Baltimore Orioles and state finalize new Camden Yards lease
The team will remain at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for at least 15 years — and potentially decades, if all goes to plan, according to state and team officials.
Gov. Wes Moore delivers remarks at a press conference inside the Camden Yard warehouse after the Maryland Stadium Authority voted to extend the Orioles lease at the ballpark on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.
Crofton man dies after Anne Arundel County Police use Taser on him
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating the circumstances of the 21-year-old man’s encounter with police.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Aide to Cardin leaves job amid allegations of personal sexual misconduct in Senate building
An aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin resigned amid lurid allegations from right-wing outlets about sexual misconduct in a Senate office.
A photo of the light stone U.S. Capitol building. The photo is taken from the bottom of stairs leading into the building looking up at the Capitol dome. Two uniformed police officers stand on the steps.
Banner political notes: Baltimore Co. FOP supports IG oversight; Audit review; State House personnel moves
Baltimore County’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 has once again elected David Rose its president.
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Maryland BGE customers will see increased utility rates
In a unanimous decision, the Maryland Public Service Commission has authorized a rate increase over three years.
A BGE truck in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
Here’s what’s in the new proposed lease and development deal for the Orioles
The 30-year lease has options to extend but could also be shortened to 15 years if an agreement on developing land around the stadium is not reached by the end of 2027.
Two key state boards are scheduled to vote Monday on a revised lease and development agreement for Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Report provides few answers for solving toughest regional water system questions
Consultant’s report recommends Baltimore City and its suburban counterpart “commit sufficient resources” to figure out the possible issues of a transition.
John A. Olszewski Jr., Baltimore County Executive, and Brandon Scott,  Mayor of Baltimore, take questions from the press after an announcement about legislation to create a Regional Water Governance Task Force, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Baltimore’s plan to tackle vacant houses gets boost from Bloomberg Philanthropies
An expanded innovation team is tasked with identifying the most effective policies and practices for addressing vacant properties.
A house at 1113 North Carrollton Avenue was among 37 vacant or abandoned homes auctioned the last week of November and the first week of December by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.
Maryland finally agrees with Curtis Bay residents: That’s coal dust on their homes
By backing the findings about the proliferation of coal dust in Curtis Bay, the Maryland Department of the Environment could face heightened pressure to tighten regulations on CSX.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
A Southwest Baltimore school had a chance at renewal. Then the copper thieves came.
Because of the extensive damage, there are fears that Steuart Hill Academy faces the same future as some of the city’s other shuttered schools — demolition, or more extensive disrepair.
Steuart Hill Academic Academy, in Baltimore, Monday, May 15, 2023.
Congress just blocked a Naval Academy official’s plans for a new golf course
Thursday, three members of Congress declared victory with passage of a defense policy bill that protects public access to the Navy-owned, 240-acre environmental preserve at Greenbury Point.
The sun sets over Greenbury Point near Annapolis. Language in the National Defense Authorization Act will protect public access to the Navy site.
Gov. Moore, Orioles confirm: A lease for Camden Yards is moving forward
The Maryland Stadium Authority's website was quietly updated on Thursday evening indicating a lease may be headed to approval.
The Orioles and the state have reached terms on a new lease for the team to continue to play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore could face $1.8B budget deficit over 10 years, finance officials project
Unlike other lean times of recent history, Baltimore's financial problems today are a result of climbing expenses, not falling revenues.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Maryland’s budget math: $761 million shortfall predicted
The budget situation — while not dire, given the total budget is more than $60 billion — will test Democrats’ ability to enact new programs and services, given their limited financial resources.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers will face tough decisions about the state’s next budget.
Bates, Braveboy back juvenile justice changes, ability to revise more sentences
Prosecutors would like to require a youth defendant’s lawyer to be physically present during an interrogation, which would amend a 2021 juvenile justice reform.
State's Attorney for Baltimore City Ivan J. Bates speaks during a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. LaPere, 26, was found slain in her Mount Vernon apartment Monday morning.
Ravens fans to get a preview of renovated stadium suites at Baltimore Peninsula
The NFL team will open a "preview center" showing off models of the suites coming to M&T Bank Stadium.
New office and apartment buildings have sprouted up in the emerging Baltimore Peninsula development, on the north side of the Middle Branch.
Maryland isn’t paying back all the stolen SNAP benefits it should
The Maryland social services agency has been shortchanging welfare theft victims for months, according to advocates and policy experts, violating state law and potentially saving millions, an investigation by The Baltimore Banner found.
Photo illustration shows EBT benefits card, cut into two pieces, emerging from torn-open business envelope. In the background is a blurry image of a woman standing in front of produce aisle holding an empty shopping basket, her back to us.
Commentary: Closing Baltimore’s digital divide is the next civil rights frontier
Closing the digital divide is vital to expanding opportunities for underserved communities in Baltimore, Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr., retired senior pastor of Union Baptist Church in Baltimore, says.
A little boy takes a standardized test on a laptop.
Gov. Moore’s first 2024 bills would benefit military members and their families
“Our military families are sacrificing just as much as our people in uniform,” the Democratic governor said as he unveiled his own proposals and offered support for measures sponsored by lawmakers.
Gov. Wes Moore says that 2024 will be "Maryland's year for military families." He unveiled legislation to support military members and their families during a State House news conference on Dec. 13, 2023.
Gov. Moore confident Orioles lease agreement will be reached by end of year
“We’ve been working all throughout the weekend and in the week with all of the partners, and we feel very confident that a deal is imminent,” Moore, a Democrat, told reporters.
Gov. Wes Moore said he’s confident the state and the Baltimore Orioles will reach a lease agreement by the end of the year.
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