Local government

Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.

Baltimore County’s purchase of the Macy’s department store at Security Square Mall in western Baltimore County represents “another important milestone” in the county’s efforts to redevelop the site of the aging mall, but the county still needs to acquire more properties to realize its vision, a county official said Tuesday.

David, the deputy Maryland state prosecutor, has collected $105,000, according to campaign finance disclosures.

The electricity interests behind a proposed power line that would cut through 70 miles of mostly rural Maryland are finding that many residents don’t care much for the idea.

Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.

Sewage backups, permitting problems, truancy and more are on the council’s priority list this year.

Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.

Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”

A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.

Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has decided not to grant state workers the day off, despite President Joe Biden declaring Thursday a federal holiday.

The Baltimore County Council held an unpublicized, closed meeting Friday to discuss who should be the next county executive. With that Dec. 3 meeting, the council appears to have run afoul of Maryland’s Open Meetings Act.

It may be a new year, but for Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, it’s an auld feud.

Baltimore County’s inspector general found that a roofing company that did business with the county and Baltimore City skirted local labor laws and was approved for public funds under false pretenses, according to a report released Wednesday.

The companies are accused of using an algorithm to set rents and minimize competition among landlords.

Five things to know about Kathy Klausmeier, Baltimore’s new county executive.

Baltimore County Councilman Mike Ertel was elected chair of the County Council on Tuesday, succeeding fellow Democrat Izzy Patoka. The Towson Democrat will lead the seven-member council in 2025.

Baltimore County Council chooses longtime state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier to be county executive for the next two years.

Baltimore County Council picks a new Baltimore County executive.

The ‘Iron Man’ moved a minor league club to Aberdeen in 2002, but after years of tension, Cal Ripken Jr. sold his namesake team.

Selling beer and wine in grocery stores will not harm package goods retailers, says a reader and former chairman of the Maryland Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.