U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $2 million in federal funding for Baltimore City to plan for the redevelopment of the Highway to Nowhere in West Baltimore, a highway project that destroyed homes and businesses and displaced 1,500 residents at the time of its construction more than 50 years ago.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced additional investments using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds: a combined $11.7 million to advance digital equity, update the HVAC systems of City libraries, and help build a new library in the Park Heights community.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott released a statement in response to the arrest made in the Edmondson Westside Shopping Center shooting that took place on January 4, 2023.
The Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights (OECR), in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, will launch a series of Critical Community Conversations on Thursday, February 16, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History, located at 830 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Department of Planning, the Department of Public Works and the Mayor's Office of Employment Development in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs are announcing the recipients of the Clean Corps competitive grant program.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott joined Governor Wes Moore, Attorney General Anthony Brown, and Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates to discuss public safety strategy and partnership moving forward.