Local government

It didn’t take long for the members of the 74th Baltimore City Council — they took their oaths of office 5 hours before Thursday night’s meeting, their first — to have a big debate.

Former County Councilmember Tom Quirk, who represented the Catonsville area from 2010 to 2022, announced Thursday night that he was dropping out of the race to serve out the term of County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

For the most part Zeke Cohen and Mayor Brandon Scott are aligned, sharing a common political coalition and similar goals. But tension is inevitable.

Under legislation passed in 2007, elected officials will receive a 2.5% salary increase if pay is increased for any of the city’s unions.

Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby called on President Joe Biden to pardon his ex-wife Marilyn Mosby on Wednesday, saying she was selectively prosecuted.

These four freshmen say they’re here to shake up the status quo.

Litigation involving inmates working at the Baltimore County recycling center is the county’s latest large legal expenditure.

The Howard County Council on Tuesday passed a bill establishing an inspector general’s office — but not before considering an array of last-minute changes.

Industry observers expect that offshore wind development could face serious set-backs under Trump, who could lend his support to lawsuits like the one Ocean City filed earlier this year against the development sited in view of its beaches.

“My passion for Baltimore extends far beyond the life of any one political fight or my own political career,” Scott said of plans to build lasting initiatives addressing violent crime and vacant housing.

The executive order is a retort to Baltimore County Council members who have attempted to put guardrails on the administration’s housing affordability and productivity goals.

The tax district is a key component of Mayor Brandon Scott’s $3 billion, 15-year plan to remediate more than 35,000 city-owned properties.

On Monday, Mosby smacked his gavel and said his customary “Baltimore, we love you,” putting a bow on the the legislative session for the 73rd Baltimore City Council and this chapter of his political career.

The Baltimore County Council is searching for an interim county executive to succeed Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was elected to Congress last month.

Small in stature but outsized in energy, Clarke, known to most as Mary Pat, was always reachable, always ready and seemingly excited to help, recalled the cadre of officials who worked with her.

A lucky few discover love knee-deep in the crisis of a massive water main break in the middle of the woods.

Maryland is preparing for an influx of immigrants looking for less hostile living conditions than in other less-welcoming states

The decades-old poultry processing plant in Dorchester County has had repeated pollution issues in recent years. Environmental regulators, though, did not say whether they plan to rewrite their permit for the facility or appeal the court’s decision.

Before Ronald Silver II died of heatstroke after collecting trash for Baltimore City on Aug. 2, there were warning signs that the day could turn deadly, according to one co-worker.

Detroit officials found Baltimore’s response to a land bank proposal “unfortunate” and lacking context.