City Hall reporter

Emily Opilo

Emily Opilo covers City Hall for The Baltimore Sun. She previously worked the city beat for The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., where she led coverage of an FBI probe that resulted in a mayor’s resignation and conviction. She holds a master’s from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s from American University.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume is exploring the expansion of Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act to protect high schoolers.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume considers expansion of federal student-athlete bill following death of Franklin student

August 25, 2024 at 2:48 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume is exploring the expansion of Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act to protect high schoolers.

Following a DPW worker's death, the Baltimore City Council grilled officials with the city's Department of Public Works on Thursday.

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Baltimore City Council members grill DPW officials over conditions following worker’s death on the job

August 22, 2024 at 8:55 p.m.

Following a DPW worker's death, the Baltimore City Council grilled officials with the city's Department of Public Works on Thursday.

The firm that's been tapped to conduct a review of Baltimore's Department of Public Works in the wake of an employee death has a history of opposing tougher regulations.

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Law firm tapped by Baltimore to review DPW conditions has history of opposing tough regulations

August 21, 2024 at 4:57 p.m.

The firm that's been tapped to conduct a review of Baltimore's Department of Public Works in the wake of an employee death has a history of opposing tougher regulations.

Two weeks after the on-the-job death of a Department of Public Works employee followed by calls for action from the worker's family and Baltimore leaders, Mayor Brandon Scott and DPW Acting Director Khalil Zaied have hired a law firm to review the department’s safety policies.

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Baltimore hires firm to review DPW’s safety practices following worker death

August 16, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

Two weeks after the on-the-job death of a Department of Public Works employee followed by calls for action from the worker's family and Baltimore leaders, Mayor Brandon Scott and DPW...

Councilman Zeke Cohen said council members will "address the culture of neglect and indifference" within DPW toward sanitation workers.

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Baltimore City Council schedules hearing to investigate DPW working conditions following worker’s death

August 15, 2024 at 4:44 p.m.

Councilman Zeke Cohen said council members will "address the culture of neglect and indifference" within DPW toward sanitation workers.

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New group organizes to oppose size reduction of Baltimore City Council

August 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

A ballot question asking voters to slash the size of the Baltimore City Council will face additional opposition this fall with the formation of a second group objecting to the...

Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh tied the knot.

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Guests at Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s surprise wedding dined on chicken boxes, snowballs

August 12, 2024 at 3:23 p.m.

The couple walked down a gravel aisle together — the mayor in a pale green suit with sneakers and her in a lace overlaid dress and veil.

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Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh married Sunday in ceremony that surprised guests

August 12, 2024 at 12:51 a.m.

Guests arrived to what they thought was a party but instead turned out to be the couple's nuptials at a Northeast Baltimore garden.

Can a regular, no-strings-attached infusion of cash help alleviate if not poverty itself, then some of its grinding effects?

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Baltimore, other cities try to answer: Can a handout ease the burden of poverty, and for how long?

August 11, 2024 at 8:33 a.m.

Can a regular, no-strings-attached infusion of cash help alleviate if not poverty itself, then some of its grinding effects?

Attorneys on both sides said before the decision that they planned to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court of Maryland.

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Judge denies citizen petition to slash Baltimore’s property tax rate; appeal to come

August 9, 2024 at 8:57 p.m.

Attorneys on both sides said before the decision that they planned to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court of Maryland.

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