Politics

A Maryland bill to curb executive compensation at power companies may have more bark than bite.

Moore answers questions about his rocky relationship with Republican President Donald Trump and on immigration policy, according to clips released by CBS.

County Council President Natali Fani-González told reporters during a media briefing Tuesday that “every idea out there needs to be explored.”

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier is calling an emergency County Council session after reports that ICE will open legal offices in Hunt Valley.

The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted the clemency.

Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation sent a letter Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons questioning what some have called abusive treatment in an immigration holding room facility in downtown Baltimore.

Organizers of a racially diverse Galentine’s Day party revived it this year in part to combat the political divide the nation is experiencing. They hope the multiracial gathering will help repair fractured relationships.

COLUMN | If Mayor Jared Littmann picks acting Chief Amy Miguez, she would not only be the first woman to hold the job permanently but she would be the first chief to rise through the ranks since Bernard Kalnoske died of a heart attack in 1980. It is not a sure thing.

Days after a judge ordered ICE to allow unannounced congressional oversight, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin toured an “overcrowded” holding area in downtown Baltimore — and said the conditions he saw were a “bad situation.”

The bills would require explicit zoning approval for private immigration detention facilities and create new standards and oversight for conditions inside.

When performer costs went over budget, Baltimore City officials did not submit the new cost to the Board of Estimates for approval.

If signed, the law would take effect immediately, forcing nine counties in Maryland to end their agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Maryland’s Black state lawmakers unveiled a sweeping agenda on Thursday that aims to curb immigration enforcement, ensure that children accused of crimes are held more often in youth custody, promote homeownership and protect health care access.

New research concludes the problem is likely a localized issue and that Baltimore is a “dramatic outlier” in Maryland.

The Maryland health official leading an overhaul of the state’s troubled system of drug addiction and mental health treatment programs is stepping down.

Many of the more than 100 people who testified on the county executive’s capital budget proposal said it underfunds schools and parks.

COLUMN | The fact that it’s so hard for other people to name a thing, a thing is such tiresome gaslighting, Leslie Gray Streeter argues.

At times seeming during his speech, Gov. Wes Moore seemed contrite, acknowledging that he’d learned some lessons and that his success depended on lawmakers.

IG Isabel Cumming said 104 of her 324 investigations would have been affected by new records rules put in place by Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration.