Prince George’s council votes to ‘clarify’ controversial budget transfer ahead of pivotal court hearings
The County Council voted to “clarify” a controversial budget transfer at the center of a lawsuit between the county government and a separate bi-county agency that oversees the region’s parks and recreation programs.
Council overturns Elrich’s veto of planning board member
This was the second time the county executive vetoed the appointment of James Hedrick.
Should the county close or refurbish its aging incinerator?
The council will weigh options for the incinerator this fall. One controversial option includes increasing the amount of trash the county long-hauls to a landfill in Virginia.
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland on Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.”
Hutzell: Andy Harris helped make Americans sick this summer
COLUMN | As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.
David Rubenstein says he is making moves to redevelop the area around Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.
How 2 political outsiders led the push for Maryland’s first data center ban
Harford is the only county in Maryland to have permanently banned data centers.
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway.
Streeter: The feds are cutting Medicaid for many noncitizens. Maryland should step in.
COLUMN | As of Oct. 1, more than 115,000 Marylanders, including roughly 15,000 noncitizens, are being kicked off Medicaid. Health advocates in Maryland have a plan they think can help.
ICE agents clashed violently with Frederick. Where does the city go from here?
Frederick is home to more than 90,000 residents. Many said in interviews it still felt before this month like an unlikely place for such a violent episode between ICE agents and protesters that only appeared to strike bigger cities.
New Baltimore agency would divert more 911 calls away from police
Baltimore lawmakers are considering a new Department of Neighborhood Safety that would incorporate the city’s existing crime diversion office and bolster 911 responses that don’t include traditional law enforcement, according to a city official.
Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going.
Hutzell: ICE deported a Naval Academy midshipman’s mother. We need families like theirs.
COLUMN | This nation will need Midshipman David Garcia and others like him — immigrants and their families torn apart by President Donald Trump’s cruel immigration purge — once the madness of this moment ends.
It’s crunch time for the Montgomery County Council. Here’s its to-do list.
After a seven-week recess, the Montgomery County Council will reconvene Tuesday with a jam-packed agenda.
In Nashville, Republicans and Democrats find rare agreement on renaming airport for Dolly Parton
In Nashville, Tennessee, Republican and Democratic leaders are in an ugly partisan battle over who controls the city's airport, but they agree on one thing. It should be renamed to honor the state's favorite daughter, Dolly Parton.
US, Maryland communities mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
The U.S. is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead and the nation shaken. On Friday, people laid wreaths, flew flags, read victims' names and held moments of silence and vigils.
Want less segregated Baltimore schools? Fix housing and transit first, researchers say.
The Baltimore region has some of the most segregated schools in the nation.
Did Baltimore’s development arm green-light new Harborplace tax breaks in secret? What to know.
The city is considering two kinds of tax breaks for three development projects, including a $900 million redevelopment of Harborplace.
Private lender sues New York investors for ‘extensive’ fraud in Baltimore
Private lender AmeriTrust sued New York-based investors for $14M fraud, alleging inflated Baltimore home values and racketeering.
Hutzell: 25 years after 9/11, is America safe from terrorism?
COLUMN | In the chaos of America on the 25th anniversary of those attacks, I can’t help but ask if 9/11 could happen again. Are we safe?
