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Local government

    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    What Trump’s executive orders could mean for Maryland
    President Donald Trump’s plans to sign a raft of executive orders Monday will set a dramatically different tone for the next four years in Washington.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump react during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Candidate gets early start in bid to bring more diversity to Baltimore County Council
    Sharonda Huffman, a Democratic activist, has launched her campaign for one of two new Baltimore County Council seats.
    Sharonda Huffman stands outside the kick-off event of her campaign to run for the Baltimore County Council, at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in Essex, MD on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
    HUD investigating Baltimore County housing discrimination complaint
    Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.
    Angela Coleman, president and founder of Sisterhood Agenda, poses for a portrait on the property she aims to transform into housing in Middle River, Maryland, on Aug. 22, 2024.
    Almost no Black Marylanders wanted Trump’s return. Here’s how they’ll spend his Inauguration Day.
    In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: The sun rises over the National Mall and the inauguration stand as final preparations are make during a rehearsal for inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in on January 20.
    A slimmed-down BOPA outlines plan for the future
    “The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.
    Festival goers at ArtScape headed for cover Friday night after a thunderstorm blew through Baltimore. The weather forced the cancellation of musical acts, including Grammy winner Chaka Khan.
    Trump executive order could put Maryland’s offshore wind industry in crosshairs
    The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.
    A wind turbine spins and generates power for the U.S. electric grid at the South Fork Wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York, in 2023.
    String of crimes leaves Loch Raven on edge
    Residents of the Loch Raven community in Baltimore County voiced concerns about crime at a recent meeting with county and police officials. The meeting followed a recent mass shooting and other incidents.
    About 200 residents turned out to a meeting with Baltimore County Police Chief Robert O. McCullough and Councilman Mike Ertel at at Babcock Presbyterian Church in Loch Raven on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
    Letter: Wasteful BGE spending behind rate increases
    Wasteful, profit-driven capital spending that is delivering big for shareholders is to blame for BGE rate increases, says Emily Scarr, the senior Advisor of Maryland PIRG.
    Planned Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. rate hikes are coming in January 2025.
    Baltimore County IG clears Planning Board member of misconduct, urges reforms
    Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
    Baltimore County is buying the Woodlawn Macy’s. What does it mean for Security Square Mall?
    Baltimore County’s purchase of the Macy’s department store at Security Square Mall in western Baltimore County represents “another important milestone” in the county’s efforts to redevelop the site of the aging mall, but the county still needs to acquire more properties to realize its vision, a county official said Tuesday.
    Macy’s at Security Square Mall in Woodlawn.
    Maryland needs more power lines. So why does everybody hate this one?
    The electricity interests behind a proposed power line that would cut through 70 miles of mostly rural Maryland are finding that many residents don’t care much for the idea.
    Brandon Hill points to a power line which runs over the farm property he owns in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
    Meet the well-connected lawyer challenging Scott Shellenberger
    David, the deputy Maryland state prosecutor, has collected $105,000, according to campaign finance disclosures.
    Deputy Maryland state prosecutor Sarah David.
    Big building owners sue Maryland over efforts to make them go green
    Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.
    High-rise buildings in downtown Baltimore.
    What Baltimore City Council hopes to tackle in 2025
    Sewage backups, permitting problems, truancy and more are on the council’s priority list this year.
    City Council members have proposed bills on truancy, permitting, sewage backups and consumer protections.
    Condo sales are booming, but a Laurel community shows the risks
    Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.
    Natalie Stuppard, a Tiers of Laurel Lakes condo owner and condo association board member, describes the community reaction when notice to vacate signs appeared  after the condo’s staircases were deemed unsafe.
    Nearly 100 Baltimore-area homes deemed ‘lead-free’ might contain lead
    Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”
    Lead paint peels on the exterior trim of a home in Baltimore City.
    Historic courthouse in Ellicott City being reimagined as an arts, culture and history center
    A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.
    Howard County’s historic circuit courthouse in Ellicott City is set to reopen in 2026 as an arts, culture and history center.
    No state holiday in Maryland for Jimmy Carter funeral
    Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has decided not to grant state workers the day off, despite President Joe Biden declaring Thursday a federal holiday.
    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JANUARY 07: A military honor cordon transfers the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to a hearse during an arrival ceremony on January 07, 2025 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Carter’s body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on January 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.
    Baltimore County Council’s closed meeting on new county executive raises questions
    The Baltimore County Council held an unpublicized, closed meeting Friday to discuss who should be the next county executive. With that Dec. 3 meeting, the council appears to have run afoul of Maryland’s Open Meetings Act.
    Kathy Klausmeier hugs Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach after being sworn in as county executive during a council meeting in Towson on Tuesday.
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