Local government

“While we respect your constitutional rights to urge voters to adopt your preferred position, dragging Sinclair into a contentious election jeopardizes our position of trust in the community,” company attorneys wrote.

Partisan politics are creeping into Maryland school board races.

The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.

“I am tired of hiding,” said the woman, who testified against Chuck Yocum in court 30 years ago.

The 15-page analysis, released Thursday, recommends, among other things, a “stop-work trigger” for especially hot days and the creation of a safety ombudsman.

A ballot measure to cut the size of Baltimore’s City Council nearly in half is financed almost exclusively by Sinclair exec David Smith. Though it is broadly opposed by city leaders, Baltimore voters almost always approve ballot measures.

Johnny Olszewski ascended to the upper echelons of local politics with a trustworthy image. His facade is starting to crack.

Five of the races are head-to-head matchups against candidates with visions for the school system that can differ dramatically.

Five seats are up for grabs. Here’s where the candidates stand on issues like cellphones and building new schools.

“We don’t have a sense of when it may happen again, we don’t have a sense of what to do differently,” Councilman Mark Conway said.

Councilman Dion Guthrie, 86, a Democrat, is charged with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501.

State Sen. Charles E. Sydnor III, who has represented western Baltimore County in the General Assembly since 2020, says he may run for county executive in 2026.

The decision is a blow to the city and a win for the drug companies, but it was not entirely unexpected because of Maryland’s high legal standard for punitive damages.

Owners of vacant properties would eventually pay a tax rate four times that of typical properties.

Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Carroll County school board.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. and other county leaders this week criticized the Maryland Department of Transportation for cutting funding and slow-walking important county transit projects.

West Friendship Park was long home to a popular, privately run antique farm museum. With the museum gone, a county task force recommends reimagining the 380-acre park by adding an agricultural center, horse trails, an archery area, campsites and more.

The opioid trial is far from over, though. The distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will begin presenting their cases this week. The trial is expected to continue into next month.

The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan wants residents to vote for a charter amendment making her office permanent.