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Local government

    Can Scott Shellenberger hold on to the Baltimore County state’s attorney’s office?
    Shellenberger faces the toughest race of his career. Two experienced prosecutors, Sarah David and Lauren Lipscomb, are challenging him for the job.
    Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger at the Towson Armory in Towson.
    Anne Arundel County sends 10,000 voters incorrect election booklet
    About 10,000 registered voters in Anne Arundel County were sent the wrong informational practice ballot for the upcoming primaries, the county board of elections said Tuesday.
    A mother discusses her ballot with her daughter as she votes in Howard County's General Election as seen at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, MD on November 5th, 2024.
    Prince George’s sheriff’s office spokesperson suspended following audit of her nonprofit
    The sheriff’s office said it didn’t learn of the audit until May 18, the day The Banner reported its findings.
    Taylor Thomas, a PIO for the Prince George's County Sheriff's office, also hosts PGSO “Behind the Badge,” a YouTube show on behalf of the office.
    Who will be Baltimore County’s next top prosecutor? 3 candidates make their cases.
    The Baltimore Banner and WJZ-TV are hosting a debate at the Towson Armory Thursday at noon.
    From left, Scott Shellenberger, Sarah David and  Lauren Lipscomb.
    A Montgomery County firefighter made $315,000 last year — in overtime
    The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service has exceeeded its overtime budget, in most years by millions, for more than a decade.
    Montgomery County Fire Station 25 in Aspen Hill.
    Baltimore paid $312,000 to employees who stopped working, IG finds
    Baltimore paid departing city employees more than $312,000 in largely unworked leave time before they officially left their jobs, prompting the city inspector general to question whether the practice appeared wasteful or inequitable.
    Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
    Water main break shuts down Bradley Boulevard near Bethesda Row
    Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials have shut down part of Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda due to a water main break Tuesday afternoon.
    Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials have shut down part of Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda due to a water main break Tuesday afternoon, as seen from the Capital Crescent Trail.
    Prince George’s planning chair resigns, avoiding showdown with County Council
    Darryl Barnes resigned over the weekend as chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board amid investigations into alleged misconduct.
    Darryl Barnes has resigned as the chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board.
    Howard County residents keep fighting W.R. Grace’s Columbia plastics recycling plant
    Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.
    Protesters with the Stop Grace Coalition hold signs during a rally near the W.R. Grace headquarters in Columbia on Thursday.
    Howard County schools got 99% of their budget request. Some still want more.
    For the first time in years, the Howard County Board of Education isn’t struggling with what beloved program or staff positions to cut this spring.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his education funding proposal to the tune of $871.5 million on Monday.
    There’s a convention center arms race in America. Can Baltimore afford to compete?
    A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.
    People walk along Pratt Street past the Baltimore Convention Center.
    New documents suggest straw contributions as motive in Attar sextortion case
    There have been few clues from federal prosecutors about why a former campaign manager worried the state senator and co-defendants so much — until now.
    Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar speaks on the phone in the cafeteria of the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges in 2025.
    Prince George’s County Council funded the sheriff’s PIO’s nonprofit. Auditors found problems.
    An audit recommended that the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
    An audit recommended the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
    A life of resilience. Remembering Baltimore’s snow mountain.
    After surviving for nearly three months as a bizarre Baltimore landmark born from a historic winter storm, the massive “Snow Everest” pile near Old Town Mall has finally melted away, leaving behind debris, environmental concerns and a symbol of the city’s costly cleanup effort.
    Light poles stick out of the massive pile of snow and debris in the Old Town Mall parking lot in East Baltimore in March.
    Braveboy moves to oust beleaguered Prince George’s planning board chair
    Darryl Barnes is facing misconduct allegations documented in an 11-page complaint.
    Darryl Barnes, center, the chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board, is accused of misconduct.
    Montgomery County unions demand investigation into alleged discrimination in human resources department
    A former county program director alleges “systemic discrimination against employees with disabilities, particularly disabled veterans and employees seeking reasonable accommodations” during his time with the county’s HR department.
    Two unions representing Montgomery County government employees want the state to investigate allegations of discrimination within the human resources department.
    Hutzell: Pam Beidle had $400K to fund a political legacy. She’s spreading it around.
    COLUMN | State Sen. Pam Beidle wanted to give the $400,000 left in her campaign fund to the slate she created. Turns out the rules don’t allow that. What can she do with this small fortune now?
    Sen. Pam Beidle, left, and Sen. Stephen Hershey Jr. discuss a bill in the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis last month.
    Police called as Columbia board meeting erupts in chaos over decision to remove 3 members
    One resident likened the situation to a “civil war,” while others called it “taxation without representation.”
    The May 14 Columbia Association Board of Directors meeting was standing room only as residents packed the room to speak out against a recent decision to remove three board members.
    Prince George’s planning chair Darryl Barnes faces a slew of misconduct allegations
    The complaint, filed in February, states that Darryl Barnes threatened to fire the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s general counsel and engaged in misconduct.
    A complaint filed in February states that Darryl Barnes threatened the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s general counsel and engaged in misconduct.
    Why did the council postpone a budget vote — and then postpone it again at the last minute?
    Council members — three of whom are running for county executive — must decide how to balance a budget in tight financial times.
    The Montgomery County Council, shown during a meeting last year, postponed a vote on the budget Thursday morning and again in the afternoon.
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