Elected Accountability News Today

Organizers behind a petition for a ballot question that would ask Baltimore voters to cut the size of the City Council in half has submitted more than 25,000 signatures to the city Board of Elections, well ahead of a summer deadline and well above the requirement. The petition, which would cut the number of council members from 14 to eight, was circulated by People for Elected Accountability & ...

Less than a week after U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes’ surprise announcement that he would not seek a 10th term, several high-profile Democrats are mobilizing to try to replace him, and Republicans believe the Democratic congressman’s decision could put his 3rd District seat into play for the first time in decades.

Sneed told FOX45 News she decided to try to unseat Council President Nick Mosby because she’s frustrated by a lack of leadership and accountability on display.

The Safe Streets program has been under deep scrutiny for questionable spending and transparency concerns.

One Baltimore City community activist called city council's resolution on juvenile crime this past week "symbolic at best."In an interview on FOX45 Morning News

A 15-year-old seventh grader could face criminal charges after bringing a loaded gun to a Baltimore school. His response, according to school officials, trigge

Non-profits are powering the money machine behind Baltimore's 'wraparound' services.

Dulles International Airport Metro station records one million passengers since opening. Bus reliability in DC declines due to increased traffic congestion. 100% affordable housing development proposed for DC’s Navy Yard.

The usual suburban suspects would like nothing better than to see Baltimore plagued with low-turnout recall elections that tie a mayor's hands.

A group that backed a successful petition drive to get term limits approved by Baltimore voters last fall says it's likely to make a second push to get recall elections on the ballot next year.