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Maryland law closes a loophole in abortion care, attorney general says
Maryland is trying to eliminate an obscure rule that stopped Medicaid from paying for certain patients’ abortions.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has weighed in on the Abortion Care Access Act of 2022.
Harborplace redevelopment ballot measure will count, Maryland’s Supreme Court rules
Thursday’s ruling means voters will cast ballots on a charter amendment which would allow MCB Real Estate, a private company, to redevelop the site of the existing Harborplace pavilions.
Votes on “Question F” to allow redevelopment at Harborplace will count, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seated as alternate juror in murder trial
At 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Scott walked into Courtroom 636 in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse with two members of his security detail trailing him. His time as an alternate juror, though, quickly came to an end.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was seated this week as an alternate juror in Baltimore Circuit Court in a murder trial. But his jury service quickly came to an end.
Alsobrooks, Hogan to face off in — possibly only — U.S. Senate debate Thursday
The candidates will record a 60-minute debate at Maryland Public Television in the afternoon that will be broadcast later in the evening.
In Maryland's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Republican Larry Hogan, right, will face off in a televised debate on Thursday.
Kamala Harris is working around the mainstream media and it’s brilliant
Kamala Harris' recent media strategy of talk shows and podcasts spanning from Howard Stern to "Call Her Daddy" is enraging the usual suspects and engaging the people she needs.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris answers questions during a moderated conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted by WHYY September 17, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harris returns to Philadelphia where she debated Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, one week ago.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Anne Arundel Democrats call for Chuck Yocum to drop out of school board race
Charles “Chuck” Yocum is running against Erica McFarland in District 3, which includes Pasadena and Gibson Island.
Charles “Chuck” Yocum was charged 30 years ago with child sexual abuse and removed from his teaching position at Northeast High School over those and other accusations. He’s running for a position on Anne Arundel County’s school board.
Anne Arundel gun law survives final legal challenge after U.S. Supreme Court decision
The court deferred to a decision made by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in January. That decision stated that the county law was in-bounds and required the shop owners to continue handing out pamphlets.
It’s the end of the line for challenges to an Anne Arundel County law requiring gun shops to hand out educational pamphlets with firearms and ammunition.
‘Increased business’: Drug companies’ Baltimore sales reps testify at opioid trial
Big pharmacies like Drug City ordered large quantities of opioids, he agreed, but they also bought large quantities of other drugs, such as blood pressure medication.
Silver metal letters on a stone column read McKesson corporate headquarters. An American flag hangs in the upper left corner.
A vicious attack, a viral video and a community asking what went wrong
The incident has triggered the latest discussion of the state’s youth legal system, a seemingly perpetual cycle of frustration and finger pointing.
South Madeira Street sits near Butchers Hill and just outside Patterson Park in Baltimore.
Orioles owner David Rubenstein discusses his book on the presidents, and why he never ran
The Baltimore Banner asked him a hypothetical: Given his passion for the presidency, does Rubenstein wish he made a run at the White House?
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein tours an exhibit in Fort McHenry on September 14th, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
In one Maryland House race, a raging debate over what it means to be local
The candidates are vying to succeed Rep. David Trone in a district where Democrats narrowly outnumber Republicans.
Democrat April McClain Delaney, left, and Republican Neil Parrott.
Annapolis mayor’s race heats up with second entrant
Jared Littman and Rhonda Pindell Charles, both democrats, will face off in the mayor race for the 2025 election.
Ward 3 Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell-Charles and Jared Littman are the two Democrats in the mayoral race in Annapolis.
He was accused of child sexual abuse 30 years ago. Now he’s running for school board.
Anne Arundel County candidate Chuck Yocum never returned to his teaching job at Northeast High School.
Though Charles “Chuck” Yocum, 61, of Pasadena, was found not guilty of the charges 30 years ago, Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials had enough concerns that he never returned the classroom.
Confidential 2023 memo outlines how Baltimore could cut ties with BOPA
The detailed plan would redirect all money the city gives the nonprofit to a wing of the mayor’s office and other organizations to put on BOPA’s signature events.
Artscape, BOPA’s marquee event, could be farmed out to another organization, according to a plan put forward by senior City Hall officials last year.
Baltimore City Council votes to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Here’s when it starts.
Baltimore’s City Council voted on Monday to ban gas-powered leaf blowers in the city.
Baltimore is poised to ban noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers, with offenders subject to fines.
Baltimore City Council wants to raise property tax rates on vacant homes
The plan would set the property tax rate on vacant properties at triple the current level for the first year it is in effect and then quadruple the current rate in subsequent years.
Owners of vacant properties would pay higher tax rates if Baltimore City Council approves legislation introduced Monday.
Bishme Cromartie talks Blackness, politics and grief ahead of Baltimore visit
In advance of Bishme Cromartie launching the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s new “Labor + Innovation” speaker series on Wednesday, the designer opened up about grief, politics and Blackness.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Designer Bishme Cromartie poses with models at the Bishme Cromartie presentation during New York Fashion Week at The Ritz-Carlton NoMad on February 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Albert Urso/Getty Images)
Baltimore County Council keeps its council expansion maps
The Baltimore County Council voted not to change the maps that accompany a ballot question on whether to expand the council.
The Baltimore County Council is all male and almost all white in an increasingly diverse county. Voters have a chance to expand the council, perhaps adding diversity. But how to draw the maps is a tricky issue.
JPMorgan Chase helped revive Detroit. Now they’re betting big on Baltimore.
Those familiar with the bank’s work said JPMorgan Chase can help Baltimore fill its empty storefronts, reduce its vacant housing surplus and bring more good-paying jobs to city residents — all crucial to its financial sustainability.
People enjoy downtown Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 19, 2024.
Budget cuts threaten federal grant to replace aging Baltimore light rail cars
The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $213 million federal grant to replace the aging cars for its light rail line. A top transit official warns that the state could lose the grant
Orioles fans walk off the light rail at Camden Station ahead of the game on opening day, March 28, 2024.
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