Local government

Council members Jolene Ivey and Sydney Harrison have called for an independent audit of two organizations to which their council colleagues have steered millions in grant funding.

Here’s what to know about the political backgrounds of Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races.

This Takoma Park priest has agreed to be the standby guardian for 31 children amid the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to expel immigrants.

“I’m truly honored by the support and confidence of my colleagues on the Council. Gaithersburg is home,” said Lisa Henderson — chosen to be the next mayor should the current one win a County Council seat — in a statement.

COLUMN | Anne Arundel County is the only Maryland jurisdiction with a contested election for Circuit Court judge this fall. How will you choose? Ron Jarashow, a judge for eight months before losing in an election, can help.

Baltimore officials have proposed buying back — at nearly 50 times the sale price — a swath of properties the city owned decades ago to use them as apartments for the homeless.

From moderate liberals to Democratic socialists, blue is a spectrum.

The Prince George’s County executive navigated weeks of mounting tension to reach an agreement that advanced the National Harbor Sphere project.

Baltimore’s law department says no applications have been submitted for the city’s downtown property tax break program. Yet the city is poised to award a tax break anyway.

Partisan politics have crept into school board elections before. Here's how they factor into this race.

Official decisions remain far off. First will be several engagement sessions.

Mandated schools spending, employee pay and a massive state deficit are threatening to drive up county spending, a recent report states

The Anne Arundel County Council approved an amendment to a comprehensive zoning reform bill that would ease concerns from the county’s food truck operators, but a flurry of additional amendments introduced by one council member could put the broader bill at risk.

Other Democrats were also expected to attend but pulled out after Moore’s removal.

The Unmask ICE Act, which the council passed unanimously in April, prohibits federal, state and local law enforcement officers from wearing masks or face coverings while on duty in Montgomery County.

Darren Francke, a 30-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department, is its new interim chief. We asked Francke about the challenges facing the department and whether he wants to keep his new job.

Montgomery County’s Public Safety Committee voted to allow the full council to consider banning street takeovers. Similar laws have been passed at the state level and in Prince George’s County.

Republican County Councilman Nathan Volke is championing three ethics reforms for Anne Arundel County government, with just weeks to go before the election.

Plus: A town hall on the incinerator, a new round of security grants and a chance to rate life in the county.

“The Board of Library Trustees and our CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine have separated as of Tuesday, December 9,” Yara Cheikh, the president of the Board of Library Trustees, wrote in a letter to library employees. “We thank Sonia for her contributions over the years and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”