Gov. Wes Moore pledged to eliminate Baltimore's vacant homes within 12 years, echoing Mayor Brandon Scott's promise as both spoke to about 2,000 people at an election event organized by the interfaith group BUILD.
If Rockville lowers its voting age for municipal elections, it would follow Takoma Park, the first city in the nation to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to cast ballots in local races.
Several Maryland colleges, including Mount St. Mary’s University, Loyola University Maryland and Towson University, are offering new discounts on tuition to entice prospective students.
Council members Jolene Ivey and Sydney Harrison have called for an independent audit of two organizations to which their council colleagues have steered millions in grant funding.