By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com On July 14, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and his partner, Hana Pugh, took to social media to announce their first child together. Baby […]
Category: Baltimore Government
Baltimore community leaders consider accountability of parents in juvenile crime crisis
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore residents and leaders have grown concerned about the rate at which youth are dying due to street and gun violence. Since the […]
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison resigns
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison and Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Harrison’s sudden departure on June 8. “Over the last few weeks […]
Baltimore City council members lead land bank initiative to address vacant housing crisis
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore may be getting its own land bank to address the vacant housing crisis seen across the city. “Our land bank would be […]
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison has announced he is stepping down
By AFRO Staff Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison has announced that he is stepping down from his position. Harrison joined the Baltimore Police Department’s in March 2019 as the 41st […]
Mayor Scott says community violence intervention program is dropping crime rates
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott and community leaders recently convened to update the public on the Mayor’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Ecosystem. The meeting […]
Maryland leaders discuss next steps in ‘Highway to Nowhere’
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Rep. Kweisi Mfume met with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to […]
Mayor Scott outlines accomplishments, speaks on efforts to improve Baltimore in 2023 State of the City address
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott used his annual State of the City address April 17 to explain how he will stem youth crime and […]
Baltimore officials nix plan to release wastewater from Palestine, Ohio trainwreck into Dundalk waterways
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott directed the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) to block the discharge of wastewater treated from the […]
NAACP, housing advocates push action on stalled inclusionary housing bill
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore housing policy drew fire March 22 from the city’s leading civil rights and housing advocates who are threatening to complain to the […]
Baltimore City Council special committee confirms Faith Leach as chief administrative officer
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO It took the Baltimore City Council’s Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee less than 20 minutes to approve the nomination of Faith Leach as […]
Baltimore Gas and Electric conduit deal brings calls for transparency and lawsuit by former Black workers to forefront
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com and Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Baltimore City Council’s Legislative Investigations Committee held a public hearing on Feb. 23 to discuss […]