Politics

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.

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.

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

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.

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 has approved the nominations of Joseph W. Dixon as fire chief, and of C. Scott Holupka and Emily Brophy to be Planning Board chair and vice chair, respectively.

One law, which alters regulatory requirements for the marketing and sale of electricity and gas, has already been challenged in court.

“Do we send checks to dead people?” Council chair Izzy Patoka asked.

The fate of a nearly $1 billion plan to reimagine Baltimore’s downtown waterfront now rests in the hands of judges.

The scale of violence in the Middle East presents a complex policy challenge for the two candidates who hope to be Maryland’s next U.S. senator.

Baltimore joined that exclusive group last month, launching a trial against the drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen that has been six years in the making.

At least 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed and 250 kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, while more than 41,500 Gazans have died after an Israeli offensive. Here is what three friends brought together by the conflict think a year later.

Larry Hogan and Angela Alsobrooks decry the advertising blitz, even as they benefit.

As Democrats and Republicans argue over which party represents working people and who will secure their vote, Maryland union leaders say it’s not about party, it’s about policy.

U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is getting a boost from one of the biggest names in Democratic politics: former President Barack Obama.

Baltimore’s City Hall may have fumbled a chance to put its highest priority issue before voters.

Walk under the U.S., Maryland, and Swedish flags and into the mammoth blue-and-yellow IKEA building in College Park, and the first of many brightly colored, chipper displays makes clear that saving the planet is at stake with every purchase.

This week, a massive container ship called the Chiquita Voyager arrived in Port Wilmington in Delaware, and members of the ILA unloaded it.

Some Baltimore County residents are expressing concern about County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s efforts to shape the makeup of the Planning Board shortly before voters head to the polls to consider term limits and City Council approval for planning board members.

Wade Kach’s current term ends in December of 2026. He said he won’t run again, citing his health.