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Hoyer doesn’t let a stroke keep him from joining his fellow Maryland Democrats in Chicago
Just nine days after suffering a minor stroke, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, addressed the Maryland delegation’s breakfast at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) arrives ahead of a press conference on the selection of Greenbelt for the FBI’s new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Hoyer joined fellow Maryland Democrats at the party’s national convention in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024, nine days after suffering a stroke.
Cohen’s ‘anti-slumlord’ bill moves forward in Baltimore City Council
After rounds of negotiations, council members praised the new direction of the pro-renters bill.
Council member Zeke Cohen speaks in Baltimore alongside a coalition of renters demanding strengthened accountability for the city’s most frequently cited and hazardous multifamily dwellings on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
U.S. Senate candidate Alsobrooks gets a moment in the national spotlight
Angela Alsobrooks, currently the Prince George’s County executive will speak during prime time on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where the party faithful are newly energized by the candidacy of soon-to-be presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks, shown last week at an event with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, will get another moment in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention this week.
Letters: Power grid reforms are working, says PJM spokesperson
PJM Interconnection has planned for the region’s energy transition and renewable energy, says company spokesperson Susan Buehler.
Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant, on March 9, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland. A PJM Interconnection spokesperson says the company has planned for the transition to new energy sources.
When it comes to fashion, Democrats turn to Maryland native Christian Siriano
Annapolis native Christian Siriano has the golden touch when it comes to dressing women in the political sphere — whether that be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden or the next potential leader of the free world, Kamala Harris.
Annapolis native Christian Siriano has the golden touch when it comes to dressing women in the political sphere — whether that be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden or the next potential leader of the free world, Kamala Harris.
Agencies to spray for mosquitoes in Crofton amid disease concerns
The Maryland Department of Agriculture, along with the Anne Arundel County Health Department, will enhance mosquito control services in certain areas due to public health concerns about potential mosquito-borne diseases.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture, along with the Anne Arundel County Health Department, will enhance mosquito control services in certain areas due to public health concerns about potential mosquito-borne diseases.
Moore headlines Marylanders appearing at Democratic National Convention
Gov. Wes Moore will be one of a handful of Maryland politicians to speak during the four-day event. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin is on today’s schedule and U.S. Senate candidate and Prince George’s County executive Angela Alsobrooks is also expected to speak.
Days before the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore remarks on the progress of lowering drug costs for Americans made by the Biden/Harris administration at Prince George's County Community College on August 15, 2024.
Newly named member of Maryland hate crime commission resigns, cites ‘smear’ campaign
Ayman Nassar said he withdrew from Maryland's hate crime commission after an “online harassment and smear campaign was launched” against him.
Maryland  Attorney General Anthony Brown.
What’s the right council size? Baltimore and Baltimore County voters will decide
Voters in Baltimore and Baltimore County will face a similar question at the polls this fall: in these two much-changed jurisdictions, is it time to reshape the legislative bodies that govern them — and how do you ensure they remain representative of residents?
The Baltimore City Council and Baltimore County Council (seen in file photos above and below, respectively) both have ballot questions this election season about resizing the councils.
Baltimore assistant sheriff arrested for alleged DUI in Ocean City
Nicholas Bendy was arrested allegedly for driving under the influence after an Ocean City police officer saw him speeding and changing lanes.
The neighborhood just wanted a crosswalk. They found out Baltimore doesn’t make it easy.
It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated but it was. It would take about a year and a half to get a handful of plastic bollards installed, bolt a pedestrian sign into the road and some paint at an intersection, according to the people involved.
A yellow sign, warning cars about pedestrians, is shown in the middle of a roadway intersection. Cars and trees line the road and a couple of large skyscrapers are in the background.
Parents hated it, so a popular Hampden playground is getting (another) makeover
Roosevelt Park in Hampden got a new playground this summer — and it’s about to get even more new equipment, according to city recreation and parks officials.
The new playground at Roosevelt Park looks sleek and impressive. But some local parents are upset and say it excludes too many children because it is too challenging.
Gov. Moore warns of tough budget choices — again
Gov. Wes Moore’s remarks came at the close of the Maryland Association of Counties annual conference, which draws thousands of local and state officials to the beach to hash out policy issues, along with an unofficial roster of political fundraisers and receptions.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers a speech about state finances at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. He attended the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference.
Brown commends prosecutors for data transparency, plans to initiate research
Brown encouraged all Maryland state's attorneys to analyze their case data.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a news conference in the Maryland State House on June 20, 2024.
Baltimore reaches 3rd settlement in opioid lawsuit, bringing total to $243M
Ohio-based pharmaceutical company Cardinal Health has been the third-largest distributor of opioids in Baltimore, according to the mayor’s office
Members of the BRIDGES Coalition hold a demonstration in front of City Hall in Baltimore in July.
Dali owner’s possible liability for Key Bridge collapse would soar under House bill
A newly introduced House bill would increase the Dali's obligation in the Key Bridge collapse nearly ten-fold.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
Following worker’s death, Baltimore hires firm to review DPW safety
City officials said they are committed to publicly sharing the results of the workplace review.
Mayor Brandon Scott said Baltimore's overdose prevention programs served large numbers of older Black
people because they were among the most vulnerable.
More love for Moore — and other takeaways from Biden and Harris’ Maryland visit
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore came close to upstaging the main act, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, with his warm-up performance.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands together after delivering remarks on prescription drug costs at Prince George's Community College on Thursday.
Hopkins officials to advise Mayor Scott as Baltimore seeks new health commissioner
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein and Michelle Spencer, both with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will advise the Scott administration in a part-time capacity, effective immediately, while retaining their roles at the university.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Group seeks to defy national trend on abortion votes by appealing to parents’ rights
Maryland has no requirement parents give consent for their children under age 18 to have an abortion. The law says parents need to be notified, but doctors can waive the requirement.
Supporters of Health Not Harm Maryland rally in Annapolis on Thursday. The group is opposing a question on the fall ballot that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
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