Baltimore City Council

The city is the only government in Maryland without local control of its police department.

City leaders want more metrics about whether the efforts to curb vehicle window washing is working.

One councilmember wants more police, the other pushed for social services support.

Mosby, without Counsel, is asking a judge to review The Board's finding he violated rules by indirectly soliciting donations to a legal defense fund that took money from two city contractors.

Residents argued the more than $560 million Mayor Brandon Scott has proposed for the Baltimore Police Department for fiscal year 2023 can be put to better use.

On this month's Midday with the Mayor, Tom questions the mayor on key issues facing the city, from Council President Nick Mosby's alleged ethics violations to new SMART policing initiatives.

It calls for backing grassroots reproductive care organizations and calls on Gov. Larry Hogan to immediately release $3.5 million set aside for training new abortion care providers.

The amendment would remove elected officials and their designees from the board.

City Council President Nick Mosby's dollar house proposal failed to move out of committee last month.