Local government
BGE says rent hike could mean $10 monthly bill increases for city customers
Baltimore raises BGE conduit rental fee, prompting concerns of $10 monthly bill hikes for city customers. The utility is weighing legal action.
Is Montgomery County’s plastic bag ban working?
The Maryland Sierra Club said its study shows that reusable bag use has risen by 23% since the law went into effect on Jan. 1.
Black Aggie, Black Aggie, come back to Pikesville!
Pikesville leaders are seeking to summon the statue of Black Aggie, subject of local legends, back to historic Druid Ridge Cemetery.
After 11th-hour sprint, Tonya Sweat says she secured enough signatures to challenge Braveboy
Aspiring Prince George’s County executive candidate Tonya Sweat and her team were sent scrambling after learning they didn’t have enough signatures to appear on general election ballots.
Baltimore libraries are the latest to offer free gunlocks. Here’s where to get them.
A new partnership is offering Baltimore gun owners a way to safely store their firearms in an attempt to prevent suicides and unintentional shootings.
Fani-González: Council to make decision on trash incinerator by Thanksgiving
Plus: A new bill would prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status.
Silver Spring synagogue sues Montgomery County over firearms law
The law does not preclude congregations from hiring professional security officers who may carry firearms.
New Fells Point checkpoints and rules originated with Sail250, city says
In late June, with throngs expected at the Inner Harbor’s Sail250 event, Baltimore added checkpoints and extra rules for people entering Fells Point. Over a month later, the city is sticking with the increased enforcement through Labor Day.
Annapolis considers annexing 5.4-acre site where developer plans townhomes
Annapolis has received a petition to annex about 5.4 acres of land along Bay Ridge Road — property that would potentially be developed into about 40 townhomes.
Baltimore County steps in to keep Randallstown, Dundalk pools open
After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.
Chief Justice Roberts has reportedly sold his Chevy Chase home for $3.4 million
The seven-bedroom, five-bath house hit the market June 26 and was under contract four days later.
She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one.
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the flood in Ellicott City that took the lives of Joseph Blevins and Jessica Watsula.
Ousted planning chair sues, claims Braveboy dangled jobs to force resignation
Ousted planning board chair Darryl Barnes sued the county, the executive and council chair, claiming he was forced to resign following unsubstantiated misconduct allegations.
Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
Council member Wanika Fisher explains her data center amendment
Planning department staff said the amendment was a piecemeal attempt to address data centers that conflicts with the county’s moratorium on data center development.
Baltimore to scrap controversial deal that let BGE profit from city utility system
Baltimore plans to end a controversial deal that let BGE profit from upgrades to the city-owned conduit system and resume collecting rental fees.
Montgomery County passes a longer — and likely stronger — data center moratorium
The unanimous vote for the 18-month moratorium follows County Executive Marc Elrich’s June executive order that placed a six-month moratorium on data centers.
Baltimore judge says she’s ‘obsessed’ with inspector general’s independence, but delays ruling
A judge overseeing an increasingly bitter legal dispute between Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming declined on Tuesday to reach an immediate decision.
City overlord or faithful servant? Baltimore’s IG drama is back in court.
Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Tuesday for a hearing to see if Cumming’s investigative powers will be restored.
Authorities investigating financial irregularities in Prince George’s County Municipal Association
The former mayor of Morningside, Bennard Cann, is under investigation after an audit found financial irregularities and unauthorized ATM transactions in the Prince George's County Municipal Association's bank account.
