Local government

First Amendment cases — especially against public officials afforded immunities — are among the most difficult to win, lawyers say.

A Baltimore County grand jury has indicted Michael J. Browning, the longtime manager of Gunpowder Falls State Park, with raping and sexually assaulting two women, both former park employees.

Shorter’s exit is the most significant in an administration dotted with high-profile cabinet departures. As Baltimore’s first city administrator, he oversaw nearly every aspect of city operations, from recycling services to payroll.

The renaming is meant to usher in a new era for the storied arena, which has been under renovation for the last several months.

His departure is a standout in an administration riddled with exits.

Glassman did not answer specific questions about where and when the photo with Trump was taken or if the men exchanged any words. Their only meeting was photographed before Trump ran for president, Glassman said through a spokesperson.

The referendums will potentially limit city elected officials to two terms in office, establish local control of the Baltimore Police Department and move the city’s embattled vendor payment process away from the mayor and to the comptroller.

The police department — unable to procure analytical reagent, the compound used to cause a chemical reaction or test if one occurs — has borrowed as much as six months’ supply from other departments as payment to the vendor remains pending.

Agency did not forward 30,150 accounts that had balances before 2008 and owed a total of $7.6 million to the state for collections.

A “yes” vote on Question J would move the Department of Accounts Payable out of the finance department and to the Office of the Comptroller.

Of some 102 Maryland school board candidates who responded to a survey on education issues, 16 named learning loss stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic as the key issue facing schools in their districts, while another 16 cited other academic performance issues as most important.

Although considered atypical for a health department to be involved in victims' services, the program has grown as the lens through which Baltimore views its trauma expands from a public safety issue to a public health issue.

The county has four contested races on the Nov. 8 ballot, while three candidates are running unopposed. Meanwhile the terms of four appointed members on the 11-member board are expiring later this year.

Baltimore County is leveraging $20 million in local and state dollars to launch a month-long charrette process, which involves community input over several meetings, to develop a vision for the 200-acre property.

Baltimore's experiment in universal basic income is two months in, and initial payments have meant newfound stability for at least some participants.

The school board is now all appointed, but city voters next month will get their first chance to elect school board members.

Some current office holders and power brokers who control the purse strings are probably perfectly fine with the status quo of voters who don't know what's on their ballot. Let's not give them that satisfaction.

The downsizing effort stems from a loss of revenues after three consecutive years of shrinking first-year class sizes.

While the idea has polled well, analysis from most political experts is more measured. Research suggests that while term limits can help youthful politicians rise quickly, career politicians who hop from one office to the next still exist.

The golf venue is first anchor in what will be the Warner Street Entertainment District.