Local government

On a day of joy and accomplishment, there were also concerns as Trump’s campaign has promised to “seal the border and stop the migrant invasion.”

Most impoverished communities voted to approve the David Smith-backed measure to shrink the Baltimore City Council from 14 to eight, precinct-level data shows.

A strike involving workers who collect trash, recycling and yard waste in Anne Arundel County has been resolved, allowing regular pickup to resume.

Baltimore County Council members are expected to create a redistricting commission at their Dec. 1 meeting.

Harford County families are alarmed at the prospect of school closures and layoffs, as the superintendent and county executive battle over who’s to blame.

Baltimore County will release the names of those applying to become interim county executive on Dec. 2.

It’s the latest step in a nearly two-decade political, logistical and legal saga over the fate of the complex that houses thousands of state government workers.

The new survey comes as advocates for the bay are gearing up for a potentially pivotal meeting next month.

Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.

Baltimore’s flagship violence prevention program, Safe Streets, used 26 potentially “fictitious names” on various contracts submitted to the city’s spending board.

Frances Murphy Draper, president and CEO of AFRO American Newspapers, says she’s proud to be a Marylander despite the results of the 2024 election.

The work on Chinquapin Run, a tributary of Northeast Baltimore’s Herring Run, is required under a long-standing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate that the city address backups and overflows.

In the coming weeks, the results of exit polls will unspool some of the motivations behind local, state and national voting decisions.

The proposal would set the tax rate for vacant and abandoned homes at three times the typical rate in its first year.

O’Malley’s candidacy to lead the Democratic National Committee comes at a time of soul-searching and finger-pointing in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

In the midst of a dispute over rising fees, some say more laws and resources could alleviate the strain on common ownership communities.

Timothy Cartwell, a waste collector with the Reedbird Sanitation Yard, died after being trapped between a utility pole and a trash truck in an alley in West Baltimore.

As part of the deal, the city agreed to create a program overseen by Baltimore’s Department of Transportation dedicated to pedestrian accessibility.

Howard County voters had to wait one week and a day for school board election results, with races decided on razor-thin margins.

Trump attempted to slash funding for the Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Program in all four years of his presidency. Though Congress ultimately blocked those proposals, Maryland environmentalists are preparing to go on the defense again.