Politics

Once-fertile soil has given way to wetlands plants and salt patches, imperiling a search for the exact location of the cabin where Harriet Tubman’s father lived and taught her in Eastern Maryland.

Maryland lawmakers should pass legislation in the next General Assembly session to ensure multilingual English learners are awarded higher education credits, community college educators say.

The Baltimore City Council on Monday night approved an inclusionary housing bill that would compel all major developments to reserve a portion of the units to be rented at reduced prices.

The board would review draft IG investigation reports and either “approve a draft report as written” or recommend changes to the draft report “if the advisory board disagrees with the substance of any item contained in a report.”

The resolution, which did not appear on Monday night’s agenda, failed with four members abstaining from the vote. Just minutes earlier, a large group of pro-Palestine protestors had been escorted out of the building after interrupting the council proceedings.

The Orioles have balked at the idea of separating development rights from the lease in order to get it signed by the end of the month.

Richard Luna, the interim director of the Department of Public Works, said 80% of crews have been hired and new dumpster trucks are on the way.

Afghan refugees in Baltimore have experienced a mix of hope and despair.

“She understands what our city needs better than any other candidate in this race,” Mayor Brandon Scott said of Alsobrooks on Tuesday at at the Zeta Center in Northwest Baltimore’s Park Heights neighborhood.

A war of narratives has played out at Johns Hopkins University, similar to other conflicts on college campuses nationwide.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93.

History buffs can now peruse over 100 years of Maryland birth, marriage, death and other records online at the Internet Archive.

The Orioles' lease at Oriole Park at Camden Yards expires Dec. 31. Two dates to watch for a new lease are the Maryland Stadium Authority's meeting Dec. 5 and the Maryland Board of Public Works meeting Dec. 13.

Three days after state regulators ruled that a confidential memo shedding light on the deal between Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore’s dominant utility provider should be public, the company released the document. For all the public outcry, though, the document is complex and its implications are not obvious.

The panel was due to vote on three bills that aim to change zoning and street design around the Inner Harbor.

Your home in Baltimore could have a lead water pipe. Here’s how to investigate.

A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest.

The EPA had imposed a Nov. 30 deadline for the city to get massive underground water tanks at Lake Ashburton into operation. The city said it was nearing completion and should have the tanks ready within two weeks.

As the media and fellow politicians dismiss President Biden, they act as if Vice President Kamala Harris is not a possible successor or just doesn't exist. As a Black woman, I relate.

A deadline is looming at the end of the year for Maryland to decide whether to keep or replace the troubled, for-profit company that provides medical care in state prisons and the Baltimore City jail complex.