Baltimore's Inspector General Power Battle | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 2m

Baltimore’s mayor’s office is fighting back in court, arguing the city’s Inspector General is overreaching by demanding unrestricted access to private legal records and taxpayer-funded legal aid — powers never granted by law. The city insists the IG must follow the same rules as any other agency, and that lawmakers — not judges — should expand her authority. Tensions escalated when the mayor’s office treated IG subpoenas like public records requests, allowing redactions under state law — a move the IG says cripples her ability to uncover fraud. The city also claims the IG’s office lacks legal…