While low pay and many systemic issues remain, Inspector General Isabel Cumming’s new report finds “substantial difference and visible progress in DPW’s preparation for extreme heat.” ...

The chaotic gunfight made headlines in 2021, but resulted in only one serious injury, whose cost is now coming due.

Klausmeier admits defeat, says she will not advance a new nominee and Kelly Madigan will remain the county’s corruption watchdog.

The administration’s campaign to defang the county’s “waste and fraud” watchdog will come to a head tonight when the Council votes on whether to approve Kathy Klausmeier’s pick for inspector general.

Latest flash point in the inspector general saga – the $218,000-a-year salary the Klausmeier administration is offering its IG nominee.

Kathy Klausmeier’s candidate to replace Kelly Madigan pledges to make the five-hour journey “every day” and answers other questions, including how she’d handle possible wrongdoing by an elected ...

Khadija Walker lives in Fredericksburg, Va. – another indication that she has little knowledge of, or commitment, to the Baltimore County job she was nominated for, critics say.

A spokesperson says Walker had no contact for years with the former boss instrumental in her selection as IG. So why did he show up on her LinkedIn page? UPDATE: The county responds tonight.

Khadija Walker has spent her career reviewing contracts and grants as an auditor, not conducting active investigations into government abuse, waste and fraud. UPDATED.

The Catonsville Democrat supported Kelly Madigan, but says he must now assess the administration’s nominee with an open mind.

She is the most qualified candidate to further advance the office and continue to preserve integrity and transparency in Baltimore County government,” Klausmeier says of Khadija E. Walker.

Nurses returned to work this morning at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in southwest Baltimore after a 24-hour strike to highlight poor working conditions and over-stretched patient care. “We are not ...