Politics

The City Council president argued Wednesday that Baltimore residents shouldn’t conflate mistakes he’s made in his personal life with his work in City Hall.

The bill comes in response to the death of Pava LaPere, 26, who was killed in September

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an ambitious plan to reshape state government and better measure the progress toward serving residents during his second State of the State address in Annapolis Wednesday.

Moore has teased the speech as a chance to outline “this year’s plans to make Maryland safer, more affordable, more competitive, and the state that serves.”

The change comes after a Baltimore Banner investigation revealed that DHS was shortchanging welfare theft victims for months, violating state law.

Weekly recycling services will resume the week of March 5, Mayor Brandon Scott told The Banner.

Rachel D. Graham will succeed Donna Drew Sawyer, who resigned from the position as CEO of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, or BOPA, last January.

The Baltimore Orioles sale to David Rubenstein holds promise for the direction of the team, but the city should consider what lies ahead in future stadium lease negotiations, two Orioles fans and taxpayer advocates say.

After Erica Griswold became Anne Arundel County’s first Black register of wills, she was hailed as a hero. Now she faces theft and other charges related to allegations that she cashed a $6,645 check that was made out to her but was intended for her office to cover inheritance taxes.

Council Chair Deb Jung said prior to the vote that the issue of a cease-fire was not one that should taken up by local government. Just before the vote, Calvin Ball send a letter to President Biden calling for a bilateral cease-fire and the release of all hostages.

New Baltimore Sun owner David Smith will turn the newspaper into another vehicle to spread his right-wing agenda, media critic and author David Zurawik says.

Frederick County anticipates that more than 180 vehicles in its fleet can be electric by 2036.

Coming into this legislative session, the leaders of Maryland’s Democratic supermajority faced public outrage over mounting auto thefts committed by children and adults and a raft of high-profile gun crimes involving teens as suspects and as victims.

Someone who receives a long prison sentence as a child can still lead a productive life and help others in the same circumstances, says Eddie Ellis, a community leader and youth mentor who was sentenced to prison as a teenager.

Baltimore can use investment and a variety of other tools to help ease the city’s vacant housing crisis, City Councilwoman Odette Ramos says.

Maryland lawmakers this week quickly defeated a bill that targeted young transgender athletes’ participation in high school sports — the third year in a row they’ve turned down similar bills.

MCB Real Estate has purchased three multi-family buildings in the county and will keep about half the units at reduced rates.

A junior aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin will not face criminal charges in connection with a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room.

The former mayor will advise David Rubenstein on relationships with city and state officials.

The end of the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund means the loss of a lifeline for low-income residents struggling to stay in their homes.