Local government

Jones had a colorful way with words, delivering seemingly casual responses to alarming situations.

Art is about symbols. One of the crudest is a good way to explain why it’s proving so hard to fill Westgate Circle in Annapolis.

A Baltimore nonprofit focused on lead remediation and childhood asthma is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the Trump administration has illegally cancelled and frozen tens of millions of dollars in grant funding.

A proposed authority to oversee the Baltimore Convention Center could also control other parts of downtown Baltimore.

Advocates say Howard County's police accountability board has not pushed hard enough to address apparent racial disparities in policing and failed to fulfill some of their basic duties in 2024.

$50 million will start hitting the streets July 1, Maryland’s housing secretary said.

In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.

If it passes, the bill would require Maryland's housing agency to post public housing targets on its website and publish an annual report assessing the progress.

Baltimore City's plan closes an $85 million shortfall with several additional fees.

The developer who tore the historic home down said he also wanted a different outcome, that he even offered to pay to move it to a parcel of land he is donating to the county.

Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.

Baltimore City officials do not know who is behind the sophisticated scheme, which involved months of email correspondence between city officials and the unknown person.

The city of Baltimore is suing La Cité Development over an unpaid water bill of $478,051.

Ball on Tuesday sent his proposed capital improvement program to the Howard County Council for consideration.

Calvin Young III will replace Marvin James, Scott’s chief of staff of two years, who is stepping down next month

The Maryland General Assembly is on track for the first time in years to not pass a single bill focused on trans Marylanders.

Legislation backed by top Democrats aims to address rising energy prices and ballooning demand by building power plants.

Two members of Jews United for Justice urge Senate President Bill Ferguson to agree to put SB422, which would stop youths from automatically being charged as adults for crimes, to a vote in the state Senate.

A reader says a proposed power transmission line that crossed three protected Maryland wildlands will not benefit our state and would encourage future environmental exploitation.

Crews have finished filling in a massive sink hole at Lake Montebello, a reservoir in Northeast Baltimore. Another project is planned for fall.