The panel will review and recommend an inspector general to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, setting the stage for a potential confirmation battle in the County Council.

In August 2023, a slab of concrete fell at BPD’s fortress-like parking garage. The building’s flaws have since multiplied, delaying its reopening until late 2026 and sharply increasing costs.

The interim county executive, handpicked by her predecessor and the County Council, refuses to speak to the public or press about her reasoning for not reappointing fraud and government waste fighter ...

The county executive’s meddling in the process of hiring the person responsible for holding her administration accountable “represents a major conflict of interest,” says the good government group.

Pat Roddy has been a major player in the Klausmeier administration after engineering her selection as interim county executive. Pamela Metz Kasemeyer will assume his position as government relations ...

Packing Black voters into two districts risks locking in the structural inequality that has long plagued Baltimore County. [OP-ED] ...

At its peak, Artscape reminded you that this city – so often overlooked and underestimated – knew how to shine. The new version, while not terrible, was certainly not that.” [OP-ED] ...

This is what 21st century city government should look like,” the mayor says, pledging to resolve trash, pothole and other citizen complaints more quickly.

Rocked by the blowback from her decision not to reappoint Kelly Madigan, Klausmeier says unnamed panelists will help her select a new inspector general. The county executive’s office is hiding behind ...

It was déjà vu last week, with Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer again lambasting Zoning Board Executive Director Rebecca Witt in harsh, often personal terms. As he did at an agency budget hearing ...