Luke Broadwater

Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott plans to introduce legislation Monday that would force each city agency to study whether it is engaging in discriminatory policies — and create a roughly $15 million annual fund that would go toward eliminating “structural and institutional racism.

In Baltimore’s most crime-ridden zones, there’s an experiment in government going on. Under a plan instituted last year, city officials have targeted four areas — first called “Transformation Zones,” then rebranded as “Violence Reduction Zones’ — to be flooded with both police and city services.

A Baltimore law firm has filed suit to remove disgraced state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks’ name from the June primary elections ballot after the lawmaker was convicted of federal crimes

The Maryland General Assembly has unanimously passed Del. Brooke Lierman’s legislation that makes it illegal for police officers to have sex with people  in their custody. 

In 2013, Baltimore officials paid $2.2 million to purchase a fleet of speed cameras. In October — after the speed camera system had been shut down amid accuracy concerns — city officials decided to sell many of the cameras back: for $32,000.

Maryland’s state senate on Thursday passed legislation to create a state commission to investigate unanswered questions surrounding the city police department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa said Wednesday he is close to signing an agreement with a six-member panel — including two former Baltimore police detectives — to investigate the unsolved death of Det. Sean Suiter.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday tasked her chief of staff with fixing a botched process for tracking grants that could put the city in jeopardy of losing much-needed state and federal money.

In 2009, the renowned choir performed at the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama. Their visit to Baltimore’s City Hall is part of the WE Day 2018 Spring Tour, which features visits in cities across the U.S. and UK.

Baltimore police have seized more than $10 million from people during drug and gambling investigations over the past five years — but rarely return it. 

Mayor Catherine Pugh said she called U.S. Rep. Andy Harris on Friday to invited him to Baltimore after he called downtown “dangerous.” 

Nearly 20 years ago, a federal judge declared the Maryland lawmakers and lobbyists tolerated a “culture of corruption,” and decried the State House as a “mess” in need of reform. Today, some say, not much has changed. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh laid out plans for how she wants to spend the city's $2.8 billion budget for the coming year, proposing funding 100 new police officers and other anti-violence programs.

The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill that is expected to save Baltimore’s public schools from losing more than $300 million due to special tax deals awarded to developments that make the city appear more prosperous than it really is.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh says she has accepted the apology of City Councilman Ryan Dorsey, who posted on social media that he’s sorry for his “disrespectful” criticism of her. 

Baltimore police are set to spend nearly $6.8 million more on equipping thousands of officers with body cameras. 

The Baltimore City Council on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill requiring licensing and inspecting all rental housing units in the city. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is planning to hire a media consultant on a one-year, $150,000 contract after several resignations from her communications shop.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on Friday reopened the newly renovated Shake & Bake Family Fun Center — after ordering the center closed down last year for repairs and forcing out its longtime operator

Baltimore Housing officials next month plan to ask for a city subsidy of between $50 million and $100 million to help redevelop a wide swath of East Baltimore, including an overhaul of the Perkins Homes public housing complex.

A new audit of how the city manages millions of dollars in state and federal grants has come to the same conclusion that previous examinations have: grant money coming into government coffers is not balancing out with what city agencies are spending.

Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey has submitted legislation to make the city’s inspector general independent from the mayor's office to try to alleviate concerns that the current system protects high-ranking administration officials. 

Baltimore officials are seeking public input over the next few weeks advising how $12 million from the city’s new youth fund should be distributed. 

A new audit of the Baltimore fire department says the department fell short of meeting its goals for installing smoke alarms. 

Baltimore’s YouthWorks program — which connects teenagers to summer jobs — is experiencing a boom this year with more than 16,000 young people already applying for jobs. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday she opposes a proposal for a state commission to investigate unanswered questions surrounding the Baltimore Police Department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force.

State Sen. Bill Ferguson on Tuesday proposed a special commission to investigate unanswered questions surrounding the Baltimore Police Department’s corrupt Gun Trace Task Force.  

The Baltimore City Council on Monday passed legislation requiring all top officials in Baltimore’s government to live in the city. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on Monday will deliver the annual “State of the City” speech at 2:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. It will be Pugh’s second such speech as mayor.

The Baltimore City Council is poised to forbid city businesses from using polystyrene foam containers for carryout food and drink — a bill that Mayor Catherine E. Pugh has pledged to sign into law.

The years of political infighting over Baltimore’s phone system are finished, but the costly upgrade continues to drag on. 

Across the state, dozens of inmates convicted of violent crimes — carjackings, shootings and attempted murder — are using a state law intended to help addicted offenders get drug treatment to win early release.

Baltimore officials announced Friday they were expanding the city’s speed and red light camera system — nearly doubling the size of the program as it sends out millions of dollars in fines. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday created 20 new positions in her office, including eight neighborhood liaisons, five homeless outreach workers and six in media and communications. 

Darryl De Sousa was sworn in Wednesday as Baltimore’s new police chief after the city’s spending panel unanimously voted for his four-year contract.

Jill P. Carter, the director of Baltimore’s Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, on Tuesday filed to run for state Senate against Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks, who is facing federal corruption charges.

Baltimore City Council voted decisively Monday to support a ban on foam containers for carryout food and drinks, the last step before final approval. Mayor Catherine Pugh says she supports the measure.

The Baltimore City Council is expected to vote overwhelmingly to confirm new Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa at Monday night's meeting.

At the request of Morgan State University officials, a Baltimore City Council committee on Thursday voted unanimously to back millions in tax breaks for the developers of Northwood Plaza

For months, company officials and community members have been pushing to build support around Baltimore to bring back the police surveillance plane, which has been grounded for months.

Gov. Larry Hogan and Mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday said a joint operation with U.S. Marshals resulted in hundreds of arrests — and contributed to recent declines in crime. 

Baltimore transportation officials say they plan to begin major repair work on the aging Hanover Street bridge next year — but say it will cost more than $100 million to properly rebuild or replace the structure. That’s not fast enough for two members of the Baltimore City Council.

Fire crews responded to the unit block of Mariners Walk Way in Middle River around 8:50 p.m. for dwelling fire where a rescue was needed. Crews reported encountering heavy flames before finding a victim on the second floor in critical condition, according to the county. 

Former Baltimore City and Howard County health commissioner Peter Beilenson has announced a campaign for the Baltimore County school board. 

A candidate for a Maryland House of Delegates seat says he is moving forward with plans to hold a campaign fundraiser tomorrow that includes the raffling-off of an AR-15 gun, despite criticism.

The family of Korryn Gaines on Friday won a $37 million verdict against Baltimore County police — one of the largest jury decisions against law enforcement officers in Maryland history.  But will they actually see the money? 

Baltimore officials have agreed to pay $30,000 to a woman who was injured when a police officer’s car ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle. 

Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis declared on Wednesday that the city did not intend to pay legal damages that might be awarded in connection with the actions of corrupt gun unit officers. But it's far from clear at this stage whether the city can actually avoid responsibility.

Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis said Wednesday officials do not plan to cover the costs of any lawsuits filed against members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. 

Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said Wednesday that she has no intention of disbanding a police department beset by distrust stemming from the federal corruption investigation that concluded this week after convicting a total of eight city officers.