Accountability

by Brenda Wintrode and Mark ReutterJan 19, 2021

A report provided to The Brew shows unfinished work in the majority of schools. Officials promise buildings will be Covid-19 safe by the time students and staff return.

Dec 21, 2020

$134 million poorer, Baltimore operates a water billing system riddled with problems

No explanation given in an Inspector General report about questionable expenditures by ex-DPW director Rudy Chow or why widespread troubles were never fixed.

Dec 16, 2020

City spends millions on Covid-related supplies and services

Among those items – $791,000 for “routing software” for garbage trucks and $320,000 for furniture at Baltimore’s Emergency Operations Center.

Dec 8, 2020

Online thief bamboozles Baltimore out of $62,000

A careless employee and a flawed electronic payment system made the city an easy target, the Inspector General finds.

Nov 30, 2020

City backs away from raiding affordable housing funds for a Bethel Church wellness center

The housing department reverses itself following Brew coverage of a $600,000 loan set to go to a church affiliate with powerful friends.

Nov 18, 2020

Affordable housing funds were set to rehab wellness center championed by ex-mayor Dixon

Out of 20 projects now in the pipeline, only the Bethel Wellness Center has no housing component.

Oct 31, 2020

Nick Mosby’s real estate partner conducts questionable evictions

Oct 29, 2020

Bill Henry criticizes jobs created for Nick Mosby, but others remain silent

Oct 28, 2020

Nick Mosby owns consulting company based at the address of a contributor

Special SeriesOct 26, 2020

Positions created for incoming Council president trigger controversy and threats

Oct 21, 2020

OIG finds plenty of laxity but not illegality in City Hall document shredding

Oct 15, 2020

BOE approves $170 million for the health insurers tied to “Healthy Holly” scandal

Oct 7, 2020

THE IMPERIAL MAYOR: When ward bosses reigned and the Board of Estimates was born

Oct 6, 2020

THE IMPERIAL MAYOR: Transparency? Checks and balances? Those are for losers!

Sep 24, 2020

With $6M taken out for debit cards, has Baltimore’s Youth Fund become a City Hall slush fund?

Sep 16, 2020

A third senior administrator leaves Baltimore Rec and Parks

Sep 12, 2020

Aide gets 27 months in jail, but what about the others who enabled Catherine Pugh’s corrupt schemes?

Sep 8, 2020

Costs keep climbing at the Harford Road Bridge

Sep 1, 2020

Another chapter in the book of bad practices at Fleet Management

Aug 21, 2020

Former CEO defends Strong City amid complaints about fiscal sponsorships

Aug 20, 2020

Inspector General opens investigation into Strong City’s handling of grantee money

Aug 17, 2020

Destruction of records should be punished, especially if done by a lawyer

Aug 12, 2020

Document shredding in comptroller’s office went on for many hours

Aug 11, 2020

Retired deputy comptroller caught shredding city documents