Local government

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is running for Congress. Here’s what happens to the county executive position if he wins.

The Maryland Transit Administration is getting a federal and state funding boost to modernize its aging light rail cars.

Bishop Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, asks what purpose would a prison sentence for former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby actually serve.

Even though the South has more LGBTQ adults than any other region of the country, Maryland actually has a lower percentage of people who identify as LGBTQ, according to a recent report.

Landlords would have to choose from a list of reasons to not renew a lease approved in each jurisdiction, and then include that reason on the written notice provided to the tenant.

Howard County public library employees voted this week to unionize and join a local branch of AFSCME. The union will represent around 200 workers.

“I am contractually obligated to declare my feelings for you,” declares a valentine from Comptroller Bill Henry.

After missing out on about $10 million in federal housing dollars, city officials have received approval to seek reimbursement for some of the money.

The deal comes nearly three years after the mayor called executing such a purchase his “top priority.”

Baltimore County’s master plan, more than three years overdue, appears poised for final passage next week.

The trio of bills advanced out of the council’s seven-member Economic and Community Development committee with just one member, Councilman Ryan Dorsey, voting in dissent.

Under the proposed changes, the public must have the opportunity to comment on legislation twice before it is voted on and amendments must be submitted before meetings.

The opposition to redeveloping the shopping center is emblematic of why state leaders are pushing new laws to allowing housing projects to circumvent local backlash.

The proposal to ban all tobacco products in Baltimore stadiums is backed by Mayor Brandon Scott and follows similar steps by most other MLB cities.

Councilman Zeke Cohen’s proposal to establish an independent redistricting commission could compete with a separate plan to reform the mapmaking process put forward by Council President Nick Mosby.

Harford County sheriff releases a sketch of the suspect and new details in the killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five who was slain along the Ma & Pa Trail in August.

The primary election is May 14. Early voting begins May 2 and mail ballots will be sent out by April 1.

Baltimore City’s Annapolis delegation voted to advance a bill Friday designed to protect homeowners, tenants and heirs from the annual tax sale list.

One of the six officers charged after the death of Freddie Gray in 2015 has been promoted to oversee the Public Integrity Bureau of the Baltimore Police Department.

The Anne Arundel County Council narrowly voted to change its rules governing staff supervision, making the whole council a collective boss with the power to hire and fire. The change didn’t sit well with some council members.