Transportationby Mark ReutterSep 30, 2022

Harford Road Bridge to open tomorrow after a raft of cost overruns – and more to come

Finally finished, the bridge is an object lesson on how not to handle a large construction project.

EducationSep 28, 2022

Legislative audit faults Morgan State for poor financial oversight

Fast-growing institution spent millions in no-bid security services and paid nearly $1 million for never-used hotel rooms, the State Office of Legislative Audits finds. Board of Regents to hold a special meeting.

AccountabilitySep 27, 2022

Adding up the costs of training city staffers and senior cops at far-away conferences

In drip-by-drip fashion, the mayor and Board of Estimates have been approving expenditures for staff to attend training and educational courses of questionable merit.

AccountabilitySep 22, 2022

Remember the new travel policy that was enacted in the wake of Marilyn Mosby’s overseas trips?

Crafted by the mayor and his top aides, those rules were cast aside yesterday to accommodate a $9,000 travel request by her husband’s chief of staff.

AccountabilitySep 21, 2022

Overseas travel by Nick Mosby aide violated Board of Estimates rules – but is approved anyway

Baltimore government’s AM (Administrative Manual) says prior board approval is required for taxpayer-paid travel requests, especially for overseas or weekend trips. But that didn’t happen today.

EducationSep 21, 2022

New data show rise in rape reports at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus

The university notes that virtual schooling, due to the Covid pandemic, was a factor in 2020. The new data follow criticism about Hopkins’ handling of sexual violence issues.

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Marilyn and Nick Mosby

Sep 15, 2022

Pushed back trial date gives Marilyn Mosby four more months on the job

Fresh Water, Foul Sewage

Sep 9, 2022

Skepticism in Harlem Park after boil water advisory is lifted before city finds source of E. coli

Homelessness and Housing

Sep 2, 2022

Rental assistance logjam in Baltimore is creating a wave of preventable evictions

Cold Brew

A refresher from the archives

by Mark ReutterOct 26, 2021

The broken pipe, carrying city water from another broken pipe, created hazardous conditions under a bridge on North Avenue. Now that the leak is fixed, let’s think about the 20 billion gallons of drinking water “lost” by DPW in FY19.