Maryland agency to improve access to benefits for people with disabilities
The settlement agreement requires DHS to take steps to ensure people in Maryland with disabilities receive fair access to public benefits, including the state’s temporary cash assistance program.
Illustration of three paper chains cut out of personal documents, with links missing from each paper chain.
For Alsobrooks and Hogan, victory in Senate race runs through Frederick
Frederick County and its namesake city are changing. Since Ben Cardin was first elected to the U.S. Senate, this community has emerged as a key to victory in the race between Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan.
Lunchtime diners enjoy a fall day on Carrol Creek in downtown Frederick on Oct. 8, 2024.
Ballot measure would shield Baltimore County inspector general from interference
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan wants residents to vote for a charter amendment making her office permanent.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
Letter: Why should polluters profit while communities like Curtis Bay suffer?
A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.
Multiple homes near the CSX Plant in Dundalk were seen decorated with “No Coal In Curtis Bay” signs on July 31, 2024.
BOPA v. Baltimore: Everything you need to know about the arts fight
If you haven’t been glued to the saga, here’s a crash course on the origins of the dispute and what it could mean for some of Baltimore’s most beloved festivals.
Attendees visit the Black Burner Project exhibit by Erin Douglas at Artscape.
Baltimore cancels contract with BOPA after weeks of turmoil
BOPA CEO Rachel Graham said the arts council is still planning to put on a fireworks display for New Year’s Eve and to organize a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
BOPA’s board voted Wednesday to lay off an undisclosed number of staff.
Complaint alleges pro-Hogan super PAC broke campaign finance law
A prominent “donate” button on the Maryland’s Future webpage goes directly to a fundraising page for Hogan’s campaign committee, which a Montgomery County woman argues violates the law.
A screenshot of the homepage of the Maryland's Future super political action committee includes a yellow "donate" button that redirected to a fundraising page for the Hogan for Maryland campaign committee. A Democratic voter has filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint, alleging the "donate" button violates campaign finance laws.
Baltimore County Council joins fight against proposed transmission line
The Baltimore County Council is poised to pass a resolution opposing a proposed $424 million, 70-mile energy transmission line.
Plans for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project have faced pushback at packed meetings in Frederick, Carroll and Baltimore counties since word of it began circulating in July.
Get ready for more TV ads: Pro-Hogan super PAC has $16M in the bank
The campaigns of Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan and super PACs have combined to raise almost $50 million to spend on Maryland’s nationally watched Senate race.
Angela Alsobrooks on Aug. 15, 2023; Gov. Larry Hogan on July 7, 2022.
Maryland’s growing multiracial voters are changing the politics of identity
There are now around 534,000 people who identify as multiracial in the state and multiracial adults now make up about 7% of Maryland’s electorate.
SANDY SPRING, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 27: Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the early voting location in the ballroom of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station on October 27, 2022 in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Including the site in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County opened 14 early voting sites on Thursday that will remain open through November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Want a gym membership? The sheriff’s office can help
Under Sheriff Sam Cogen, the law enforcement division has started offering memberships to a private gym for 100 employees.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
9 Baltimore groups to team up on vacant housing with $4M from JPMorgan Chase
Nine Baltimore nonprofits will receive a cut of a $4 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase.
Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
Chris Van Hollen navigates the Democrats’ dilemma — Israel
It was Israel that pressed hardest on U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen in a visit to Annapolis. It’s the issue Democrats can’t agree on, the one that divides them so much that Trump could slip through that crack a return to the White House.
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, a top Democratic donor in Maryland, talks U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen during a discussion on the war in Gaza on Oct. 11, 2024 at the Almost 7:30 Democratic Club in Annapolis.
No mention of Yocum’s past at Anne Arundel County school board forum
Chuck Yocum and Erica McFarland appeared at a forum for the Anne Arundel County school board race, but the subject of his past was not up for debate.
Chuck Yocum and Erica McFarland, candidates for the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, District 3, participate in a debate at the Riviera Beach Library Monday evening.
Who’s behind those pro-Harborplace ads?
Baltimore for a New Harborplace reported receiving no donations while owing more than $100,000 to political strategy firms for “field expenses” and “media.”
Photo illustration shows David Bramble with view of Harborplace pavilions in background.
Sen. Cheryl Kagan visited every 911 center in Maryland. Here’s what she learned.
State Sen. Cheryl Kagan spoke with The Baltimore Banner about her tour of every 911 call center in Maryland and the surprising things she learned along the way.
State Sen. Cheryl Kagan this week wrapped up a multi-year tour of the state's 911 call centers. Her final stop was in Calvert County where she met with 911 specialists and trainee specialists.
Labor unions donate $150K to stop effort to reduce Baltimore City Council size
Stop Sinclair has $155,952 on hand, a sizable advantage over Baltimore County media executive David Smith’s group, which has just over $5,100 in its account.
Spectator holds a sign opposing the bill that would reduce the size of City Council during a press conference in Zeke’s Coffee Shop on September 15, 2024.
Historic Crownsville Hospital site gets $4.6 million for redevelopment
The funds will be used to preserve records and artifacts and collect oral histories from the old Crownsville Hospital. It will also help demolish dilapidated buildings to prepare for a public park.
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park.
Are giant walls enough to shield Curtis Bay from coal dust? The neighborhood says no.
Curtis Bay residents want more protections from CSX’s coal facility, but state officials expect the company may file a lawsuit.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore.
Thank you for calling FEMA. Please hold while we review your disaster plan.
Frustrated Annapolis officials remain confident FEMA funds will come eventually, but starting the massive climate change project at City Dock immediately after the Annapolis Sailboat Show and finishing most of it by next fall isn’t going to happen.
Morgan Sloan, left, and Zack Yeatman ride a boat in a flooded area near City Dock in Annapolis in August.
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