Local government

An investigation by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming of an anti-crime program found several fraudulent invoices and evidence that a city employee improperly shared sensitive data.

Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.

Montgomery County Council members are at odds over a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks.

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to reverse the pension bump they gave themselves — and make sure they’re never again in a position to give themselves a retirement raise.

When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.

Marc Elrich’s budget proposal is strikingly similar to his last two, which also called for higher taxes to fund the county’s school system.

Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed operating budget for Montgomery County includes a nearly 6% property tax increase. He said his plan, which fully funds the public schools’ operating budget request, recognizes the county faces economic headwinds.

The monthslong search for missing Baltimore boy Tristan King ended Friday morning in the Curtis Bay neighborhood, several people familiar with the case said.

Tristan King ran from a caseworker in Baltimore and has been missing since September. Brooklyn residents have seen him, but authorities can’t find him.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called it “tragic.” Mayor Brandon Scott said the situation has him “pissed.” Baltimore Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is “heartbroken” because of the Tristan King story.

The bill would allow for PILOTs lasting as long as 25 years and would set the payment at a property’s current tax bill.

Everything you need to know about candidates for Howard County office in 2026.

Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores. Here’s why.

Mayor Brandon Scott's legal team, fresh off a lucrative settlement, hired more litigators. Now the city is taking aim at online casinos “dressed up as a children's game.”

Clay Kearns and his mother, Erica, want lawmakers to require local governments to address safety issues.

The measure, introduced by Demoratic Councilman Izzy Patoka, prohibits law enforcement from wearing face coverings and requires officers to wear visible identification.

A new bill in the Montgomery County Council would prohibit landlords from using algorithms to determine rent pricing, a practice the bill’s sponsor called “collusion.”

The Baltimore City Council did not, however, have enough members present Tuesday to vote the legislation out of committee.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman told the County Council on Tuesday that a development moratorium covering part of northern Anne Arundel County is a “five-alarm fire” that he wants to move quickly to resolve.

The trips to Egypt, China and Japan come as the Baltimore Enoch Pratt library’s budget has otherwise been pinched.