Local government

The Montgomery County Council passed a budget that council President Natali Fani-González called “challenging.”

Whistleblowers and tipsters have submitted 61 complaints to Howard County’s new Inspector General Kelly Madigan, but the watchdog said she faces hurdles to accessing the records she needs to investigate.

Five Democrats have raised $3.3 million since the current election cycle began in 2023, with Izzy Patoka and Julian Jones hauling in the bulk of that.

The audit found $2 million in outstanding balances owed for fiscal year 2024. The previous year, roughly $2.4 million was outstanding.

Shellenberger faces the toughest race of his career. Two experienced prosecutors, Sarah David and Lauren Lipscomb, are challenging him for the job.

Jolene Ivey’s reelection campaign for at-large council member is sitting on $119,191 in cash. She leads a field of eight candidates in fundraising for the competitive primary.

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.

The sheriff’s office said it didn’t learn of the audit until May 18, the day The Banner reported its findings.

The Baltimore Banner and WJZ-TV are hosting a debate at the Towson Armory Thursday at noon.

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service has exceeeded its overtime budget, in most years by millions, for more than a decade.

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.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials have shut down part of Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda due to a water main break Tuesday afternoon.

Darryl Barnes resigned over the weekend as chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board amid investigations into alleged misconduct.

Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Darryl Barnes is facing misconduct allegations documented in an 11-page complaint.