Local government

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins plans to keep working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even in light of the killing of an American citizen by an ICE agent.

Ward served as Jamaica’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations and is best known for representing the nation on the UN Security Council. He died in Montgomery County, his most recent home, on Sunday.

Baltimore County residents rallied in Towson to support Councilman Izzy Patoka’s bills for immigrant protection ahead of a council work session Tuesday evening.

Street parking around the rest of Annapolis remains accessible, though is likely to become scarcer with the start of the legislative session Wednesday.

The Montgomery County Council heard from a crowd Tuesday that overwhelmingly supported a bill to protect immigrants from ICE.

The proposal, spearheaded by Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration, calls for the city’s tax on ride-sharing services and taxis to increase from 25 cents per ride to 38 cents.

A bill by Councilman Pat Young would impose a moratorium on data centers in Baltimore County until 2027.

Del. Caylin Young is not resigning from his elected post in the state legislature representing East and Northeast Baltimore.

Baltimore City has achieved a stunning turnaround in violent crime despite a rift between State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and Mayor Brandon Scott.

The funding would come out of the county’s reserves for the fiscal year 2026 budget, which ends in July.

Little more than a week into 2026, the deaths of Nikitha Godishala, Venkata Asha Appana and Krishna Kishore Kotikalapudi have stunned Howard County’s growing Indian community.

Gabriel Moreno is an immigration attorney and CEO of Luminus, a Columbia-based nonprofit that supports immigrants.

New York investor Benjamin Eidlisz made waves in Southeast Baltimore before myriad housing companies connected to him failed.

If you're in the market for a home, Maryland and county governments have some financial incentives to retain more households on their tax rolls.

The deal, known as a project labor agreement, calls for priority hiring of union labor for four projects by the city’s Department of Public Works.

The facility operates in Gunpowder Falls State Park and has been the subject of controversy over its “trash juice” permit.

Members of the Baltimore Board of Estimates voted to resolve a civil rights lawsuit that Gary Washington filed in 2019.

Gov. Wes Moore is endorsing three bills meant to spur construction and increase housing in ways both big and small. They’re also a chance for Moore to notch wins before voters decide this year whether to give him a second term.

Data, and conversations with those who work in the field, show that residents of Montgomery County are struggling mentally, and that demand for mental health services has increased.