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    After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
    The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.
    Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
    Families of 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in 2022 continue their fight for justice
    EMT/firefighter John McMaster was permanently injured while batting the fire, and he’s also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
    Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
    Former Maryland elections board member among Jan. 6 pardons
    Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.
    Federal court documents identify Carlos Ayala as wearing a grey 3M-style painter’s mask and a "Stop the Steal" button at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ayala was charged with civil disorder and other charges and was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
    Here’s what officials around Maryland are saying about immigration enforcement
    Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Baltimore leaders approve water and sewer rate hikes despite pleas from residents
    Baltimore’s mayor-controlled spending board voted to increase the city’s water and sewer rates by as much as 15% after hearing objections from residents.
    Baltimore’s mayor-controlled spending board voted to increase the city’s water and sewer rates by as much as 15% Wednesday after hearing the objections more than a dozen city residents.
    Baltimore will not change immigration policies, Scott says, despite arrest threat
    A Justice Department official directed prosecutors across the nation to investigate and charge officials who don’t comply in carrying out the administration’s mass deportation agenda
    Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
    A lot for Johnny on the spot? Baltimore County spending about $1.2 million on portable potties
    The Baltimore County Council was asked to approve the expenditure of $1,174,101 on portable toilets, nearly twice its planned outlay.
    Row of portable toilets.
    Howard County senators move to fill vacancies on depleted community college board
    Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president, Daria Willis.
    Howard County lawmakers listen to testimony by three former Howard Community College trustees who abruptly resigned from the seven-member board in November.
    City employee who took bribes had been flagged years before, records show
    Concerns about Joseph Gillespie went unchecked many years ago, a city employee said.
    Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
    Trump executive order signals rough seas ahead for Maryland offshore wind
    A Day One order from Trump halts new leases and permits for offshore wind development, but one industry analyst said the step signals the president could take even more aggressive steps to roll back recent progress.
    An aerial shot of Ocean City, Md. near the inlet, showing the Atlantic Ocean at right, the beach center and the city at left.
    Marginalized communities disappointed by Trump’s inauguration speech, executive orders
    Marginalized groups, including immigrants, non-white people and members of the LGBTQIA+ population expressed displeasure with Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and subsequent issuing of a slew of executive orders.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Baltimore’s City Hall is getting a 150th birthday gift: a facelift
    The $11.8 million investment, on top of the $12.5 million spent recently on stonework renovations, will complete an exterior rehabilitation of City Hall that will carry the building years into the future.
    Baltimore City Hall, including the historic cast iron dome, on January 14, 2025 ahead of pending renovations. Built in the 1860s, the dome has not been restored since the 1970s.
    Baltimore County Council confirms panel to guide council redistricting
    The Baltimore County Council on Tuesday night will finalize appointments to a redistricting panel that will advise members as the legislative body expands from seven to nine members for the first time since 1956.
    Michael Ertel, left, presents an award to fellow council member Izzy Patoka for his leadership in the last year during a Baltimore County Council meeting in Towson, Md. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    What Trump’s executive orders could mean for Maryland
    President Donald Trump’s plans to sign a raft of executive orders Monday will set a dramatically different tone for the next four years in Washington.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump react during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Candidate gets early start in bid to bring more diversity to Baltimore County Council
    Sharonda Huffman, a Democratic activist, has launched her campaign for one of two new Baltimore County Council seats.
    Sharonda Huffman stands outside the kick-off event of her campaign to run for the Baltimore County Council, at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in Essex, MD on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
    HUD investigating Baltimore County housing discrimination complaint
    Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.
    Angela Coleman, president and founder of Sisterhood Agenda, poses for a portrait on the property she aims to transform into housing in Middle River, Maryland, on Aug. 22, 2024.
    Almost no Black Marylanders wanted Trump’s return. Here’s how they’ll spend his Inauguration Day.
    In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: The sun rises over the National Mall and the inauguration stand as final preparations are make during a rehearsal for inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in on January 20.
    A slimmed-down BOPA outlines plan for the future
    “The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.
    Festival goers at ArtScape headed for cover Friday night after a thunderstorm blew through Baltimore. The weather forced the cancellation of musical acts, including Grammy winner Chaka Khan.
    Trump executive order could put Maryland’s offshore wind industry in crosshairs
    The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.
    A wind turbine spins and generates power for the U.S. electric grid at the South Fork Wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York, in 2023.
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