Politics

With ICE set to move in down the road, residents in mostly — but not entirely — conservative Washington County are grappling with what it means for their community.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has opened an office in Hunt Valley for its attorneys, a lawyer representing the property owner confirmed in an email to The Banner.

A new Ernst & Young report predicts a $1.3 billion annual impact on the local economy once the mini Sphere opens in Prince George’s County, a figure that combines tax revenue and anticipated growth for surrounding businesses.

Anne Arundel County is getting $3.1 million in federal funds to renovate another building at the campus of the historic Crownsville Hospital. The money comes a year after the county opened a nonprofit center at the 500-acre site.

Timothy Keane will also lead a six-month study into whether Baltimore’s housing and planning agencies could be combined.

As he walked into the State House, Jeffries said he would “in all likelihood” discuss redistricting with Gov. Wes Moore.

The 43-year-old Towson resident joins a crowded race for the Democratic nomination with a platform centered on cost-of-living issues.

The legislation marks the latest attempt by local lawmakers to push back against Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign, which has come under heightened scrutiny after federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens during protests in Minneapolis.

Discussions about Mayor Brandon Scott’s tax relief plan got off to a rocky start before a Baltimore City Council committee Tuesday.

Gavin Buckley’s retirement from politics didn’t last long. Just months after completing eight years as mayor of Annapolis, Buckley has filed to run for Anne Arundel County Council.

Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete Smith, a Democrat running for county executive, said a campaign volunteer was recently subjected to racist abuse while canvassing.

Richard Henry investigated wrongdoing by school boards and superintendents in Maryland for six years. Gov. Wes Moore administration wants someone new.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill Tuesday to end the state’s local partnerships with federal immigration officials.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called Jackson a “champion for the dignity of the working people” and a trailblazer in the civil rights movement who led with love and turned “protest into progress.”

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The Baltimore County Council is relocating temporarily from its chambers in Towson, so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s impending expansion to nine members later this year.

Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care. His daughter said he died at home with family.

The politics of immigration have shifted in the year since Donald Trump took office.

COLUMN | As Maryland approaches the greatest period of major bridge building in its history, a larger point isn’t being discussed. Totaling a combined $30 billion, the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and American Legion projects could generate more than 100,000 jobs and reshape the state.

The spill has been largely contained in recent days. A temporary replacement line is in place and full repairs are expected to take months to complete.