Local government

Equipped with $3 million in state and federal funds, Roca, Inc.’s Baltimore branch is bolstering its work in the city while also gaining a foothold in southeastern Baltimore County, which has been a hotspot for violent crime in recent years.

The bill discussed Thursday would only go into effect if Question K passes; it would make elected officials in office on Dec. 1 of this year pension-eligible after eight years.

Democratic lawmakers requested the independent investigation after The Baltimore Banner last week published an investigation revealing years of complaints about misconduct, favoritism and retaliation by leaders at the state’s largest park.

Just months before the end of his decadeslong tenure, Sheriff John Anderson asked for a contract boost for a former city employee-turned-consultant.

Books such as “Gender Queer” and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” have become flash points in school board races nationwide, including in Maryland.

The contrast between the incumbent Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.'s record and the platform of his Republican election challenger, well-known conservative hardliner former Del. Pat McDonough, is stark.

While Anne Arundel's Democratic county executive Steuart Pittman is seeking to stave off a well-funded challenge from Republican Jessica Haire, Democratic Howard County Executive Calvin Ball faces a rematch with the man he unseated four years ago, Republican Allan Kittleman.

Chemicals needed to purify the city’s drinking water fell to “a critical level” at two treatment plants in Northeast Baltimore after a vendor temporarily stopped supplying the city in June, according to an inspector general report.

In Maryland’s only reliably red congressional district, Mizeur has tried to make the case that Harris is too right-wing even for conservative voters.

A state senator and a left-leaning PAC have taken aim at candidates Maggie Litz Domanowski and Rebecca Chesner, while GOP elected officials have lent their support to candidates with conservative views on the teaching of race and gender.

The time is now to provide redress for the harm caused by Baltimore’s Highway to Nowhere, Van Hollen says.

David Marks is touting a record of working across party lines as he faces a challenge from Crystal Francis, a Middle River resident with a history of advocacy for criminal justice reform.

Shellenberger, 63, of Towson, is seeking a fifth term in office and facing his first GOP challenger in 12 years.

Voting by mail has already started, and early in-person voting starts Thursday.

Lawmakers, attorneys and consumers have raised concerns about the new customer payment system, saying the contract with the new vendor, Paymentus, was not awarded competitively and may have been implemented too quickly.

The incumbent Democrat has invested more than $12 million of his personal fortune into reclaiming the 6th District, which may be Maryland's most — and only — competitive congressional district.

Citing their ‘horror’ over what they called the ‘systemic abuse of employees’ at Maryland’s largest state park, two legislators are questioning a state agency’s handling of repeated complaints there.

The guard stepped into the street to prepare the children to cross before a motorist hit her, sources say.

A joint statement from the medical giant and the insurer said the multi-year contract ensures they can continue to serve members and patients with high-quality care. They did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement or disclose how long the agreement lasts.

The initiative, which pays residents to clean their communities, comes as the city’s Department of Public Works has struggled to return to pre-pandemic staffing levels.