Local government

Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.

The Baltimore County Council is scheduled to vote Monday on the latest version of council maps to be used in the 2026 elections. It has not been a smooth ride.

Monday's bill would pare back a 2024 law that incentivizes "workforce" housing.

Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.

Michelle Taylor, Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominee to lead the city’s Health Department, was advanced by a City Council committee Thursday, positioning her one more vote away from overseeing one of Baltimore’s largest and most complex agencies.

For 17 years, Bill Kardash has been the intellectual power behind the idea of shrinking city government. This will be his last hurrah in Annapolis.

Proceedings at a Baltimore City Council hearing were briefly paused Thursday after a former councilman refused to cede the microphone.

The future for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm in Baltimore County doesn’t look bright.

Woodlawn branch of the Baltimore County Public Library will close for two years for $22 million renovations.

Dozens of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Baltimore County Council work session to plead for more time to study the latest redistricting map, which dropped five hours before a public hearing.

Earlier this year, the Baltimore County Council passed a measure that leaves the future of the URDL up to the voters.

Since the office began hearing appeals in September 2023, 371 disputes have been processed. Of those, 72 are currently active, while 51 have been closed, Mills said. An additional 248 are in a queue.

Davis has extensive experience in city and state politics, having worked previously with the Moore campaign and for various roles in City Hall

Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka announced a run for the county executive position.

The Trump administration has said its strategy for third-country deportation is meant to be an inconvenience.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tour the city in a community walk, pushing back on President Trump's narrative of Charm City.

Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy is changing roles as Baltimore faces criticism for its permitting overhaul.

About two dozen legislators and Democratic activists gathered in front of Baltimore County’s offices at the historic courthouse in Towson to protest what they consider an unjust redistricting map as well as an unfair process leading to it.

When Annapolis voters elect a new mayor this fall, he or she will need to focus on finishing the reinvention of City Dock, a project that awaits federal funding.

Baltimore County paid former chief of staff Patrick Murray $100,000 to settle a lawsuit that its inspector general filed against him.