brandon Scott.

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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

County councilmen boost their pensions

Mar 16, 2026

Baltimore County Council repeals pension bill denounced by the public as self-dealing

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Politicsby Fern ShenNov 8, 2022

Voters approve legalizing cannabis possession, preventing city’s underground conduits from being privatized and choose Esposito and Kenyatta-Bey for school board.