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Jason Groth, the acting director of the county’s Department of Planning and Growth Management, is paraphrased as saying the county will “hit a point within a decade where it doesn’t have enough water.” But the situation is much more nuanced, Groth told the Banner.

Fresh off of the Orioles clinching a spot in the playoffs Sunday, CEO and chairman John Angelos expressed confidence that the team and the state would nail down a new lease for the Camden Yards stadium.

“The man is very generous with his time and absolutely gives back to the party,” said Adam Wood, executive director of the Maryland Republican Party. “It seemed like it made sense to do something for him; he’s doing so much for us.”

DPW says the housing authority owes $8 million in water bills, while HABC says it only owes $1 million. The inspector general says the true amount owed is up for dispute.

For some, the decision to bring the hearing to a close reflected sensitivity and humanity. For others, it exposed a blind spot of local government.

President Joe Biden can take three steps — on tax credits, revenue sharing and permits — to help the nascent wind industry deal with challenges like inflation, supply chain and other issues, according to the letter Wednesday from Gov. Wes Moore and the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Organizers behind Hampdenfest and neighboring Remfest have canceled their events completely, citing Artscape’s move to September as one of several contributing factors.

A community wealth fund would provide a financial lifeline for Baltimore’s working poor, says a union leader for this region’s service workers.

Representatives from Sagamore Ventures said the whiskey company’s signature “grain-to-glass” concept won’t change under new majority ownership.

Howard County government funding priorities and questionable school system budget management are to blame for chronic school bus service failures, Hiruy Hadgu, president of Progressive Democrats of Howard County, says.

Lawmakers, public defenders, police, prosecutors and state officials faced gathered in a marathon video meeting on Wednesday to confront Maryland’s problems with juvenile crime head-on.

Lawmakers will meet Wednesday to weigh juvenile reforms against a wave of gun violence against teens and a spike in teens stealing cars.

The report highlights many problems agencies had already been dinged for in previous years, with numerous issues surfacing in audits dating back as far as 2017.

Staff turnover, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, has affected how efficiently the office runs, the homeless agency’s leader told City Council. The agency is tasked with overseeing large amounts of money from the federal government, a challenge even with more staffing and resources than the office has now.

This massive bill has accrued because, while the housing authority has been paying some of its water bill to the city it has not been paying them in full, staff from both the housing authority and the Department of Public Works told the inspector general’s office.

Trone, a Democrat who represents much of Western Maryland in Congress and is running for the U.S. Senate, echoed concerns detailed by the American Civil Rights Union in a complaint last July.

“It hurts us more when kids are the ones perpetrating or falling victim, because we feel like we failed them,” said state Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who is leading a review of whether juvenile laws need adjusting.

Here’s a breakdown of what the Archdiocese’s bankruptcy proceeding could look like.

A shooting incident near a popular Hampden skate park ended with a chaotic arrest Monday afternoon as dozens of students departing a nearby high school looked on.

Energy advocates say retail energy companies are fleecing low-income communities of color in cities like Baltimore.