Baltimore City Council

NAACP's Baltimore Branch President Rev. Kobi Little and VP Joshua Harris join us with perspectives on the city's conduit deal with BGE, violence reduction efforts, fair housing legislation and other ongoing racial equity issues.

Councilwoman Odette Ramos (D., Dist 14) says her Land Bank bill will help the city acquire and redevelop its abandoned housing. Bree Jones' Parity Homes is already doing that. Both women join us with perspectives on how to rescue Baltimore's lost neighborhoods.

Mayor Brandon Scott's new pick for city administrator discusses her new role, the City Council's issues with the office, and her priorities as the city's day-to-day operations manager.

Baltimore Banner City Hall reporter Emily Sullivan explains the politics behind the City Council's handling of the Mayor's city-administrator nominee.

Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry and City Council President Nick Mosby say the conduit deal the mayor inked with BGE is a bad deal for the city and for consumers. They join us to explain why.

In another of our monthly interviews with the mayor, we focus on his decision to ink the conduit deal with BGE, despite opposition from other top city officials.

None of Baltimore City's five member spending board — the Board of Estimates — voted on the conduit deal this week. Instead, all but one sounded off on the multimillion dollar agreement. Board members are at an impasse over whether the deal is good for residents and continue clashing over how the deal was handled.

Baltimore City council member Zeke Cohen introduced legislation known as the Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act on Monday.

Under proposed law, parents or business operators - as well as their employees - can be cited and fined if they are found to “knowingly permit any minor to remain on the premises” during those hours.

On December 30, 2021, a malfunction inside the Curtis Bay CSX Coal Terminal sparked a fireball and explosion that rocked the neighborhood.