Local government

If you haven’t been glued to the saga, here’s a crash course on the origins of the dispute and what it could mean for some of Baltimore’s most beloved festivals.

BOPA CEO Rachel Graham said the arts council is still planning to put on a fireworks display for New Year’s Eve and to organize a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.

The Baltimore County Council is poised to pass a resolution opposing a proposed $424 million, 70-mile energy transmission line.

Under Sheriff Sam Cogen, the law enforcement division has started offering memberships to a private gym for 100 employees.

Nine Baltimore nonprofits will receive a cut of a $4 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase.

Chuck Yocum and Erica McFarland appeared at a forum for the Anne Arundel County school board race, but the subject of his past was not up for debate.

Baltimore for a New Harborplace reported receiving no donations while owing more than $100,000 to political strategy firms for “field expenses” and “media.”

Stop Sinclair has $155,952 on hand, a sizable advantage over Baltimore County media executive David Smith’s group, which has just over $5,100 in its account.

Curtis Bay residents want more protections from CSX’s coal facility, but state officials expect the company may file a lawsuit.

Frustrated Annapolis officials remain confident FEMA funds will come eventually, but starting the massive climate change project at City Dock immediately after the Annapolis Sailboat Show and finishing most of it by next fall isn’t going to happen.

The Sparrows Point logistics hub and community leaders were considering an agreement to trade $40 million for a dredging site on the little island that houses a state park, but plans fell through after forceful community pushback.

Thursday’s ruling means voters will cast ballots on a charter amendment which would allow MCB Real Estate, a private company, to redevelop the site of the existing Harborplace pavilions.

At 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Scott walked into Courtroom 636 in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse with two members of his security detail trailing him. His time as an alternate juror, though, quickly came to an end.

Charles “Chuck” Yocum is running against Erica McFarland in District 3, which includes Pasadena and Gibson Island.

The court deferred to a decision made by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in January. That decision stated that the county law was in-bounds and required the shop owners to continue handing out pamphlets.

Big pharmacies like Drug City ordered large quantities of opioids, he agreed, but they also bought large quantities of other drugs, such as blood pressure medication.

Jared Littman and Rhonda Pindell Charles, both democrats, will face off in the mayor race for the 2025 election.

Anne Arundel County candidate Chuck Yocum never returned to his teaching job at Northeast High School.

The detailed plan would redirect all money the city gives the nonprofit to a wing of the mayor’s office and other organizations to put on BOPA’s signature events.

Baltimore’s City Council voted on Monday to ban gas-powered leaf blowers in the city.