Politics

Amid a jurisdictional tug of war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County.

The project is expected to generate around 800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, substantially lowering the cost of electricity at the community center.

The seven endorsements represent much of the council’s progressive wing and previous Scott allies — but not all of them — as well as support from officials who aren’t always in step with the incumbent.

A local union representing 2,500 stevedores and Port of Baltimore workers has endorsed former Mayor Sheila Dixon in her race to reclaim office.

Advocates are sounding alarms and asking state health officials to find funding to offset big looming cuts to services that have made living with HIV infections possible.

Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, served more than 31 years on charges of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened in Baltimore on Dec. 27, 1986. Washington has always maintained his innocence.

Unions representing firefighters, city operations staff, and service workers have donated $135,000 to a super PAC supporting Mayor Brandon Scott’s reelection, according to new state records.

In the first cycle using Baltimore’s new Fair Election Fund, the handful of candidates who have opted to publicly finance their campaigns are finding that the approach can pay dividends.

Robert Lookingbill, 71, faces two felony sex abuse charges and two misdemeanor charges related to a March 1 incident in which he allegedly inappropriately touched a middle school student on the school bus he was driving.

I listened with interest last week to a panel discussion of the University of Maryland’s groundbreaking study on the state of journalism in Maryland. No surprise, what it found ain’t great. But there is reason to hope.

Maryland homeowners at risk of foreclosure can take steps to save their homes andget assistance from housing counseling agencies, a Baltimore real estate broker and credit repair specialist says.

The long-awaited move comes as violent crime has continued to recede in Baltimore following last year’s record drop in homicides — a trend Scott has credited in part to the success of his group violence reduction strategy.

Economic response and recovery plans following the Key Bridge collapse must take into account the impact on Maryland agriculture, the state’s largest industry, says Belinda Burrier, a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau Board of Directors and co-owner of Burrier’s Linganore Farm.

Baltimore voters in the city’s 1st District got a taste of the three council candidates running to represent them Thursday night when the contenders met for a debate ahead of what may be Baltimore’s most competitive City Council election.

A new Anne Arundel County law will expand the Human Relations Commission’s powers from addressing discrimination complaints in housing to include noncounty employment and public accommodations.

The top Democrats running for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat engaged in their first televised debate in Baltimore on Friday, which may prove to be the only televised matchup ahead of primary election day.

The Columbia Association board has selected a new leader after not having a permanent CEO for over a year.

Carroll County commissioners plan to withhold some additional funding to the public library because staff supported the Freedom to Read Act, they said in budget work sessions this month.

Former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth were among the candidates who participated in a forum in Annapolis. The candidates, who are vying to success outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, face off in the May 14 primary election.

The debate will be conducted in a Q&A format in front of invited guests who have been asked to submit a question for the candidates.