Local government

Former State Sen. Jim Brochin’s rhetoric on detainees troubled many council members whose votes he needs to be named the next county executive in two weeks.

“Loch Raven Overlook” will be constructed near where Tuesday’s deadly shooting occurred in Towson.

The state alleges that the manufacturing company, known for its waterproof Gore-Tex jackets, contaminated the air and waters around its Cecil County facilities with toxic forever chemicals for decades, despite understanding their consequences.

Mayor Brandon Scott, who had to fight through a difficult primary in May, won a second term last month and retook the oath of office Dec. 3, said Wednesday the election was not a factor in his decision to seek a rate increase this month.

The 27-page report, released Wednesday, undercuts accusations of cronyism that swirled around Olszewski this year as he mounted a campaign for Congress.

Fred Homan left county government six years ago, but he remains a constant presence at Baltimore County Council meetings.

After five days of testimony, a judge is set to decide what will happen. The decision could take months.

The program launched in four high schools that dealt with gun violence near their campuses or involving their students.

The Baltimore County Council is poised to select the next county executive from a pool of five candidates.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced his pick to lead the city’s transportation department — someone who’s currently working for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.

The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge would protect up to 40,000 acres, potentially establishing the largest conservation area of this kind in the state.

Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.

A similar “climate superfund” bill was approved by New York lawmakers in June, while Vermont became the first state to institute a law like this one earlier in the year.

Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.

Five candidates are advancing to the final round of the selection for Baltimore County executive, the County Council announced Wednesday.

Baltimore residents will likely see a double-digit increase to their sewer rate and substantial increases to other city utility costs in the coming years.

Nearly 200 residents attended a forum to discuss the qualities they’d like to see in the next county executive. The Baltimore County Council will narrow the list of candidates Monday.

Governors from each of these “big three” states in the Chesapeake watershed — Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania — have not each attended one of the annual executive council meetings in a decade. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro had planned to attend in person Tuesday but backed out at the last minute, instead attending by video.

The city has submitted a 90-page abatement plan that includes proposals in three categories: harm reduction, opioid use disorder treatment, and prevention over 15 years.