Politics

Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill said he's confident that the case will eventually reach the Maryland Supreme Court.

The hearing, scheduled for Aug. 22, comes as the Department of Public Works is facing new scrutiny over the conditions of its workplace.

The raucous event marked the first time the pair appeared together since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris and also spotlighted two Maryland politicians with rising national profiles

One researcher called the willingness of Maryland prosecutors to welcome academics like him into their records an “incredible sea change” for a government sector unaccustomed to exposing their decisions to public scrutiny.

Floodwaters at City Dock surged to 4.4 feet above normal levels on Aug. 9, marking it as the eighth-highest flood event on record for Annapolis, city officials said.

A dispute over the Baby Bonus Fund, a Baltimore ballot initiative that would provide $1,000 payments to new parents, is headed to the Maryland Supreme Court.

Each is making their case to the County Council that they should replace Johnny Olszewski Jr. if the Democrat wins his Congressional race in November and steps down with two years remaining on his term.

The Democrat, who is 85, will likely return to his normal schedule next week and has responded well to treatment. He did not have any lingering symptoms from the stroke on Sunday night, according to Deputy Chief of Staff Margaret Mulkerrin.

“The people of Baltimore know all too well the impact caused when vital transportation infrastructure is lost,” Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, the commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corp Engineers, said.

Baltimore County’s inspector general received 277 complaints in the most recently completed budget year, on matters ranging from misusing county computer systems to submitting fraudulent timesheets.

As I’ve rambled this summer, through Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I’ve looked for Donald Trump banners fluttering on political winds and seen almost none. So, I have to ask, is everything OK over there in the Trump political multiverse?

The increased paving costs for water main projects means shifting funds that had been earmarked for elsewhere in Baltimore, including water system improvements.

After a Baltimore sanitation worker died on the job from overheating 10 days ago, his family spoke publicly for the first time Monday.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what it called a natural gas explosion at a home in Bel Air.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott married fiancee Hana Pugh in a ceremony Sunday at Walther Gardens.

Backers of the Renew Baltimore measure said they plan to appeal the ruling to the Maryland high court.

The settlement brings the city’s total recoveries to $90 million.

Since 2019, the Maryland agency responsible for investigating unsafe work environments initiated only 32 inspections into employers reported for heat stress-related issues, according to data obtained by The Baltimore Banner.

The proposed charter amendment known as the Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is unconstitutional and will not appear on city voters’ general election ballots, according to a Friday ruling from Judge John S. Nugent.

The County Council is laying plans to name an interim executive, should Johnny Olszewski get elected to Congress.