Baltimore City Council

That amendment, put forth by Councilmember James Torrence (D-7), would have stopped the tax credit after 350 affordable units were constructed– effectively ending the policy.

The Robert Wood Foundation gave grants to nine cities across the nation.

The Scott administration urged lawmakers to pause on the bills, citing concerns about the city’s finances. Baltimore faces a $100 million budget deficit for the next fiscal year, according to the city’s finance department.

“Public utilities are monopolies; they provide essential services for Marylanders …those customers are entitled to know the rationales for how BGE is proposing to recover those costs,” said David Lapp with the Office of People’s Counsel.

The department refers two-thirds of city youth auto-theft arrests to the state’s attorney and 97% of youth carjackings.

That means the mayor’s original map most likely becomes law. New proposal by Mosby could tighten the timeline the mayor has to issue a veto.

We’ll go On the Record with Democrat John Sarbanes to ask why he’s quitting Congress, and what he plans to do. Then we catch up with Baltimore Banner reporter Adam Willis on plans for the Inner Harbor, city-council districts, and Safe Streets.

Councilmember Mark Conway introduced the legislation and hopes that the General Assembly will consider removing or amending prohibitive language in the constitution.

A former Baltimore City Councilwoman has entered the race for Council President. Shannon Sneed served on the Baltimore City Council from 2016 to 2020.

Members of the council are unhappy with a city charter that requires the process to be completed within a swift 60 days.