Local government

The U.S Small Business Administration approved Gov. Wes Moore’s request to provide financial assistance to Empire Tower businesses and is opening a center to connect them to resources.

The bill would allow the county to ban people from libraries, rec centers and other public facilities for up to two years.

County Council member Edward Burroughs has awarded $360,000 in grant funding to pay the outstanding balances for Bowie State University students from his district.

Former Del. Carolyn Howard, a Democrat who represented Prince George’s County in Maryland’s lower chamber for nearly three decades, died Sept. 19. She was 87.

With a vote Monday night, the Anne Arundel County Council moved closer to a goal it’s had since the 1990s.

Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando will stay in the county executive race as the Democratic nominee

The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed a moratorium on data centers Monday evening.

The administration will ask an appeals court to stay the production of records.

Marc Yamada has resigned as chief of Montgomery County Police. The resignation was accepted by County Executive Marc Elrich.

Montgomery County could be one of the first jurisdictions in the country to require apartment buildings to furnish smoke escape hoods.

Since taking leadership roles on the County Council, Council members Krystal Oriadha and Edward Burroughs have come under scrutiny for pushing to divert millions of dollars in project charges to their preferred organizations.

The Annapolis Planning Commission conditionally approved a developer’s proposal to bring a Royal Farms gas station and marketplace to the intersection of Forest Drive and Tyler Avenue.

Baltimore Police were searching Thursday for the shooters who opened fire at a busy East Baltimore intersection and injured seven people, including a 3-year-old boy.

State officials will investigate suspended Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau, a city police spokesperson said.

A yearlong feud between some of Howard County’s elected leaders and the county’s Board of Appeals reignited this week after three council members voted to remove the board’s chair, sparking furious reactions from members of both bodies.

Briana Urbina spearheaded the effort to remove the city’s mayor from office. Less than a week later, she announced a bid to replace her.

Fat Joe, the Puerto Rican and Cuban rapper known for hits with Ashanti and Jennifer Lopez, has drawn criticism after using a racial slur on a podcast this month.

Hyattsville’s treasurer is still on the city payroll following an announcement two weeks ago that he had resigned.

The decision brings to a close the first chapter in a legal dispute between Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming over access to city records. A city appeal is now likely.

The Baltimore Police Department’s deputy commissioner overseeing internal affairs and officer discipline, Brian Nadeau, has been suspended.