MDIPP

Empowering progressive change with in-depth policy analysis.

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We spent 2025 tracking every legislative action from the Baltimore City Council.

🚨Our full report is now live!!! 🚨

https://t.co/EHt9gvisOC

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My latest podcast from Maryland Capital--is it time to update the structure of city government
A main component, the Board of Estimates, was created in 1898!
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Want to know what legislation each council member prioritized in 2025?

Check out this 🧵

Learn more by reading our full report.
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https://t.co/EHt9gvisOC

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As we wrote in our introduction:

We welcome reader engagement in all forms, as vigorous discussion will only sharpen our collective effort to ensure Baltimore lives up to the motto enshrined on its benches and becomes the Greatest City in America.

Thank you for reading!

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We spent 2025 tracking every legislative action from the Baltimore City Council.

🚨Our full report is now live!!! 🚨

https://t.co/EHt9gvisOC

[MDIPP @MarylandIPP]

Part II presents our core thesis from studying the Council: the current budgeting process is undemocratic and Baltimore would be better served by passing its budget as ordinary legislation. As such, we recommend the following amendments to the City Charter: