Baltimore is following in the footsteps of several cities across the country. On Monday, the city council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved measures to defund portions of the Baltimore Police Department. Remember you can always take WOLB 1010 with you wherever you go by listening live online or via our app. A motion to defund […]
Baltimore City Council President wants the Mayor to spend the city’s $34 million budget surplus on heating and cooling systems for Baltimore City Public Schools. According to Baltimore City Schools data, 60 percent of school buildings in the city lack air conditioning and over the last month alone 49 schools had to be closed for […]
A ban on plastic bags is proposed in Baltimore City. The bill has come up eight times before in the City Council, but it has been vetoed by former Mayors, according to Fox 45. Under this new effort, the plastic bags would be banned and five cents would be charged for every paper bag. Councilman […]
The Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse East flooded Thursday afternoon after a sink in a women’s restroom fell off the wall. According to a Department of General Services spokesperson, the women’s bathroom, the entire first floor and some of the basement took on water. The lobby was most affected, with an inch of water on the […]
The Baltimore City Council elected Brandon Scott to become the next council president. All 14 council members voted for Scott on Monday night, eight were needed to win. Scott fills the vacancy left by Jack Young, who became Mayor after Catherine Pugh resigned from office. He will sit in this role until the 2020 election. […]
Foxbaltimore.com is reporting that the Baltimore City Council deferred a much-anticipated vote on Monday to phase in a $15 hourly minimum wage for the city and instead agreed to send the bill back to committee. The parliamentary maneuver came after supporters failed to secure the eight votes needed to pass the minimum wage bill. The […]
