Local government

Thirty-nine high school-age residents were shot and 11 died in the first three months of this year – the deadliest start to a year for Baltimore teens since at least 2015.

Segregation remains a reality in Baltimore County schools, a parent of a county school student says; lack of an effective inclusionary housing policy reinforces a system that subsidizes segregation in Baltimore, a policy analyst says; families can take steps to ease the transition of people with developmental disabilities into adulthood, a services coordinator says.

It’s spring the year before a Baltimore election — meaning consultants, elected officials and their potential challengers are quietly maneuvering to identify viable candidates.

The new library — at 100,000 square feet — will be at least twice the size of any other facility in the county library system and include an auditorium, a literacy classroom, flexible community space and a digital lab. The building was designed by English architect Thomas Heatherwick, and construction is expected to begin as soon as 2026.

Housing redevelopment in Baltimore’s distressed neighborhoods would pay for itself with economic benefits such as tax revenues and construction jobs, says Paul C. Brophy, a principal with Brophy & Reilly LLC who specializes in neighborhood revitalization.

Steuart Hill Academic Academy will close at the end of the academy year, following an impassioned appeal process waged by parents and community advocates.

It’s a clear political win for Scott — even his City Hall rivals conceded the point — but it’s not clear how much danger the treated waste posed.

Both accusers are now Baltimore County Police officers, according to court filings.

Maryland’s small-town state capital has a formula for the number of officers, but it’s suddenly not working.

Clean Harbors told city and county officials last week that they planned to treat 675,000 gallons of contaminated water from East Palestine, Ohio, at their Baltimore facility and release it into the city’s wastewater system.

The Baltimore City ethics board would not reveal the names of the more than 130 donors who contributed to a legal defense fund for political power couple Nick and Marilyn Mosby.

Imagine the climate of the Deep South dropped over the mid-Atlantic.

Like other kinds of work in the gig economy, such a program could help address city agencies’ severe staffing needs while connecting people with jobs that could last as long as a day, a week or a month.

The administration was pursuing a first-of-its-kind strategy to deliver fiber internet to every home in Baltimore. But turnover and delay have thrown the approach into question.

The announcement was not a big surprise to city hall observers since the councilmember had formed an exploratory committee and has built up a sizeable war chest.

Corrections department director Walt Pesterfield flatly denied the center confines minors for 23 hours a day and fails to give them basic services.

The city has only sanctioned a company once before for failing to uphold minority- and women-owned business requirements, and leaders hoped Wednesday’s decision would send a signal about their commitment to supporting them going forward.

“I didn’t want any ambiguity,” the Democrat said. “My upbringing showed me not to run away from problems, but be there to fix them.”

Mary Miller is one of five board members appointed to a new committee tasked with considering potential buyers, managing billions in debt and restructuring the remaining parts of the Silicon Valley Bank portfolio.