By Megan SaylesAFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.com Baltimore City Inspector General (IG) Isabel Mercedes Cumming has filed suit against Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council after the city denied her office access to certain records and provided heavily redacted information in response to subpoenas. The suit seeks a court declaration confirming the Office of […]
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Councilman Zeke Cohen to introduce bills for a new independent redistricting commissionÂ
By Tashi McQueen AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com Councilman Zeke Cohen (D-District 1) will introduce an ordinance and charter amendment, creating an independent redistricting commission in Baltimore City – fundamentally altering the process. Cohen will introduce the legislation at a city council meeting at 5 p.m. on Feb. 12. “What we came up with was this […]
