Local government

The City of Annapolis and plaintiffs in two federal housing discrimination cases are moving toward settlement negotiations, according to court filings from Friday.

The bills would establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibit discrimination.

Baltimore County’s first housing needs assessment found a drastic deficit in homes and mounting affordability challenges.

This year, five county sheriff’s offices entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining three counties that already had longstanding pacts with the federal agency.

The water-down version of once transformative transportation bill that would've held bicycle, pedestrian and public transit to the same standard as car traffic is slated for a vote Monday night.

New Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann on Wednesday said the city attorney was dismissed from his job with immediate effect.

The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

Landlords must now give tenants two full weeks of notice before evicting them.

In his final "State of the County" address, term-limited Steuart Pittman highlighted the work he hopes to accomplish before leaving office.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Monday announced plans to revitalize the dilapidated Long Reach Village Center.

Former school board president Shebra Evans will fill the at-large Montgomery County Council seat vacated this month by Gabe Albornoz.

The Kiplinger Family Foundation pledged $1 million at a Montgomery History fundraising event on Thursday.

Annapolis Alderwoman Karma O’Neill on Monday introduced a resolution that would enact a 12-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in the city.

In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?

The Montgomery County Council is poised to appoint a candidate to fill the seat left open by Gabe Albornoz, who resigned on Dec. 1.

The election, a private race voted on only by union members, attracted public scrutiny due to a series of social media posts from Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.

Del. Jessica Feldmark is withdrawing from the Howard County executive race in 2026 and will instead seek reelection to the House of Delegates following a breast cancer diagnosis.

Mohammed Halawa, 26, of Clarksville, was found dead in a wooded area by a search team Saturday morning, days after he was last seen leaving his home.

At two breakfasts, Montgomery County and state leaders pledged to counter the Trump administration.

Jared Littmann, the new mayor of Annapolis, acknowledges that his leadership style is different from that of his predecessor, Gavin Buckley.