Politics

Though legislation clearing the way for MCB Real Estate's $1 billion Harborplace redevelopment was introduced before City Council in October, the body held its first and only hearing on the proposal three weeks ago and is expected to give final approval Monday night.

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan dramatically rejected money from an offshore wind company in a press release.

Farmland application of industrial sludge that comes from the dissolved air flotation process needs better oversight, says a Cecil County resident with a long career in the wastewater treatment industry.

Legislation to phase out lead ammunition used by some hunters would protect the wildlife and people who could end up consuming the lead, Ted Williams, a lifelong hunter who writes about outdoors issues, says.

Though the situation has not yet reached a full crisis pitch, the numbers have caught the attention of Maryland lawmakers, lobbyists and policymakers who are scrambling to stop the bleeding.

The top Democratic contenders for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate traded barbs about their fundraising, positions and experiences before a crowd of several hundred people Saturday afternoon.

The program is expected to last through June 30, 2025.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. vetoed a bill Thursday that would have amended the zoning code in Hunt Valley to accommodate a potential new development project there.

The proposal would have allowed Maryland residents who are likely to die within six months to request a prescription for drugs that they could take to initiate their death.

The text system could alert people with cell phones within a specified area around the State House, also known as geofencing, of threats.

The life of abolitionist, clergyman and historian James W.C. Pennington, the first Black person to study at Yale, began in enslavement in Maryland.

The contrasting styles of Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, were on display during separate appearances before the same Annapolis club.

Ultimately, the area was found to be clear of any potential threat after no gunman or weapon were found. The lockdown and shelter in place were lifted at 6:52 p.m.

One building alone — 100 E. Pratt Street, known as the T. Rowe Price building — is responsible for $54 million in losses to the city’s property tax base.

Ongoing friction reemerged between Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly’s office and Councilman Aaron Penman, who asserted that Cassilly signed a land-use document that facilitated the sale of the land. Penman characterized the act as a conflict of interest.

The famed Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos will be sold to three of the firm’s attorneys under a deal approved this week by a Baltimore County judge.

Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.

Baltimore’s government-subsidized public housing sites are failing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development inspections at a higher rate than the national average, a Banner analysis found.

National heritage areas in Maryland reflect the significant impact the history and culture of Black Marylanders has had on the state and the nation, executive directors of two of those national heritage areas say.

The House is on track to give final approval this week, while the Senate could take up its version tomorrow.