Local government

Some candidates have accused their critics of stretching or even subverting the truth in campaign advertisements.

The initial one-cent reduction in the effective rate would bring very modest relief to taxpayers. The owner of a $200,000 home could expect to pay about $20 less next year.

Two projects for public water access in Anne Arundel were quickly amended out of next year’s budget. Advocates described feeling blindsided, and some officials decried the move as potentially motivated by politics.

Maryland political operative, Kelley Rogers, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after raising money for conservative PACs but kept the donations for himself and friends.

The coarsening discourse, attention-grabbing tactics, and efforts to out-MAGA one’s opponent mirror national politics.

Council Chair Julie Hummer said the council does not take zoning changes lightly, adding that she thought the vetoes might be politically motivated.

The two leading county executive candidates relying on the county’s public financing program both recently announced that they’ve hit the maximum in matching funds.

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The Pikesville Democrat, who is running for Baltimore County executive, touted the expansion of the council with photos of all candidates.

James Kitchin relies on public campaign financing. Allison Pickard has a deep bench of political allies. And Pete Smith literally walked across Anne Arundel County.

NEHI, once a darling of Baltimore’s nonprofit world, is heading toward collapse, threatening the budding network of community land trusts.

The complaint had alleged that Will Jawando’s campaign had illegally coordinated with the Working Families Party.

Three men — Clyde Boatwright, William Merrill III and Adam Schuster — are vying to become the Democratic nominee to replace Baltimore County Sheriff R. Jay Fisher, who is retiring after 24 years.

Four years ago, Baltimore was in need of 700 election workers, a long-standing issue that gave rise to the idea to recruit high school and college-aged students to become election judges.

Former Baltimore Police officer Alexi Correa was caught on tape talking to an FBI confidential source about his own involvement in drug dealing.

Developer Brian Kim filed an ethics complaint against Howard County Councilwoman Deb Jung, claiming her scrutiny of the planned community center, called The Source, was driven by her campaign for county executive.

Baltimore appears to be among the only major U.S. cities to own such a sprawling network of underground conduits.

Montgomery County residents and officials worry that data centers will increase water and air pollution and raise energy bills.

Prince George’s County leaders responded defiantly to a lawsuit challenging their attempts to take nearly $40 million from the bi-county parks and planing commission, which sued the county over the transfer.

The County Council unanimously approved a $2.58 billion budget in Anne Arundel, providing funds for teacher raises, new firefighter positions and more.