Local government

A City Council vote on a bill to help expand affordable housing in Baltimore is long overdue, Kevin Slayton, a city resident and clergyman, says.

Until now, it’s been unclear whether the two cameras have influenced the number of serious or fatal crashes that occur on I-83.

A GoFundMe campaign started in support of Lt. Dillon Rinaldo had raised $47,000 towards a $100,000 goal as of Sunday morning.

Political notes: Fundraising season; state Supreme Court to right a racist decision; and updates on Harborplace.

Here’s what we know now about Thursday’s deadly house fire on Linden Heights Avenue.

Shannon Sneed made it official Friday morning, after she announced outside Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters that she will run for City Council president using public financing.

City Administrator Faith Leach touted Baltimore’s squeegee collaborative program at an international gathering of mayors, policymakers and consultants.

It’s time for Baltimore County to make good on its obligation to bring residents more affordable housing, says David Plymyer, an attorney who lives in the county.

Council President Nick Mosby has moved rapidly this week to finalize and approve an alternative map. But Mayor Brandon Scott could ensure his own version goes into effect by waiting until the end of a statutory 60-day window to veto, or by taking no action at all.

Howard County is the latest in a string of Baltimore area governments proposing solutions to mitigate cost burdens on renters and homebuyers.

Del. Sandy Rosenberg of Northwest Baltimore has endorsed Sheila Dixon for mayor, marking the competitive race’s first endorsement from an elected official.

Collectively, the Harlem Park Three served 108 years in prison for the crime — “the longest combined wrongful conviction term in American history,” according to their attorneys, who have argued that the Baltimore Police Department detectives who put their clients behind bars decades ago fabricated evidence in order to get a conviction.

State investigators found the Hawkins Point facility’s former operator routinely violated state environmental law by knowingly disposing of partially burned and “uncooked” biohazardous materials.

As the City of Annapolis begins deliberations of a massive, $88 million project to reinvent its waterfront center and save it from flooding, here are five questions likely to be a central part of the discussion.

Just two weeks before a ban on plastic bags is due to go into effect in Baltimore County, County Council members voted Monday to scale back the measure — under a veto threat from the county executive.

Mosby aims to hold a public input session on his proposal Wednesday evening before moving rapidly to vote the map through committee Thursday afternoon and take a vote for final passage at a special meeting that night. The mayor’s office pushed back on that quick turnaround, which it called “troubling,” extending a dispute between the two sides over the timeline of this year’s redistricting process.

The second floor of the Baltimore City Circuit Court building went into lockdown Monday afternoon after an employee received a letter containing white powder.

The Democratic county executive is proposing to put the Office of the Inspector General into the county’s charter and add a requirement the office be funded. And Olszewski is proposing that the inspector general can immediately issue subpoenas to nongovernment employees when warranted.

The city is planning to replace Curtis Bay’s current recreational center with a new facility, raising concerns among some residents.

A Baltimore City Council hearing Wednesday offered new information but left a number of questions less than fully answered.