Local government

The “tough-on-crime” approaches to juvenile justice signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore have proved ineffective in the past because they fail to adequately consider the root causes of youth crime, the CEO of the Juvenile Law Center says.

Black residents and women are underrepresented on the Baltimore County Council, and a petition to put council expansion on the November ballot aims to address that, the deputy executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland says.

Is a progressive bloc about to take hold of City Hall? The four newcomers don’t uniformly embrace the label.

The complaint, submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, argues that the city's department of public works has failed to adequately chart a course that would end Baltimore's reliance on incineration for its trash.

An attorney for the Sinclair chairman and Baltimore Sun owner objected to 64 questions in a recent deposition as part of a lawsuit Smith is funding against city schools.

The pilot, which is just under 2 years old, includes 1,164 households participating in the free compost collection program through Key City Compost. The total amount of diverted waste is 574,670 pounds as of the end of April.

The goal, developers say, is to turn affordable housing on its head — making seamless with surrounding communities and attractive to residents of various income brackets.

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.

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

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

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