Politics

Twelve Democrats voted no. Sens. Cheryl Kagan of Montgomery County and Clarence Lam of Howard County said they remained concerned about Butler’s fitness for the role.

Jim Moran is worried about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Moran is a Queen Anne’s County commissioner, though, and his vantage point across the Chesapeake puts the Bay Bridge at the forefront of his “what-ifs.”

Another crane is scheduled to arrive by Saturday as salvage operations continue, Sen. Chris Van Hollen said.

A solemn undertone permeated what is historically an exuberant affair for city and state leadership.

Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has fueled fears of nationwide supply-chain disruptions, but guarded optimism might be justified, says a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor who specializes in operations management and business analytics.

Legislators and state social services want to amend Maryland’s welfare theft policy to be more “fiscally responsible” despite benefits theft continuing at an alarming rate.

The plan for Maryland’s state government to take over ownership of Baltimore’s historic Pimlico Race Course cleared its first hurdle in Annapolis on Wednesday.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge accounted for about 8% of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s toll revenue. Is that going to be a problem?

An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.

The bridge’s condition has been scrutinized in the aftermath of the Tuesday morning collapse.

Removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the Antietam Battlefield is appropriate when the totality of his life is considered, a writer who examines Civil War History says.

“This is as rainy as it gets,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson, who is working with lawmakers on emergency financial aid for workers and businesses affected by the closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore following Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.

The system controlling how Baltimore purchases hundreds of millions of dollars of goods and services each year has been riddled with problems for years.

Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.

The full Senate will vote to fill the vacant Republican seat.

Before a crowd of officials and supporters at Baltimore Center Stage in Mount Vernon, Scott used much of his last State of the City address of this current term to tell residents to stay the course with his administration and tout accomplishments such as a reduction in homicides and nonfatal gun violence.

Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways that he didn't want anybody to know about, Tom Minkin, his friend and longest-serving legal associate, says.