Baltimore is seeking to develop its own rubric for evaluating the success of its stimulus spending, partnering with researchers at Morgan State University and the University of Baltimore to aid and advise in the process.
Itâs a delay that advocates for Baltimore nonprofits say can hobble organizations, especially those with shoestring staffs, who rely on the federal grant funding to meet basic needs such as paying employees and providing them with health care benefits.
While Baltimore ranks in the bottom half of large municipalities in both the amount of stimulus money obligated and spent, according to a city analysis, it outpaces a group of "peer" cities.
The charter amendment is now slated to go before city voters in November's general election. It calls for a drastic overhaul of the board, which consists mainly of elected officials the office may investigate and people they designate.
Despite openings in Annapolis for governor, attorney general and comptroller, some observers feared it would be hard to spur voters into action this year.
The apparent victory for the incumbent county executive marks a dramatically different result from his race of four years ago, when he escaped the Democratic primary by a razor thin 17 vote margin.
Results will start pouring in after polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, but it could be days or even weeks before the winners of some races come into focus.
Officials wonât be able to process mail-in ballots until after Election Day after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a bill allowing election workers to get mailed ballots ready to count early.
While finger-pointing over missing and damaged campaign signs have consumed oxygen in the Republican primary for Baltimore County executive, incumbent Democrat Johnny Olszewski is sitting on a war chest of more than $1.9 million.
Outside political influencers are playing a more significant role in a few down-ballot races, in some cases putting more money on the table than candidates have brought in on their own.
Former congresswoman Donna Edwards and former Prince George's State's attorney Glenn Ivey have clashed over track records, endorsements and which of the two has the truly âgrassrootsâ candidacy.
The grants include programs for workforce development, educational opportunities for refugee youth and violence prevention in Baltimoreâs LGBTQ community.
While both issues have historically helped to drive voter decisions, a plurality of both Democratic and Republican respondents said they weigh abortion and guns against a host of other factors.