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Emily Opilo

Emily Opilo

City Hall reporter at The Baltimore Banner

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Recent Articles

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Nonprofits’ deal with Baltimore would pay city up to $12 million a year

The total payment would increase from $6 million a year to $12 million a year over the five-year agreement for Baltimore nonprofits.
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Baltimore pushes to sell Sisson Street dump as developer closes in

Legislation authorizing the disposal of the Remington property, technically known as the Northwest Citizens Convenience Center, is due to be introduced to the Baltimore City Council next week.
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Trump, again, calls out city. Baltimore says, ‘You’re wrong, hon.’

President Donald Trump included Baltimore on a short list of Democratic-led cities he cast as crime-ridden, on the same day he deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
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Baltimore Election Board picks fresh face to lead office, ending Jo...

Tatum has worked for election agencies in Texas and Washington, D.C. as well as the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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As Baltimore’s massive permit backlog persists, City Council’s pati...

Weeks after Baltimore leaders sounded the alarm about massive backlogs in the city’s newly instituted permitting system, housing and building permits continue to lag well behind previous years.
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Baltimore leaders reject plan to auto-enroll employees in health in...

The Board of Estimates voted down an amendment intended to address a problem uncovered by Baltimore’s inspector general.
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Mayor Brandon Scott’s budget approved with increases to fines and f...

The Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6 billion spending plan with $7 million worth of amendments but no rollback on fine and fee increases.
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State’s Attorney Ivan Bates gets retroactive approval for travel af...

Bates has been submitting past trips, some almost two years old, after The Banner reported at least eight trips had not received proper scrutiny by the city’s spending board.
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Baltimore’s permit backlog was bad. A new system made things worse.

So far, the promised overhaul of Baltimore's permit backlog hasn't worked, according to city data.
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Baltimore’s next health commissioner will face a long list of chall...

A new Baltimore health commissioner will take over an office that has been known for doing big things. Lately, there hasn't been a leader there to oversee even the little things.
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Hacker who crippled Baltimore in 2019 ransomware attack pleads guilty

The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.
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Baltimore City Council warns mayor: Don’t expect ‘blank checks’ for...

Baltimore City Council warns mayor: Don’t expect ‘blank checks’ for overtime
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The Las Vegas party Baltimore leaders hope might bring more shopping

Baltimore is sending at least eight officials to the annual International Council of Shopping Centers convention at a cost of more than $27,000, according to publicly available travel requests.
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Baltimore firefighter dies in training, second fatal injury this week

Charles Mudra, an emergency vehicle driver for the department, suffered a medical emergency as he was training at an East Baltimore facility.
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Baltimore’s top YIMBYs want to erase zoning rules blocking more hou...

A package of five bills will attempt to make it easier to build and redevelop Baltimore City properties.
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Federal job cuts cost Baltimore tax revenue, punching $5.9 million ...

City officials know of at least 12,000 federal employees who work in Baltimore, but there are untold more who commute to other locations or work from home in the city.
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Ivan Bates criticized Marilyn Mosby’s travel. He’s disregarding rul...

A Baltimore Banner analysis of city records and social media posts found that Bates spent at least 44 days outside the city since he took office, excluding personal travel which does not need to be approved by the city spending board.
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Baltimore sues group that used federal COVID aid to buy property

Baltimore City is suing Ahavas Chaim after the group used federal COVID-19 aid intended for rental assistance to buy property instead.
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Baltimore mayor proposing property tax cut by 2028

Mayor Brandon Scott will announce the plan in his State of the City address Monday evening.
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Taxes, test scores, the arts: 3 promises in Mayor Scott’s State of ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivered his State of the City speech in a more casual, TED Talk-style format.
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Baltimore freezes spending at police, fire and parks agencies as ec...

The freeze, which was announced to the City Council during a hearing Tuesday, was put in place two weeks ago.