Local government

Former Morningside Mayor Bennard Cann was indicted for embezzlement and other charges related to his time as treasurer of two municipal associations.

COLUMN | A century of arguments, amendments and angst over parking has gotten Annapolis where it is today, still unhappy with the irrefutable fact that a 17th-century city center struggles to cope with automobiles in the 21st.

Government funds made up the entirety of KEYS Empowers' $4.7 million in revenue for 2023 and 2024.

The Dundalk and Randallstown pools are reopening under county management after the YMCA left this summer.

The Prince George’s County Council is hoping to win concessions from Sphere Entertainment while it still can.

Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando is back at work, just over three weeks after suffering a heart attack.

The city of Annapolis raised the maximum fine for short-term rental license violations from $1,000 to $5,000.

The proposed freeze targets money already approved by Congress across six federal departments. Local officials warn the county and state budgets cannot absorb or replace the loss.

Isabel Cumming filed a motion midday Monday saying the city has failed to restore her office’s direct access to city records as ordered by a Baltimore Circuit Court judge.

COLUMN | Mayor Brandon Scott’s recent public conflict with a Fox 45 reporter at a news conference reminds me that his humanity and willingness to show his emotions make him a better mayor.

Some Montgomery County voter guides had the wrong polling place, the wrong party affiliation or both, the Board of Elections said.

Here’s what you need to know about what the Baltimore City Council is considering and what could be next.

County Council members ramped up their calls for the Sphere at National Harbor to require union labor during a tense hearing with company representatives.

Members’ pay would jump from $69,000 to $119,000; the county executive would also see a raise.

The bill would require the Montgomery County Council and executive to each appoint one member to MCM’s board of directors. It would also require MCM to comply with open meetings laws and adopt policies related to journalistic ethics and racial equity and social justice.

Public health experts who specialize in suicide prevention say parents should be proactive about discussing traumatic events and emotions with their kids.

The union warned of scare tactics as the district faces financial strain.

The Baltimore County Council on Tuesday narrowly approved an agreement to continue sending massive quantities of garbage to a city incinerator for years, possibly another decade.

The County Council passed a one-year extension of its data center moratorium on Tuesday night.

As data center proposals spread across Maryland, communities weigh benefits like tax revenue against costs to utilities, water and quality of life. Here’s what to know.