Local government

While Hopkins officials committed to taking immediate steps to phase out their reliance on the incinerator, an environmental representative from the largest hospital systems in Maryland, MedStar Health, told the council that they believe operators of the incinerator have responded appropriately to recent violations.

Legislation would put renters at risk by removing safeguards that protect non-owner-occupied properties from city tax sale foreclosures for unpaid water debt, an economic justice advocate and a public water advocate say.

A Republican county councilman wanted to add an amendment defining climate change to routine flood ordinance legislation, but a Democratic colleague voted no, citing a lack of advance notice. The measure passed nonetheless.

The fixed-price proposal, which is expected to get a vote before Baltimore’s mayor-controlled spending board on Wednesday, would lock in low prices for a subset of city-owned vacant properties — some at just $1.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill ruled that the Baltimore City Board of Ethics was correct in denying the public an unredacted version of a list of donors.

The equinox is here. But the real sign of spring in Annapolis is a sudden urge to find a table outside, sip a lovely beverage and watch winter lose its grip. It’s a poetic moment, and because this is America, that’s good for business. If only the city could figure out how to make them permanent.

It’s that time of the primary season: Political campaigns are sharing their internal polls, thinking their numbers may inspire confidence from voters and donors.

Unlike the current approach to redeveloping Harborplace, other projects gave Baltimore residents the opportunity to choose among a variety of plans, one of those residents says.

The site, in a historic Black neighborhood between East Joppa Road and East Pennsylvania Avenue, has been cited across Maryland as a case study into the social and economic barriers developers of affordable housing face.

A handful of women are the most sought-after — and effective — campaign fundraisers for races in Baltimore and across Maryland.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday posted a notice calling for letters of interest in taking over the 300-acre site just across the Severn River from Annapolis.

The Scott campaign’s statement said he would join the debate if an “impartial, outside moderator” hosted the panel instead.

A federal judge agreed Thursday to early termination of former Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh’s probation related to her conviction in the “Healthy Holly” scandal.

Howard County leaders are seeking public input on five possible sites for a new Columbia library. County officials announced plans last year for a new $144 million lakefront library, but residents said they wanted more of a say in the process.

Apartment and office towers wouldn't attract the public to the Inner Harbor the way the Harborplace pavilions did in their heyday, an architect and author says.

The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.

Khalil Zaied comes to Baltimore from Champaign, Illinois, but has previously served in top roles in Baltimore City government.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced Tuesday that he will appoint Walker, his former director of public works and transportation, to become the next Baltimore County administrative officer.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s weekly newsletters have offered a glimpse into his mind, a few hundred words at a time. Somewhere along the way, the essays evolved from an official message to a letter from a friend.

Unions representing Baltimore City firefighters tapped Mayor Brandon Scott as their pick for City Hall’s top office.