Brandon Scott

Mayor Brandon Scott is encouraging eligible Baltimore residents to apply for the Maryland Property Tax Credit, three weeks ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Baltimore City employees effective Oct. 18. Employees who choose not to be vaccinated or who have medical or religious exemptions must be tested for the virus every week.

Baltimore City will administer COVID-19 vaccination booster shots starting the week of Sept. 20 in accordance with new CDC guidelines, city officials said Thursday.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration plans to offer incentives to city employees who receive COVID-19 vaccines and is discussing the possibility of requiring city employees to get vaccinated, officials said at a Wednesday morning hearing.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Thursday he will reinstate a Baltimore indoor mask mandate, as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus rips through the city and country.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona touted the Biden administration’s guidance to return children to classrooms as the coronavirus pandemic continues, delivering remarks at Graceland Park-O'Donnell Heights Elementary Middle School in Southeast Baltimore.

A Baltimore City Council committee unanimously approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominees to a panel tasked with studying the potential transition of the Baltimore Police Department from state to local control after a series of Thursday interviews.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg touted President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package at the Port of Baltimore Thursday, saying the legislation includes funding opportunities for the city for transportation, ports and high-speed internet.

Mayor Brandon Scott attributed a steep uptick in COVID-19 cases to the highly contagious delta variant at a Monday news conference, saying he would not blink if health experts urge him to reinstate pandemic containment measurements such as a mask mandate.

Mayor Brandon Scott pledged to lower gun violence in Baltimore by 15% every year for the next five years in a crime plan released Friday morning. He says the city can get there by expanding violence intervention programs such as Safe Streets, bolstering gun trafficking investigations and improving collaboration among city agencies.