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In a chaotic final legislative session of 2025, the Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a sprawling 40-year tax incentive package for industrial giant Tradepoint Atlantic and quietly authorized over $200 million in new borrowing authority for park projects
Legacy assets that no longer perform must be liquidated. Mike Preston’s recent campaign to devalue Lamar Jackson—calling a two-time MVP an “overgrown kid” while the QB plays through a serious back contusion—is a professional dereliction of duty. Preston’s “Rage Revenue” business model relies on ignoring the tape to sell clicks. It’s time for Baltimore to execute a strategic divestiture. Trade Mike Preston to Cleveland for a conditional 7th-rounder and rebuild the city’s sports culture.
Let’s be real for a second. We are living in a time where people are constantly trying to mess with your brain. If you ever […]
The recent embrace of Nicki Minaj by Turning Point USA feels less like an alliance and more like a bizarre, cultural fever dream. For an organization built on the bedrock of “faith, family, and freedom,” championing “traditional values” and condemning the perceived moral decay of modern culture, this partnership isn’t just a pivot – it’s a full-blown U-turn into a funhouse mirror.
For the average Baltimore County resident, the URDL sounds like boring planning jargon. But for developers, community activists, and County Council members, it is the “third rail” of local politics. Touch it, move it, or even whisper about changing it, and you risk political electrocution.
Here is why that imaginary line dictates your commute, your property value, and the future of the county—and why the fights over it are about to get even uglier.
By: Adam Reuter If you have ever watched a Baltimore County Council live streamed meeting, you have likely heard a language that sounds like English […]
By Adam Reuter If you want to see how a county government sells out its own people, you didn’t need to look further than the […]
Baltimore County administration officials and council members spent the majority of a Tuesday work session rallying support for a 50-year tax break for a massive industrial project, while also advancing measures to restrict student housing and exempt a specific developer from county fees.
We’ve spent weeks tearing through the paper trail—the bills, the minutes, and the resolutions they hoped you would never read. The conclusion is inescapable: The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed for the people who write the checks.
The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved several controversial measures Monday night, including a zoning change for a specific business district and uncapped snow removal contracts, during a legislative session lasting less than 20 minutes. Council members voted 7-0 on Bill 81-25, which modifies zoning rules to benefit a single dog boarding business in the Reisterstown Commercial Revitalization District, a practice critics call “spot zoning.” Furthermore, Chairman Michael Ertel introduced Bill 93-25, proposing to waive development impact fees for certain affordable housing projects, while a resident accused the council of ignoring a year-old law requiring the formation of a public school capacity committee.
