The Baltimore mayor and state’s attorney are beefing. Will it affect the election?
The two have only appeared together publicly once this calendar year with the election bearing down.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, flanked by State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, are pictured last summer in a rare joint appearance.
Baltimore to take legal action against Dali owner in Key Bridge collapse
The city’s announcement came the same morning that federal authorities raided the Dali, launching a federal criminal investigation into the Key Bridge collapse.
The city will bring in two private law firms “to launch legal action to hold the wrongdoers responsible,” the mayor’s office said in a Monday morning news release.
Baltimore County Council approves public works chief D’Andrea Walker for No. 2 county job
After an unusually rancorous appointment process, the County Council on Monday night approved D’Andrea L. Walker's appointment as county administrative officer, the second-highest position.
D'Andrea Walker is shown at Baltimore County offices on April 15, 2024.
Baltimore County Council chair wants to cut Olszewski’s budget, redirect funds
The Baltimore County Council chairman says he’s unhappy with the proposed budget from County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
Israel “Izzy” Patoka speaks, framed to the left of a person’s shadowed and blurry head.
Commentary: Ivan Bates’ cruel threat to charge parents when children arrested
An idea floated by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to bring criminal charges against parents whose children have been arrested is cruel and misguided, say the faculty director and the executive director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Shanta Trivedi (L) is an assistant professor and faculty director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Aubrey Edwards-Luce (R) is the center’s executive director.
Maryland lawmakers took steps to achieve lofty climate aspirations. But did they go far enough?
While Gov. Wes Moore was quick to declare victory as the General Assembly adjourned its legislative session, advocates and environmentalists said they viewed the session as mediocre at best in helping to achieve the state’s lofty climate aspirations.
A group of people wearing suits stand in front of a blue and white bus that reads "zero emissions bus" on the side. They are holding large scissors with gold handles they used to cut a blue ribbon.
Letters: City leaders disregard conditions leading to juvenile crime
Youth development programs are among the resources needed to address the social and economic causes of juvenile crime, says Lillian Bocquin, a fellow with the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Lillian Bocquin is a Bloomberg Fellow with the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Sneed, Vignarajah tout campaigns’ public financing model at housing forum
Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah and City Council president hopeful Shannon Sneed touted their use of the city’s newly instituted Fair Election Fund at a housing forum Saturday, a jab at their opponents who have received large donations from developers and lobbyists.
Mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah, Brandon Scott, Shelia Dixon and Bob Wallace speak to the crowd during the mayoral debates held at the Roland Park Presbyterian Church in March. The four met again during a forum Saturday.
Prosecutors seeking multiple years in prison for Maryland Proud Boy over role in Jan. 6 riot
Scott Miller of Anne Arundel is facing sentencing Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington for his role in the insurrection. He pleaded guilty in January to assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon.
In a court filing, federal prosecutors say Scott Miller, 36, of Millersville, swung a pole at a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Miller, circled in a photo captured that day, was a member of the fascist group the Proud Boys at the time of the attack.
Banner political notes: Legislative housing updates; Key Bridge aftermath assistance
Local governments will soon be able to set higher tax rates for homes deemed vacant.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
How city voters view elected leaders’ responses to the Key Bridge collapse
Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott earned high marks from city voters for their response to the Key Bridge collapse, according to a new poll by Goucher College in partnership with The Baltimore Banner.
Gov. Wes Moore and President Joe Biden walk out for a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters in Dundalk on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Wendell Hill-Freeman
Learn about Wendell Hill-Freeman, Democratic candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
Wendell Hill-Freeman
Donald E. Scoggins
Learn about Donald E. Scoggins, Republican candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
Donald E. Scoggins
Michael Moore
Learn about Michael Moore, Republican candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
Michael Moore
Bob Wallace
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Here’s what the mayoral candidates think about bike lanes, the Red Line and bus routes
The top four mayoral candidates for next month’s Democratic primary sparred on transportation questions at a policy forum hosted by The Real News Network in conjunction with multiple advocacy organizations.
Five people sit on a stage in front of a crowd in a dark room with a projector screen behind them that reads "Mayoral Transportation Forum."
Kevin P. Harris
Learn about Kevin P. Harris, Democratic candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
Kevin P. Harris
Shannon Wright
Learn about Shannon Wright, Republican candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
Shannon Wright
Shannon Sneed
Learn about Shannon Sneed, Democratic candidate in the Baltimore City Council President's race.
Tom Perez speaks alongside Shannon Sneed during a primary election night event at Tommy Joe's on July 19, 2022 in Bethesda, Maryland. Perez, the former U.S. Labor Secretary under President Barack Obama and a former Democratic National Committee chairman, is running for governor.
Zeke Cohen
Learn more about Zeke Cohen, Democratic candidate in the Baltimore City Council President race.
Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen addresses the audience during his campaign announcement to run for City Council President, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Baltimore.
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