Councilwoman Odette Ramos wants to alter the makeup of the board charged with monitoring Baltimore’s Inspector General. This follows a year of controversy sparked by an IG report critical of the wife of Council President Nick Mosby.

Best of Show honors and the James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award were among the news website’s 20 awards for excellence in 2021.

City Council president failed to distance himself from a shadowy fund set up for him and his indicted wife. Tried to thwart probe of the fund, ethics panel says.

His seven-year stint ends amid criticism over lax enforcement and mismanaged sewage treatment plants that have polluted Baltimore area waterways.