Politics

I’m recounting the almost forgotten, violent history of the days after enslaved Marylanders were freed not because I want to spoil the Juneteenth Parade and Festival on June 22. But appreciating the meaning of this holiday is more than just a party. It is about honoring survival.

One of the last people to see Devon Wellington alive, before he overdosed in 2021, has developed a relationship with the man’s mother. She taught him how to use Narcan, and they recently attended a street renaming event together.

The $17.15 minimum hourly wage will be among the highest in the country.

With one phase of the job complete, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he will not be satisfied, “until I can look over on the Patapsco and see the Key Bridge standing tall again.”

Revenue from property taxes made up $1.14 billion of city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Renew Baltimore calls for the city’s tax rate to be nearly halved over the next seven years.

Properly implementing Gov. Wes Moore's executive order to establish air standards for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and water heaters will mean healthier Maryland communities, the president of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative says.

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.

There are plenty of partisans in America right now. We’re a country overflowing with pundits and provocateurs. Rep. Jamie Raskin, though, is something apart.

The Baltimore City Council will hold at least four oversight hearings examining the city’s response to its unprecedented overdose epidemic.

“They are doing well and happy to be back in Braddock,” a spokesperson for Fetterman’s office said on Monday.

Baltimore has settled with pharmaceutical company Allergan for $45 million, a big win compared to the amount the city would have received had it joined Maryland in a similar agreement.

Housing secretary Jake Day said the bill would have a calamitous effect on rent and housing costs.

The DNC is sending a $250,000 grant to the state party, bringing its total contributions to more than $600,000 for this election cycle. The Democrats’ top priority is to elect Angela Alsobrooks to the U.S. Senate over Republican Larry Hogan.

Hogan maintains crossover appeal with Democrats and may not need the support of Trump-loving conservatives. But with Senate control on the line this year, Democrats could have second thoughts about their Hogan vote.

For once in what sometimes feels like our miserable, national march toward oblivion, the worst didn’t happen. If all goes as planned, the 700-foot channel into the port, 50 feet deep, will be certified free of dangerous debris and declared reopened by Monday. Maryland is ready to rebuild.

When disasters such as the Key Bridge collapse occur, media and government attention on issues related to the loss of life are often lacking, says a Columbia University student and writer.

“I was so proud to support her when she was state’s attorney, and to endorse her when she was county executive and today I proudly endorse Angela Alsobrooks for the United States Senate,” Harris said to cheers at a community center in Landover.

Sheila E. will headline this year's Artscape, the 40th anniversary of the free arts festival.

“Offshore wind means we don’t have to choose between hoping for and working for a green economy and a growing one,” Gov. Wes Moore said.

A final vote, which would also make the council a full-time job, is expected July 1.