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Officials reduce boundaries of boil-water advisory and announce plan to discount water bills citywide by 25%
City still working to identify source of the contamination.
DPW Director Jason Mitchell speaks at a press conference out front of the Office of Emergency Management addressing the concerns about the e.coli outbreak in West Baltimore.
Baltimore City officials awaiting updated test results as thousands remain under boil water advisory
Much of West Baltimore is under a boil water advisory Tuesday, and city officials are limiting residents top three gallons of bottled water per household.
Baltimore Department of Public Works employees hand out water in Harlem Park after the city issued a boil advisory. Baltimore’s public works department first noted E. coli and coliform through routine testing on Friday.
Maryland cities, counties balance immediate need and longterm impact in federal stimulus plans
More than $2 billion in American Rescue Plan money has arrived for local governments around the state since last spring.
6/16/22—Signs reading “Baltimore County Maryland” and “Baltimore County Council” hang on the wall inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
Gov. Hogan wants to turn over State Center complex to Baltimore City
State Center’s future has been in limbo since 2016 when the state canceled a $1.5 billion contract to redevelop the site.
The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
Suspended Baltimore deputy mayor resigns from city economic development post
Ted Carter, Baltimore’s ranking official for economic development, is no longer employed by the city, according to two sources close to City Hall.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall.
Baltimore’s pandemic aid money could be ‘life-changing.’ How will the city measure the success of its spending?
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.
Three columns with COVID virus, Brandon Scott, and hands planting seedling
City delays leave Baltimore nonprofits waiting up to two years for needed funds
It’s 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.
Baltimore City Hall sits between neighborhoods and grant money
Baltimore tax credit system is ‘highly inequitable,’ city budget office report says
The report found that tax credits are being applied not only inequitably, but inefficiently, providing overly generous breaks.
Vacant houses in the Black butterfly and construction in the white L of Baltimore
Baltimore ARPA official responds to criticisms that city’s pandemic stimulus is moving too slow
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.
Chief Recovery Officer Shamiah Kerney chats with fund awardees after the presentation.
Baltimore officials outline ‘holistic’ approach to luring squeegee workers from corners
Plan includes daily check-ins with volunteers; police say there is small but unacceptable ‘criminal element’ at play.
City officials estimate that more than 200 young people regularly work at intersections citywide, dashing into the street as traffic lights turn red to clean windshields in exchange for cash from drivers.
Baltimore City Council approves charter amendment to reshape Inspector General board
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.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall.
With historic candidates, Maryland primary turnout surpasses 2018 despite midsummer ‘malaise’
Despite openings in Annapolis for governor, attorney general and comptroller, some observers feared it would be hard to spur voters into action this year.
A ballot counter sorts through the mail-in ballots.
Here’s what to know as Maryland begins counting mail ballots on Thursday
Processing of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, with some key primary races still hanging in the balance.
Voting poll at Enoch Pratt Library in Canton
Olszewski holds commanding lead in Baltimore County executive primary; McDonough leads GOP field
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.
July 15, 2022 — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. campaign on the corner of Wise Avenue and Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk.
What to expect as Marylanders head to the polls today
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.
7/7/22—Annapolis resident Cynthia Dark votes inside Annapolis Middle School on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.
Residents win fight to save Poppleton properties from redevelopment project
Sarah Ann Street alley homes and home of the Eaddy family to be removed from development plans.
Sonia Eaddy points to her family while Mayor Brandon Scott gave his updates on the Poppleton homes.
Maryland primary voters head to the polls Tuesday. Results may not arrive until August.
Officials won’t 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.
7/7/22—Gov. Larry Hogan votes inside Annapolis Middle School on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.
Downtown Baltimore parking garage partially collapses Friday morning
Scene of a garage collapse at 1 E. Pratt St. No injuries were reported.
Slew of Republicans vie for Baltimore County exec, while Olszewski waits
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.
Campaign signs line the road leading to Arbutus Recreation Center, an early voting location in Baltimore County.
Outside political groups spending big in several Maryland primaries
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.
GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 26:  Maryland residents wait in line to vote at the Bohrer Park Activity Center on October 26, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Today marks the first day of early in-person voting in the state of Maryland.
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