Politics

Closing a gap in Maryland’s rules for criminal record expungement eligibility would help remove obstacles to housing and employment, two attorneys say.

“I am contractually obligated to declare my feelings for you,” declares a valentine from Comptroller Bill Henry.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that he won’t support a national abortion ban, his first comments on the hot political issue since he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

After missing out on about $10 million in federal housing dollars, city officials have received approval to seek reimbursement for some of the money.

The deal comes nearly three years after the mayor called executing such a purchase his “top priority.”

Baltimore County’s master plan, more than three years overdue, appears poised for final passage next week.

The trio of bills advanced out of the council’s seven-member Economic and Community Development committee with just one member, Councilman Ryan Dorsey, voting in dissent.

Under the proposed changes, the public must have the opportunity to comment on legislation twice before it is voted on and amendments must be submitted before meetings.

The Johns Hopkins University is nominating seven people to fill vacancies for students, faculty and staff seats on its police accountability board.

Community college students and instructors believe that academic courses in English for non-native speakers are just as rigorous as other language courses — and deserve the same academic credit.

People in Baltimore can address an urgent need by becoming foster parents for refugee children, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Baltimore-based Global Refuge, says.

The surprise announcement by Larry Hogan that he is running for the U.S. Senate got me thinking about the former 2-term governor and his legacy, and how I never see him at the grocery store.

NyKayla Strawder’s family wants mandatory services for children who commit violent crimes that result in a death.

The opposition to redeveloping the shopping center is emblematic of why state leaders are pushing new laws to allowing housing projects to circumvent local backlash.

Over the last year, the Democratic governor’s approval rating has ranged between 53% and 60% in public polling.

The proposal to ban all tobacco products in Baltimore stadiums is backed by Mayor Brandon Scott and follows similar steps by most other MLB cities.

Councilman Zeke Cohen’s proposal to establish an independent redistricting commission could compete with a separate plan to reform the mapmaking process put forward by Council President Nick Mosby.

Harford County sheriff releases a sketch of the suspect and new details in the killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five who was slain along the Ma & Pa Trail in August.

TurnAround Inc., a rape crisis center for Baltimore City and Baltimore County, has partnered with the YWCA of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County to open a safe house for children who are victims of human trafficking. The safe house will be based in Anne Arundel County and will serve kids from across the state.

Some areas of the Chesapeake Bay region and certain communities, including the Latino community, could be acutely impacted by flooding risks linked to climate change, Shanna Edberg, director of conservation programs at Hispanic Access Foundation, says.