Local government

The Baltimore County Council has introduced legislation to adopt a final redistricting plan, a move it hopes will raise minority representation in an increasingly diverse county.

Thirty-two years ago, Orlando Ridout IV organized the rescue of the Maynard-Burgess House in Annapolis as a form of reparations.

Under the Trump administration, ICE has detained immigrants in Baltimore holding rooms for an average of 51 hours, four times longer than the maximum time limit under its longstanding policy, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of federal data.

For the next 10 days, Baltimore County residents can access the pool inside CCBC Essex’s Wellness and Athletic Center.

As Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell faces alarming revelations about a drunken encounter with police last year, some constituents have concerns about his accessibility as an elected official.

A report from the Center for Land Economics suggests that state tax assessors have systematically undervalued Baltimore's vacant lots.

Maryland's schools leader says they could withhold funding or seek to remove school board members if Somerset County tries to oust its superintendent.

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier believes the county's inclusion on the list was “in error.”

Tatum has worked for election agencies in Texas and Washington, D.C. as well as the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

The two-year feud between two Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges heads toward a denouement this month, when a disciplinary commission considers complaints against one of them. Unfortunately, they dragged me into this.

The Baltimore County Council was to vote Monday night on the nomination of former EPA program manager Khadija Walker to be inspector general. County Executive Kathy Klausmeier tapped Walker to replace IG Kelly Madigan, who has ruffled feathers in the suburban county.

Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday is set to decide whether to confirm County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s pick of Khadija Walker to be inspector general. The road to the vote has been anything but smooth.

The two-term mayor has not said publicly what might be next, but he has the option to run for a third term in 2028.

For such a small building, the Market House in Annapolis contains a big history of fighting. It was the first fight of Mayor Gavin Buckley's administration, and here at the end eight years later, it looks like it might be the last.

The county’s Board of Appeals voted 3 to 1 Thursday afternoon to approve the applicant’s conditional use application.

The concrete walking bridge spans 172 feet across six lanes of Little Patuxent Parkway.

Todd Crandell’s struggles with alcoholism are well known, but what has not been public is that while under the influence of alcohol, he has allegedly threatened local law enforcement and his family.

The Howard County Council raised penalties on for-profit house parties but acknowledged the emergency legislation had revealed weaknesses when it comes to short-term rentals.

Sixteen months after the bridge’s main span was knocked down by a massive container ship, killing six construction workers, demolition of the remaining structures has begun.