Growth and development

The Howard County Council on Monday unanimously passed a temporary moratorium on the development of new data centers and created a task force to study their impacts.

Council President Natali Fani-González had said she was reluctant to endorse in a race that features three council members.

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General accuses Florida-based real estate firm MV Realty of misleading Maryland homeowners into predatory loan agreements with intentionally obscure terms.

The city is experimenting with clear boarding on its vacant homes to reduce fires and additional displacement.

Pepco is seeking state approval to increase its annual revenue by about $119 million, which would raise the average customer’s bill by about $10.24 per month.

Baltimore has reduced its count of vacant homes from 16,000 to fewer than 12,000 during Mayor Brandon Scott’s five years in office, but there are questions about the count and the fundraising needed to continue the effort.

According to a disclosure filed last week, La Cité Development said it had paid $917,000 to settle the water bills at its West Baltimore apartment complex.

Friedson had raised $2.2 million as of May 12, according to his campaign finance report.

The county has lifted its health advisory for the Potomac River, but health officials are still urging people to avoid areas closest to where the Potomac Interceptor sewer pipe collapsed.

Darryl Barnes resigned over the weekend as chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board amid investigations into alleged misconduct.

A long-planned community in northern Prince George’s County held a ceremonial groundbreaking. Konterra could one day have several thousand housing units.

A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.

Darryl Barnes is facing misconduct allegations documented in an 11-page complaint.

Baltimore County agreed in 2016 to build 1,000 affordably priced homes. The need has since ballooned.

More than a year after Howard County officials pledged to increase police presence at The Mall in Columbia, law enforcement is preparing to move in — along with more than a half dozen new businesses.

COLUMN | Ferry travel is a romantic idea, but when romance hits political and fiscal reality, the water gets a little rough. Chesapeake Bay proposals are — at best — delayed.

The Montgomery County Council is considering ways to plug a $152 million hole in the budget.

The County Council voted to approve labor agreements that three unions reached with County Executive Marc Elrich and his administration.

After years of sitting empty, a pit in downtown Baltimore might finally get redevelopment thanks to a new tax break program.

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