Local government

The legislation would clarify in Maryland law that inspectors general are not subject to standard restrictions on Maryland Public Information Act requests.

Howard County’s library system said Friday it is reinstating dozens of librarian support staffers it terminated this week for budgetary reasons.

After heavy snow in January, sewer lines in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood were overwhelmed, spilling water, waste and other materials into their basements, tubs and toilets, residents said.

Seventeen candidates — all Democrats — will compete for four at-large seats on the County Council.

COLUMN | Welcome to the upside-down world of traffic court, where a random license plate scan shifts the burden of proof to the driver.

The report says employees in the mayor’s office did not submit waivers for approval for 336 transactions between July 1, 2022, and Nov. 17, 2025.

A group of West Baltimore tenants claimed it was an act of fraud to charge rent without a license.

Annapolis lawmakers are considering a proposal to cede some of the governor’s authority over public transit in Baltimore to local authorities — a move that advocates say is long overdue.

A certified planner and a volunteer firefighter have entered the race for Anne Arundel County’s top elected office. There are now five candidates, including four Democrats and one Republican.

“There are things you can only do in person,” Bruce Bereano said. “You can’t do it any other way.”

The man, Maurquise Emillo James, 22, of Baltimore, was working as a medical technician in the senior living facility when he shot a resident, Robert Fuller Jr., according to court documents.

The first Baltimore County Council expansion since 1956, plus no incumbent county executive, brings out a diverse field of candidates.

Red Maple Place, one of the Baltimore region’s most contested housing developments, faces yet another obstacle after Maryland’s environmental agency ordered a moratorium on some construction work.

Amid growing controversy over a Baltimore County Council vote in November 2024 that would double pensions for five of its seven members, two of them proposed legislation to roll that decision back.

All eyes will be on the race to be the next Montgomery County executive. But several other high-profile races are also taking place.

Baltimore City Council members are considering legislation that would enable increased oversight of abusive and negligent landlords — and would revoke rental licenses specifically for those who retaliate against undocumented immigrants.

The Howard County Library System has quietly terminated 55 support staffers who primarily stack shelves, drawing a sharp rebuke from the system’s employees union.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration recently took several steps to limit her access to city records.

Viva White Oak, a 294-acre planned community, will take advantage of Montgomery County’s first-ever tax increment financing plan.

COLUMN | The teenage driver killed last month in a fiery Howard County crash was at least the 31st person in Maryland to die in a police-related accident in the past five years. Almost all were killed when a driver fled from flashing lights.