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A city-commissioned review of improper payments and oversight failures in Baltimore’s SideStep youth diversion program has missed Mayor Brandon Scott’s promised deadline, while the city has declined to disclose how much taxpayers are paying for the examination. bit.ly/4klSajW
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🚨 Retired Navy captain and Florida congressional candidate Bale Dalton on the Iran war:
“We have such a clown show in the Pentagon right now.”
“We're in a war with no strategic end state... that's sinking our economy and putting our servicemen and women in harm's way with no stated goal.”
WATCH.
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An unlicensed cab driver is charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into his basement apartment on Garrison Boulevard in Northwest Baltimore.
Police say he stabbed her at least 5 times, leaving her with a collapsed lung.
She fought back and hit him with a fire extinguisher then ran down the street naked and bloody where she eventually got help. @wjz
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Behind the Scenes: How did Maryland lure defense tech company Anduril Industries to Tradepoint Atlantic?
It involved a key text to the governor, a secret trip to California, crabs at Costas Inn.
@HayesGardner, @rkobell and I have all the details:
thebanner.com/economy/growth…
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Senior Balto City official accused of bank fraud during the Covid pandemic pleads not guilty today. Despite federal indictment, Kara DiPietro apparently remains on city's payroll. Scott admin refuses to comment on her status, but cancels her trip to Texas. tinyurl.com/et3kctft
ALT Kara DiPietro was arraigned today at the U.S. courthouse on West Lombard Street.
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Historic lawsuit challenging government over climate inaction begins trial hearings | CBC News cbc.ca/news/science/climate-…
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Baltimore’s plan to send mental health clinicians and other nonpolice responders to thousands of 911 calls a year is drawing new warnings from fire unions and city lawmakers, who question whether the proposed system can be funded for the long haul without compromising emergency response. Read more: bit.ly/4zUgTk1
📸: Kevin Richardson, @baltimoresun
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Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Abbott’s Pause, Report Finds - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
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Corporate landlords have been using AI to secretly inflate your rent. They call it innovation, I call it collusion.
That's why the Council just unanimously passed my bill, the Anti-Algorithmic Price Fixing Act (Bill 8-26), to ban this practice outright.
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Franklin Square residents wanted a stop sign at Calhoun & Fayette for decades. Three weeks ago, 60 residents/allies shared why. After meetings with @MayorBMScott @BmoreCityDOT and BUILD’s action, there’s a new stop sign! Grateful for this big step forward. #MakeFreedomConcrete
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Up to 2,600 Maryland residents, including 1,500 households, could lose federal housing aid as the Department of Housing and Urban Development shifts funding from permanent supportive housing; grants expire Jan. 31, with awards due Dec. 1. Lower Shore nonprofits say they lack capacity — Diakonia’s Ken Argot warns: “There is nowhere for them to go.” Maryland and other states are challenging HUD's funding changes in court, with the outcome potentially determining which programs retain federal support.
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The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund awarded $250,000 in taxpayer funds this year to a nonprofit that hasn't had a publicly available tax form since 2023, raising transparency concerns about how it spends tax dollars. bit.ly/3VYixCE
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Many thanks to the Columbia Journalism Review for the nice write-up about the recent piece in @BaltimoreBrew by @MaddiONeill about ICE. tinyurl.com/23xmk64b
Nayeli remains in @ICEgov detention more than a week after this story ran. #wegotalaurel @CJR
ALT It’s easy to get inured to the haphazard absurdity and tragedy of so many ICE arrests, but every now and then, you read about one that sets a new low. A few weeks ago, an asylum-seeker named Nayeli showed up at a Maryland courthouse to resolve a $12.08 McDonald’s debt to her former employer. She had left the company, but had apparently forgotten to delete the firm’s credit card from the McDonald’s app; in any case, Nayeli’s mother had already paid the debt back. No matter. Her old boss took her to court, and once she was there, four plainclothes law enforcement officers took her away; she was then shuttled off to a detention center in Virginia, where she awaits a hearing. This brief laurel describes only the gist; for the full details, read Madeleine O’Neill’s excellent piece in the Baltimore Brew.
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MD is in unique position 2 arguably be most transit-oriented state in the country. Most of state's population is clustered around DC & Baltimore, and concentrated in corridor btwn the two, only 40 miles apart. ⬆️ MARC frequency and Baltimore rapid transit would be transformative.
Southern Maryland could finally get the rail connection it has needed for decades.
The proposed SMRT light rail line would connect Waldorf to Metro’s Green Line at Branch Avenue with:
• 18.7 miles of rail
• 13 stations
• Stops at Joint Base Andrews and Southern Maryland Hospital
• Service through Prince George’s and Charles counties
The corridor was projected to reach nearly 550,000 residents by 2040, while Charles County commuters already spend hundreds of hours every year traveling to and from work.
This region is growing. Its transit system should grow with it.
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Important Update: One year after the initial request on October 22, 2025, the Baltimore City Office of the Inspector General has finally received the requested documents.
The OIG will now move forward with its Charter-mandated responsibility to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse, ensuring accountability and protecting the interests of Baltimore City taxpayers.
We sincerely thank the residents of Baltimore City for their continued trust, patience, and unwavering support of our mission.
Our commitment to transparency, integrity, and independent oversight remains steadfast.
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Essentially, the math might not math for this project.
Other details: Rents in one of the apartment buildings might reach $7,000. Room rates at a hotel could be $550/night.
thebanner.com/economy/harbor…
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NEW: As Baltimore City considers tax breaks for the proposed massive Harborplace redevelopment, my colleagues reviewed an economic analysis showing the project may struggle to attract investors.
A dive from @emilyopilo, @LeeOSanderlin & Giacomo Bologna:
thebanner.com/economy/harbor…
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Baltimore City Councilman James Torrence has introduced a bill that would allow licensed nonprofits to legally use dirt bikes for youth education programs, creating an exception to the city's long-standing ban on the vehicles.
The proposal would establish a licensing system for educational organizations, exempt them from certain riding restrictions, and give them first claim on dirt bikes the city seizes and sells at auction. The bill now heads to the City Council's Public Safety Committee, though key details including which organizations would qualify, where they could ride, and what safeguards would apply remain unresolved.
