Local government

Mayor Brandon Scott announced his pick to lead the city’s transportation department — someone who’s currently working for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.

The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge would protect up to 40,000 acres, potentially establishing the largest conservation area of this kind in the state.

Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.

A similar “climate superfund” bill was approved by New York lawmakers in June, while Vermont became the first state to institute a law like this one earlier in the year.

Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.

Five candidates are advancing to the final round of the selection for Baltimore County executive, the County Council announced Wednesday.

Baltimore residents will likely see a double-digit increase to their sewer rate and substantial increases to other city utility costs in the coming years.

Nearly 200 residents attended a forum to discuss the qualities they’d like to see in the next county executive. The Baltimore County Council will narrow the list of candidates Monday.

Governors from each of these “big three” states in the Chesapeake watershed — Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania — have not each attended one of the annual executive council meetings in a decade. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro had planned to attend in person Tuesday but backed out at the last minute, instead attending by video.

It’s been a decade since governors from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia have each attended the annual bay meeting. It won’t be lost on those in the room that each of these three men could be president one day.

Annapolis is the center of power in Maryland, but it's not the easiest place to get to without a car.

In the month following Donald Trump’s presidential win, organizations and advocates representing immigrant populations report a significant uptick in inquiries and calls.

The city has submitted a 90-page abatement plan that includes proposals in three categories: harm reduction, opioid use disorder treatment, and prevention over 15 years.

Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.

State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.

Baltimore County officials want to make the island, reachable only by boat, accessible to more people.

Mayor Brandon Scott on Saturday said Camp Small provides an important service to the city and officials must “keep that operation going.”

Part of the city's zero-waste efforts, Camp Small makes and sells mulch, firewood, whole logs and its premium product: lumber.

The Restitution Advisory Board will help guide the city as it spends the more than $650 million it won from pharmaceutical companies accused of inundating the Baltimore area with millions of legal opioid painkillers.