Logan Hullinger

1 week ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

Flanked by a cadre of cops and city officials, Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday announced the takedown of a drug trafficking organization in Curtis Bay — yet the aftermath of these coveted busts can be deadly for drug users. The joint operation, conducted by law enforcement agencies at every level of government, yielded 11 arrests and was touted as a valiant effort under the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy during a press conference at the Curtis Bay Recreation Center.

2 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Jaisal Noor |Logan Hullinger

As day turned to night in Baltimore on April 27, 2015, the number of arrests for disorderly conduct, failure to obey, and destruction of property ticked upward. What began as street protests over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray exploded into a raw expression of fury. Thousands took to the streets to express their outrage both at Gray’s death and the decades of disinvestment and unjust policing of Black communities in Baltimore.

2 weeks ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

Buttressed by a windfall of opioid restitution dollars, Mayor Brandon Scott's $4.7 billion budget proposal is nonetheless shrouded in uncertainty as to whether harm reduction initiatives will be funded to their full potential. Scott unveiled his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday, coming on the heels of a barrage of austerity measures from the White House.

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Logan Hullinger

In the face of the White House’s work to decimate transgender rights and reverse the progress of the LGTBQIA+ movement, Baltimore’s trans and nonbinary community is fighting back. Dozens of activists descended upon City Hall on Monday for Trans Day of Visibility, where local officials assured them that the city would embrace and protect the community in response to President Donald Trump’s transphobic rhetoric and executive orders. Yet, they didn’t show up simply to let their presence be known.

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Logan Hullinger

Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled a $4.7 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, calling for a nearly half-a-billion-dollar increase in spending but not accounting for the heavy-handed cost-cutting at the federal level that could dismantle it. As President Donald Trump battles the courts to push through a barrage of spending cuts, Scott’s proposal marks an 11.4% increase in spending from the year prior without accounting for any changes at the federal level.