Khadija Walker says 200+ mile daily commute would not interfere with her job as Baltimore County inspector general. tinyurl.com/3ca56xuk County Executive Kathy Klausmeier's pick to replace Kelly Madigan also answers a question about how she’d handle possible wrongdoing by an elected official.

Latest on the County IG Controversy: Is Pat Young preparing the way for a flip-flop? tinyurl.com/ycajck5m The Catonsville Democrat supported Kelly Madigan, but says he must now …assess the administration’s nominee with an open mind.

.MD Environment orders a large windscreen at CSX’s Curtis Bay coal facility. Residents say the existing limited one doesn’t work and the new permit, w/o goals, is unenforceable. tinyurl.com/5dxyuzwf “Coal dust still reaches our homes, coats our porches and enters our bodies.”

IG Kelly Madigan has made progress in curtailing the fraud, waste and abuse that's plagued Baltimore County for decades. Replacing her was always about stopping that progress. tinyurl.com/yhbjbw36 The vote is tonight, County Council. Do the right thing. [OP-ED]

Latest flashpoint in the inspector general saga: the $218,000-a-year salary the Klausmeier administration is offering its IG nominee. tinyurl.com/y6ezf9rd This, as current IG Kelly Madigan - hours ahead of Council vote to possibly replace her - releases her annual report.

Baltimore County Council REJECTS Khadija Walker’s nomination as inspector general. This leaves Kelly Madigan as county IG for now.

.County Executive Kathy Klausmeier's choice for Inspector General is NOT CONFIRMED by a vote of 5-2. Two Democrats voted for Khadija Walker: Julian Jones, as expected, and Pat Young, who previously said he's support current IG Kelly Madigan.

Tonight's vote means that Kelly Madigan will remain as Baltimore County inspector general. The Klausmeier administration will now have to decide whether to submit a new nominee to the council in the future.

JUST BREAKING - County Executive Kathy Klausmeier Kathy Klausmeier says Kelly Madigan WILL REMAIN as Balto County's inspector general through 2026. This comes after the County Council rejected Klausmeier's nominee in a 5-2 vote tonight.

After the Council rejects her choice for Inspector General by a 5-2 vote, County Executive Klausmeier releases a statement saying Kelly Madigan WILL REMAIN as Baltimore County's IG through 2026. tinyurl.com/yc4cc75a

Police-involved shootout in 2021 inside a NE Baltimore grocery store results in a $250,000 settlement tinyurl.com/3u5a4vs3 A Baltimore Police officer that day fired 16 shots - one of which hit the store manager, who he mistook for the gunman.

UPDATE - City acknowledges that Baltimore Police never disciplined the officer whose role in a chaotic 2021 shootout inside a NE Baltimore supermarket led to a $250,000 settlement today . . . with the store manager he shot in the arm by mistake. tinyurl.com/m9966399

Progress! Toilet paper in stalls, no need to ask for it from a supervisor tinyurl.com/vsm48x7h One of the improvements - along with cold water, AC and regular breaks in hot weather - noted in new report by IG Isabel Cumming about conditions for BaltimoreDPW sanitation workers

A year after a co-worker died of heat stroke, working conditions are improving, Baltimore sanitation workers told Inspector General Isabel Cumming, "but they are still waiting for an increase in their salaries." tinyurl.com/vsm48x7h

How'd a mild-mannered Highlandtown kid go from usher at the old Patterson Theater to East Coast movie theater mogul? Understanding how comfy seats can get people back into the habit of leaving home to see a movie, he says. tinyurl.com/hwuw59hw A Dan Rodricks, At Large #weekendfeature

Potentially transformative to some, destructive to others, a package of major zoning bills supported by Brandon M. Scott is being pushed thru w/o public input, neighborhood leaders say. tinyurl.com/5fws8f7c Charged Betty Bland-Thomas: "There's been no community engagement."

Advocates and the mayor want Baltimore to scrap the two-staircase requirement for new apartments taller than three stories. The Int'l Association of Fire Chiefs "vehemently opposes" the concept. tinyurl.com/5fws8f7c At a recent hearing, Baltimore Fire was not there to comment.

A look at four years of warfare by Councilman Julian Jones aimed at Baltimore County IG Kelly Madigan tinyurl.com/myumwccp After his latest effort fails, Jones complains of “mob rule.” [OP-ED]

Rough reception for City Hall plan: Relocate the BaltimoreDPW Sisson St. trash dropoff ctr to the Potts & Callahan yard on Falls Rd tinyurl.com/36rws9mn Biking or walking on the Jones Falls Trail you're alongside vehicles hauling garbage. FallsRdToBeClosedToCars at Mill #1

A passel of Baltimore officials on Monday pitched the idea of moving DPW's Sisson Street trash site to the Potts & Callahan yard on Falls Rd - right by the Jones Falls tinyurl.com/36rws9mn Residents howled. The developer who wants to buy Sisson didn't speak, but looked pleased