by Fern ShenApr 5, 2018
Budget top-heavy with police spending hurts Baltimore, say Taxpayers’ Night speakers
While law enforcement is gorging on city money, other needs are being starved.
Accountability
Mar 27, 2018
Resident says she complained about Baltimore police vehicle for months
The aging Winnebago in police markings makes the Fallstaff neighborhood “look like a high-crime district.”
Mar 26, 2018
Police vehicle kept in community with little crime
Stationed for months at the behest of Councilman Schleifer, the command post has cost taxpayers about $130,000, mostly in police overtime.
Feb 26, 2018
By failing to police police overtime, Baltimore’s leaders are failing us all
Baltimore Brew’s series shows how spiraling police spending is wasting resources our city can ill-afford to squander. (Op-Ed)
Feb 9, 2018
SPECIAL REPORT: Off-year campaign contributions roll into City Hall
A slew of donors, from waterfront developers to strip club owners, kicked in $697,000 to the “City Hall 17” last year.
Special SeriesJan 25, 2018
No-bid contracts for Fleming and Tucker raised eyebrows
The story behind the $105,000 total expenditure that Mayor Pugh sought and the spending board approved.
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