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Mystery solved? Not yet. Lawsuit tied to $100,000 payment to ex-Olszewski aide Pat Murray is unsealed . . . . but with key documents still hidden from public view. https://t.co/5S8XPY8OpY

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In another legal setback to @MayorBMScott, judge denies motion to seal documents in its dispute w IG Isabel Cumming. Judge questions "full powers" that mayor & city solicitor assert over IG despite charter amendment affirming its independence from both. https://t.co/nB1Liy77rk

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Balto County Council tonight approves bill that will cut back @Wade_Kach's controversial pension windfall. And 3rd District Republicans pick Kach's replacement - MAGA stalwart @NinoMangione42.
https://t.co/mv0LSFsqLz

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Residents in 3 areas of Balto County were notified tonight of elevated TTHM levels in their drinking water.
@BaltimoreDPW says there is no cause for alarm - and water can be safely used without boiling or other precautions.
https://t.co/vmiU1B9hCr

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LATEST: Scott administration claims full power over the @OIG_Baltimore, dismissal of its lawsuit that Judge White said could proceed. ACCUSES fraud watchdog Isabel Cumming of aligning with "interests adverse to the city." https://t.co/4Gea4Hty4g

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Getting out the word: As the country's affordable housing crisis worsens, Baltimore Renters United speaks to tenants about their legal rights and options in rent court. About 25% of tenants evicted in the city become homeless, the group says. https://t.co/ZbaSvAjdYM

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Baltimore County Council gets an earful from candidates & citizens over their botched attempt to rein in the pension for retiring lawmaker @Wade_Kach. "This is one of the worse scandals in recent memory," @Stewart4BaltCo says.
https://t.co/dgJOiozXLj

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Nick Stewart, Democratic candidate for Baltimore County Executive, and others are applying pressure today on the County Council - and three of Stewart's election rivals - to fix the pension loophole that could land retired councilman Wade Kach a windfall. https://t.co/rPHyCzjepR

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Artscape 2026 attracts large crowds despite the gloomy weather. Good art, music & food - featuring Baltimore-bred talent - triumph over rain and drizzle. https://t.co/aQ8ctX05Wn

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A kinder approach by @ICEgov to immigration enforcement? Not so for a Maryland mother who - despite being on the legal path to a green card - was arrested and whisked away last month by ICE agents. https://t.co/VBFS8wPhah. @DHSgov, @EROBaltimore

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Citizen activist Joan Floyd raises interesting Q involving @ElectRyanDorsey's push to repeal term limits for City Hall electeds: "Why in the 3+ years since his first repeal effort, didn't he collect signatures to petition the issue back onto the ballot?" https://t.co/aHBr2yEdzW

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Bill to repeal term limits in Baltimore hits choppy waters. @blanchard4bmore introduces an amendment to keep term limits, but extend council members’ to three terms instead of two. https://t.co/jdsPoggRxD Chair Dorsey recesses committee w/o calling for a vote.

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About that deteriorating sewage line that serves west, northwest and central Baltimore that's been under repair since a 2016 street collapse . . . https://t.co/WivZmHEjGB City officials yesterday rejected all three bids on the project “due to unexpected financial limitations."

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A historic downtown pumping station will be rehabbed, while a crucial Westside sewer project is delayed. https://t.co/WivZmHEjGB The differing fates today of two big infrastructure projects – one serving downtown and the harborfront and the other centered in West Baltimore.

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.@MayorBMScott releases his Second Term Action Plan. https://t.co/ZKKy8J35Cd Adding a sixth “pillar,” the modernization and maintenance of Baltimore’s infrastructure, Scott's plan “turns ambition into accountability,” says City Administrator Faith Leach.

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Despite serving for only 6 months, a former @MayorBMScott aide was credited with 89 days of work - and $62,000 in pay - AFTER leaving City Hall. Details from @OIG_Baltimore report as records battle between watchdog agency and Scott escalates. https://t.co/mYwCepkwZA

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Inspector General finds 15 city executives were kept on the payroll after they left Baltimore government https://t.co/cswNT4xDXC Mayor’s office says the @OIG_Baltimore report “sensationalizes” a common HR practice.

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Baltimore’s most popular trash and recycling facility – on city-owned land long coveted by a developer – can be closed and not relocated as long as certain conditions are met, says final report by @MayorBMScott's Task Force. https://t.co/XRGWOdlu8I

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DPW's Sisson Street Trash Transfer facility could close within three years - if renovation of the Reedbird facility is finished and other conditions are met by then, the final report by @MayorBMScott's Task Force says. https://t.co/XRGWOdlu8I

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Due to a scheduling conflict, @MayorBMScott won't be attending tonight's Maryland Party, the networking extravaganza in Las Vegas where developers mix with MD politicians under flashing lights and poolside cabanas. But his 4 top aides will be there. https://t.co/TLWMR5ORtd