Politics

The Baltimore County Council this week cleared the way for a fall referendum on expanding the council by two members. But not everyone is pleased, as some wanted to add four members to bring more diversity while others objected to the process of drawing new district maps.

Howard County could, for the first time, establish an office of the inspector general to focus on complaints of fraud and illegal activities.

Baltimore County Council members voted unanimously Monday night to increase impact fees on developers in hopes of collecting more revenue that can be used for schools and roads.

Anthony Jacob Fritz, 38, was arrested on Friday, June 28. He was released that same day on a $10,000 bond, according to court records.

When Baltimoreans hit the polls in November, they’ll have the chance to vote on whether City Hall should give a one-time payment of $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.

The Edmondson Community Organization filed the case on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

What the heck did Thomas Jefferson mean by writing that we had a right to the pursuit of happiness? I asked Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, food historian Joyce White, Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein, nonprofit leader and teacher Tatiana Klein and artist Jeff Huntington what it means to them. Here’s what they said.

The Baltimore County Council's historic vote means voters will get to determine this fall whether to expand the 7-member council by two members so that its membership looks more like the increasingly diverse county.

The outcome means additional delay before Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

An estimated 2,500 people turned out for the third annual event to celebrate Baltimore's trans community. The event included a parade, a block party and a street renaming.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday could decide whether to ask voters to consider a ballot measure to expand from seven to nine members. Some say the council, which is now composed of seven men and only one person of color, is not representative of the increasingly diverse county.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s use of the phrase “Black jobs” caught the attention and ire of many Black Americans, including Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.

Former President Trump said that immigrants are coming for “Black jobs.” What, exactly, does that even mean? Columnist Leslie Gray Streeter has some thoughts.

The White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and to respond to other disasters around the U.S. in recent months.

Lines carved by the wind on the sand are no different than what followed the violence that ended five lives on June 28, 2018 — energy moving from one form to another.

Hundreds of bills that were passed in session this year will become law on July 1, covering everything from banning vaping indoors to benefits for uniformed service members.

The debate, featuring deeply personal attacks by both men, came at a pivotal juncture in their unpopular presidential rematch and a critical moment to make their cases before a national television audience.

President Joe Biden pardoned former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, which will clear the way for them to regain lost benefits. The pardon goes even further to protect LGBTQIA+ service members than the controversial policy “don’t ask, don’t tell” that was repealed in 2010.

In court documents filed on April 15 but not previously available in Baltimore Circuit Court, Patriot Steel Fabrication Inc., a firm based in Church Creek, Dorchester County, asserts that Chasen Cos. owes the business more than $915,000.

The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution.