Local government

Many residents are concerned that a recent comprehensive rezoning may have cleared the way for a development anchored by a hotel at the site of the Liberty Marina in Anne Arundel County.

A longtime union leader, Jones ran a progressive campaign to unseat a two-term East Baltimore stalwart. He joins a wave of young, progressive-leaning candidates set to join the council.

The animals were in an unsafe and unhealthy environment — officials said they were found covered in excrement and insects.

Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones and Paris Gray maintained their advantages in Baltimore City Council races as Friday’s deadline for certifying results approached.

While Baltimore has been slow to spend much of its American Rescue Plan Act funding, a change in oversight requirements has left the city nearly in compliance with an end-of-2024 federal deadline.

The Baltimore County Council extended their confirmation authority to members of the county’s powerful planning board and voted to place term limits on commission members, allowing them to serve no more than three terms and making that retroactive.

City administrator Faith Leach said Baltimore officials have been working to expand services for people addicted to opioids, and hope to do so using potential settlement money from an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.

Council members opted to cut $600,000 from a $1.2 million request to renovate the historic Towson courthouse, where the County Council meets.

Deputy chief of staff J.D. Merrill will serve as Dzirasa’s interim replacement.

Unprecedented overdose rates from fentanyl and other drugs have left signs of loss across the city.

The same drug that Jackie Ferguson had used to ease her mother’s pain had also taken her son Jaylon’s life.

The city was once hailed for its response to addiction. But as fentanyl flooded the streets and officials shifted priorities, deaths hit unprecedented heights.

Nearly 6,000 people have died over the past six years — an unparalleled number among U.S. cities.

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Canvassers poured over almost 5,000 provisional and mail-in ballots Wednesday, more than initially expected. Of those, about 2,000 were thrown out, and about 744 will be only “partially accepted,” or counted in statewide races, due largely to voters filling out ballots in the wrong council district or to unaffiliated voters erroneously participating in the May 14 closed primary, city Board of Elections representatives said Wednesday evening.

Baltimore County Council member David Marks says a critic of his approach to reforming the county Planning Board should participate in the council’s reform effort.

Honoring William Donald Schaefer by renaming the Key Bridge replacement after him would make perfect sense, says a Baltimore resident who cites Schaefer's “do it now” approach as Maryland’s governor and Baltimore’s mayor.

On Wednesday, canvassers will begin reviewing at least 6,000 additional provisional ballots and elections officials expect to use the rest of the week to tally up those votes.

“I need to do everything that I can to try to avoid the avoidable ones, and then try to help people once they have been evicted,” Cogen said.

Counting will continue through Friday with provisional ballots and late-arriving mail ballots that were postmarked in time — potentially making for a long and stressful week for candidates who are uncertain of their fates.