Politics

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts tried to book Ja Rule for Artscape 2023, but withdrew a $75,000 offer after a back and forth with rapper’s management.

Councilman Aaron Penman alleges the office of Robert Cassilly spied on him over an investigation into misappropriation of county funds.

Londyn Smith de Richelieu, the director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs in Baltimore, has filed a complaint alleging that she was discriminated against by the office of one of the city’s top gender reassignment surgeons.

Officials will have to balance the financial interests of Security Square Mall’s multiple owners with community needs and wants, weighed against a uncertain real estate market.

The State Highway Administration began repairing the bridge over the rail line in Halethorpe in 2018. It was slated to be completed in the summer of 2021, and it has now been delayed to winter of 2024.

Under a county executive administration that bills itself the “most transparent” in Baltimore County’s history, Police Department officials have closed ranks around public information.

McGrath, the former top aide to Gov. Larry Hogan, skipped his federal fraud trial in Baltimore and evaded authorities for weeks before FBI agents tracked his car to a Costco Wholesale store outside Knoxville, Tennessee.

Experts say the case exposes deep flaws in a system that places undue burden on those subjected to abuse to stay safe.

The recreation area would knit together a network of cultural and environmental landmarks that one day could stretch across the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake watershed in a single unit under the administration of the National Park Service office in Annapolis.

Baltimore City Public Schools must counter misconceptions about how school funding is spent and provide schools and the teachers with what they need, says Joseph Mahach, who teaches Algebra I at Patterson High School.

Retired Col. John Lombardi takes the reins months after the state chose a new health care service provider. Gov. Wes Moore’s administration fired the previous contractor over findings of longstanding abuse and neglect suffered by residents.

If confirmed by the Senate, O’Malley will oversee around 60,000 administration employees at the Woodlawn headquarters. The agency administers federal retirement, disability and family benefits programs and enrolls people in Medicare health coverage.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday morning that he has tapped James Wallace to lead Baltimore City Fire Department, after eight months of a series of rotating interim leaders.

Readers express a range of viewpoints about topics including fatherhood, family, race and social media in response to Leslie Gray Streeter’s column about reaction to Mayor Brandon Scott and his girlfriend expecting a child.

Funded through federal American Rescue Plan dollars, Baltimore County is launching the ShotSpotter pilot in areas of the southwestern Wilkens and eastern Essex police precincts that BCPD and the software developer determined “have seen an increase in reported gun violence as well as met the company’s criteria."

Maryland hemp businesses file lawsuit against governor and state agencies over THC concentration limits in hemp-derived products, claiming it will put them out of business.

Mosby, who exited the state’s attorney’s office last year, said 25 professional women will be accepted to join her in the “intimate holistic transformational experience.”

We already elected Wes Moore, a historic accomplishment that made him the first Black governor of this state and the youngest current governor of any state. So, who is he trying to win over with a relentless travel schedule? What’s the purpose of all this roaming, racking up enough miles to cross Maryland four times over?

Leaders of two law enforcement offices that may have the authority to launch a new investigation are saying it’s within the purview of the other office because of a state law taking effect later this year.

Morgan State University’s new Center for Urban Violence and Crime Reduction will engage all segments of Baltimore as it seeks answers for addressing the “carnage” from gun violence in the city, says Anna McPhatter, dean of Morgan’s School of Social Work and director of the center.