A locksmith contract, set to rise by millions of dollars, deferred by Baltimore Board of Estimates At the request of Zeke Cohen, the spending board backed away from approving a 400% increase for locksmith services. Questions remain, but documents show who okayed the previous expenditures.
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/....2025/12/04/a-locksmi

While Baltimore sues a money-lending app for preying on the poor, Maryland makes it easier for such apps to do so Baltimore didn’t pull any punches when it announced last month the city was suing the company behind an app called MoneyLion that promises interest-free cash advances to get you a portion of your pay early. “Not only is that wrong, it’s illegal,” Mayor Brandon Scott declared, discussing the city’s allegation that the app charges fees …
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/....2025/11/28/while-bal

Kelly Madigan resigns as Baltimore County inspector general The resignation ends her six-year tenure as the county’s first inspector general, with the last months in a holdover position.
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/....2025/12/01/kelly-mad

Winners of Local 44 election file an injunction to block election do-over Stancil McNair and his insurgent slate say a second election is “unjustified and unlawful.” AFSCME concedes that a judge could determine that the union “has breached its Constitution by ordering a new election.”
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/....2025/12/01/winners-o

Sensing the public mood, a City Council committee pumps the brakes on Mayor Scott’s zoning bill Lawmakers who previously supported the centerpiece of the mayor’s legislative package are now expressing doubts. Amendments are in the works, but no new hearing date is scheduled.
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/....2025/12/02/sensing-t