Politics

Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

Laurie Schwartz will retire on June 30 as president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, a role she has held since the nonprofit’s creation in 2005.

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

If you are planning to travel to the nation’s capital from the Baltimore area, here’s what you should keep in mind.

“The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.

The budget also predicted tuition increases at system campuses, though the Board of Regents has control of that.

The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.

Residents of the Loch Raven community in Baltimore County voiced concerns about crime at a recent meeting with county and police officials. The meeting followed a recent mass shooting and other incidents.

The caucus already flagged one component of Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal — unveiled the day before — that gives them pause: freezing the amount of money going to community schools that serve high-need neighborhoods.

The governor has proposed scaling back and delaying key parts of Maryland’s education reform plan.

Without the social media app, Baltimore-area influencers and businesses stand to lose a beloved speech platform — and money.

Wasteful, profit-driven capital spending that is delivering big for shareholders is to blame for BGE rate increases, says Emily Scarr, the senior Advisor of Maryland PIRG.

President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

The changes would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the state.

Just because Moore introduced the budget this way, it doesn’t mean it’s going to end up like this.

The attorney general’s office blasted the defendants as a ‘cartel.’

Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.

Under the proposal, the state would establish two new tax brackets for individuals earning more than $500,000 and $1 million while offering relief for others.

The state’s finalized six-year transportation spending plan includes previously deferred rehabilitation projects for the 32-year-old train line.