Local government

The Baltimore County Council is considering legislation that would ban paid house parties, following complaints from Catonsville neighbors about large, out-of-control pool parties during the summer.

Immigrant rights and activist organizations have called for Prince George’s County to revoke the permit it granted ICE to expand its Hyattsville legal offices.

City Council members are preparing to force Mayor Phelecia Nembhard from office.

A back-and-forth between Baltimore County and Baltimore City over an old bridge is about way more than just who should foot the bill — it indicates the localities could be moving toward a bigger change regarding ownership of critical infrastructure.

Will Jawando has been hospitalized since Saturday after having a heart attack during a pickup basketball game that morning.

Coppin State University’s program, launched in 2023 with $300,000 in state funding, has now helped faculty and staff members buy six homes near campus.

Control MoCo Spending fell 302 signatures short of qualifying its proposed charter amendment for November’s ballot, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections.

The 6,000-square-foot mezzanine, which sits about 150 feet underground, will allow Metro passengers to connect to the Purple Line, and vice versa.

Three workers were fired from the Baltimore housing office that placed a mother and six children in a rowhome later condemned as unsafe.

Aspiring candidate Tonya Sweat is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court of Maryland after losing her suit against the county elections board.

The owner of a property in Annapolis that used to belong to a radio station wants to build nearly 50 homes on the relatively small plot.

It’s been nearly five months since the Columbia Association’s board of directors ousted three of its members. Those seats remain unfilled, and there’s no timeline for filling them.

Republican Dave Crawford, a newcomer to Anne Arundel County politics, hopes to overtake Allison Pickard, the well-known Democratic candidate. Does he stand a chance?

Ronald Brooks, treasurer for the city of Hyattsville for the last 13 years, has resigned in the wake of a recent audit showing the city’s financial cushion to cover day-to-day expenses was far lower than recent budgets have shown.

“It’s unacceptable that those children were living in a condition like that,” Mayor Scott said. “Everybody that had an opportunity to do something that did not will feel the full wrath of me in city government.”

The County Council will consider whether to allow the county to issue up to $215 million in bonds to prepare National Harbor for Maryland’s mini Sphere.

A circuit court judge declined aspiring county executive candidate Tonya Sweat’s request to block the certification of general election ballots, which don’t currently include her name.

Takoma Park’s rent stabilization law faces review as city leaders weigh impacts on affordability, housing quality and community diversity.

Plus: Control MoCo Spending challenges elections board in court; data center developer withdraws challenge of Elrich’s moratorium

The event, hosted by council member Dawn Luedtke, was intended to focus on community resources.