Fraud, Data Breach, and Missing Records: Inside Baltimore’s $700K Youth Program Failure
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore City launched the SideStep program with a familiar promise: steer young, first-time offenders...
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Maryland Lawmakers Move to Strengthen Inspector General Independence After AG Opinion Sparks Concern
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a rare bipartisan move, Delegates Vaughn Stewart (D) and Ryan Nawrocki (R) have...
Green Party Ticket Presses Moore on Sewage, Oversight, and AI Transparency
By MDBayNews Staff The Ellis/Andrews Green Party gubernatorial campaign is attempting to seize an opening in Maryland’s...
Maryland Lawmakers Push for Statewide Inspector General as Budget Shortfall Looms
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As Maryland stares down a projected $1.4 billion budget shortfall and a...
AG Opinion Raises Alarm Over Inspector General Powers Across Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A new legal opinion issued by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is drawing sharp criticism...
Mayor Scott, AG Brown, and the Inspector General: When “Transparency” Comes With Fine Print
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says transparency and integrity are “sacred” in public service....
Mayor Scott’s Attack on Baltimore’s Inspector General Raises Red Flags on Transparency
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is drawing renewed scrutiny after launching a public attack on the...
Baltimore Mayor Cuts Inspector General’s Access to Law Department Records, Raising Transparency Alarms
By MDBayNews Staff Brandon Scott’s administration has sharply curtailed the ability of the Baltimore Office of the...
Hundreds of Millions Lost — and Still No Watchdog: Maryland’s Oversight Blind Spot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 legislative session gets underway in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers face an...
Baltimore County’s $737K Software Failure Raises Deeper Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By Michael Phillips | Tech Bay News / MDBayNews A new report from the Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General...
The $190,000 Coffee: How a One-Hour Meeting Exposed Baltimore County’s Culture of Cronyism
What started as an innocent coffee meeting in a Towson café turned into one of the most expensive “chats” in Baltimore...
The Firing of a Fraud Fighter: Why Are Baltimore Democrats So Afraid of Kelly Madigan?
In a stunning blow to government accountability, Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier has informed Kelly Madigan,...