Local government

Some Baltimore County residents are expressing concern about County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s efforts to shape the makeup of the Planning Board shortly before voters head to the polls to consider term limits and City Council approval for planning board members.

Wade Kach’s current term ends in December of 2026. He said he won’t run again, citing his health.

The executive order comes about 10 months after Mayor Brandon Scott and community partners rolled out a comprehensive strategy designed to abate the city’s vacant housing epidemic

More than 136 employees in the solid waste division don’t receive health insurance from the city, the inspector general found, and many of them didn’t even realize they were uninsured.

Despite veto of a California bill, state officials and advocates in favor of reparations say it's obtainable in Maryland.

Councilwoman Odette Ramos championed legislation to establish a “land bank,” but she pulled back the legislation when it came time for the city council to vote.

BOPA says the money was meant for the organization; the mayor’s office said it was a restricted grant that was always meant for the city.

Maryland’s newly published and adopted heat standard, which goes into effect Monday, requires all workers to have access to water, shade and rest breaks when temperatures exceed 80 degrees.

Greenbury Point is a reminder that the Navy, where a rifle range has operated for some 100 years, can be a tough neighbor.

The typical female brown rat has about five litters a year, with up to 12 “pups” a litter.

The Coalition for Atonement and Repair seek restorative justice from the city of Annapolis after urban renewal displaced the Old 4th Ward in Annapolis.

The Anne Arundel County library system announced it has become a Book Sanctuary, dedicated to protecting books from censorship and educating the public about book ban efforts

Baltimore County is buying land for a waterfront park less than a mile from County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s Millers Island home. Some have questioned whether the county followed the protocol that it used for other proposed park acquisitions.

Facing lien petitions, contract disputes and a foreclosure, the Baltimore real estate company has reached a tipping point.

“There’s no reasonable explanation that I can imagine that would explain this amount in a city the size of Baltimore,” a former DEA agent testified Tuesday.

Water access advocates say County Executive Steuart Pittman has slowed the momentum they helped build on expanding public water access along the Chesapeake Bay.

Black fraternities and sororities, professional social groups and other organizations have helped establish an infrastructure of support for Black candidates.

How campaign finance records reveal the palates of Baltimore’s politicos.

Maryland has one of the most generous timetables in the nation — and that means that there’s little chance that a mail-in ballot won’t arrive by the cutoff.

Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis wrote on social media that his agency made the request in an effort to prevent “potential disenfranchisement” or “undervoting” while an appeal is ongoing.