Local government

The city is hailed as a model for its trap-neuter-release program, but even as it becomes more mainstream, some consider the practice unethical.

The practice of posting eviction notices in common areas — and not on individual apartments — had been sharply criticized by renter advocates.

The publication of the agreement paves the way for Hopkins to being recruiting and training private police officers in the next six to 12 months.

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Mayor Brandon Scott said a group of department commanders — Assistant Chief Charles Svehla, Assistant Chief Chris Caisse, and Assistant Chief Dante Stewart — will serve as acting fire chief on an interim basis while the department searches for a new leader.

In a letter delivered to the bill’s sponsor, Council President Nick Mosby, Mayor Brandon Scott wrote that maintaining public trust is paramount to his ability to perform the duties of his office.

In less than a year at City Hall, Thompson has risen to become one of Scott’s most visible aides, serving as his interim chief of staff for three months during a vacancy and leading the legal charge of implementing the administration’s newly unveiled squeegee action plan, which includes enforcing laws about panhandling in certain areas of the city.

In their first public discussion about possible recommendations to reform Baltimore County’s inspector general office, members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability said there should be no additional supervision of the office, which is currently led by Inspector General Kelly Madigan.

Board chair Stephan Fogleman wrote the legislation does not appear to be impartial “and that the appearance of or lack of impartiality could undermine — and may have already undermined — public confidence in the execution of city governance.”

Opportunity for public comment comes as state board reviews complaint alleging the commission violated the Open Meetings Act.

Baltimore's transportation department has installed more speed humps in 2022 than in any prior year. But the agency is running up against a shortage of the poles it needs to put up new signs.

Judge’s opinion allows other allegations, including that police used excessive force, to move ahead to a jury trial.

Here, unlike many parts of the country, access to the ballot is fairly free, and women may still make reproduction decisions without the interference of right-wing vigilantes.

The name of the neighborhood, Port Covington, is not changing, according to city officials. But the overall area bought, controlled and managed by the developers is being rebranded.

The pension bill passed 8-5 despite opposition from the city’s retirement system and finance department, which each advised against a rushed decision in a hearing earlier this month.

School board candidates Maggie Litz Domanowski and Brenda Hatcher-Savoy cemented their wins after the Baltimore County Board of Elections finished counting mail-in and provisional ballots late Friday.

After Nick Mosby said he'd been unable to retain counsel, a judge set a new hearing for Jan. 10, citing the importance of the case.

A week after the Baltimore county executive announced ridding the chief of police, his office named Col. Dennis J. Delp to be the interim chief of police for Baltimore County Police Department.

While Hogan and the four Baltimore mayors he overlapped with during his tenure came together for some initiatives, the Republican often used the city as a political foil and sparred with city leaders.

Former parks employees say that Nita Settina failed to take action when alerted to deeply-entrenched problems at Gunpowder Falls State Park, where the former manager has been indicted on charges related to the alleged rapes of two employees.