Local government

The urgent push on the legislation — the council took all three necessary votes Monday — comes in the midst of a growing federal deportation campaign.

Natali Fani-González is putting a pause on Marc Elrich’s proposal for special taxing districts until after next year’s budget is finalized.

Being the top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions means taking on daunting caseloads for less pay than a legal professional could earn in private practice.

Several Montgomery County Council members aren’t sold on Marc Elrich’s proposed tax hikes.

The investigation found a manager working for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs “participated in the hiring of a relative without disclosing the relationship.”

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year sets aside $3.5 million to build the county’s first public ice rinks at the Meadowbrook Athletic Complex in Ellicott City.

Federal prosecutors have charged an attorney in connection to a 2021 real estate investment scheme that centers on 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore owned by a group of New York investors.

Two zoning bills aim to accelerate the development of the biotech sector in Montgomery County and boost its supply of affordable housing.

Montgomery County is adding $500,000 to its Nonprofit Security Grant Program for religious and cultural institutions following an attack at a Michigan synagogue.

The contract with McAfee Election Services is unusual among election boards across Maryland. Most manage their election warehouses and vote-counting operations with their own employees.

Charles M. “Skip” Auld, the longtime CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next year, and a national search is underway to find his successor.

County commissioners detail their DHS meeting on the Williamsport ICE facility that could hold up to 1,500 detainees — including job projections and who would pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Tensions escalated among Montgomery County Council members as they voted against accelerating a vote on a bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masks.

An investigation by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming of an anti-crime program found several fraudulent invoices and evidence that a city employee improperly shared sensitive data.

Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.

Montgomery County Council members are at odds over a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks.

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to reverse the pension bump they gave themselves — and make sure they’re never again in a position to give themselves a retirement raise.

When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.

Marc Elrich’s budget proposal is strikingly similar to his last two, which also called for higher taxes to fund the county’s school system.

Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed operating budget for Montgomery County includes a nearly 6% property tax increase. He said his plan, which fully funds the public schools’ operating budget request, recognizes the county faces economic headwinds.