Baltimore City Council sounds off on DPW after worker’s heat-related death
The Department of Public Works is scheduled to discuss working conditions at a City Council oversight hearing Thursday night following the death of a solid waste worker.
Baltimore City Councilman Antonio Glover in August 2023. Glover has led the criticism of the Department of Public Works following a worker heat-related death earlier this month.
Candidate Kamala Harris hasn’t sat for interviews. I don’t blame her.
Vice President Kamala Harris has avoided sit-down interviews since entering the presidential race. Even though I'm a journalist, I get it.
Vice President Kamala Harris, at Prince George’s County Community College on Thursday, hasn’t sat for press interviews. Our columnist Leslie Gray Streeter says she gets it.
Oprah sizzles in Christian Siriano creation at DNC
Christian Siriano, an Annapolis-native and Baltimore School for the Arts alum, struck the right note on the third night of the convention by creating a purple-hued pantsuit for the queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Winfrey wore an ensemble designed by Annapolis-native Christian Siriano.
Moore turns Maryland experience into case for Democratic ticket in DNC speech
In his nearly eight minute spot Moore wrapped an earnest story about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and some familiar — for Marylanders — arguments about service, patriotism and perseverance into his defense of a Harris-Walz administration.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
Law firm hired to review DPW safety has sought to weaken heat regulation
Union leaders and former federal officials are sounding the alarm over the law firm hired by Baltimore to investigate safety practices at DPW following the death of Ronald Silver II.
Baltimore City Hall is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Gov. Wes Moore’s DNC speech a chance to expand his audience for Harris
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will take the Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday night and make his best case why Americans should elect Kamala Harris president.
An attendee films as Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a Biden/Harris administration event at Prince George’s Community College on Aug. 15, 2024.
Angela Alsobrooks meets her moment at the Democratic National Convention
Alsobrooks used her time to both tell part of her own personal story as well as to boost the candidacy of presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday in Chicago.
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.
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