Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott joins Midday to discuss the delivery of city services, a new permitting czar and the latest Inspector General report on the Department of Public Works.

The lawsuit alleges that Glock makes pistols that are easily compatible with auto sears, attachments that essentially turn the pistols into automatic weapons.

State and city officials broke ground Tuesday on the Nathaniel McFadden Learn and Play Park, formerly known as the North Central Park.

“We knew that this was coming,” said Mayor Brandon Scott about Trump’s recent actions during one of his regular Wednesday press conferences. “Folks should have taken the President for his word when he said he was going to do the things that he's doing.”

“I think this is going to be a very, very challenging year to siphon off some of the state sales tax for specific jurisdictions,” Ferguson told reporters.

The city has not had two consecutive years of declining homicide since 2010 and 2011.

The mayor and city council have varying ideas on how to bring in revenue and relieve pressure on residents.

The Board of Estimates OK’d $14.6 million in a recent meeting.

Corren Johnson oversaw the Department of Transportation for 16 months before her abrupt departure Thursday.

The Preakness Festival will be spread through the city and state. It will feature months of activities, including family-friendly events, the races themselves and a headline concert.