Politics

The executive director of the Maryland Port Administration has resigned after being involved in and cited for a multiple-vehicle crash earlier this week.

Family members with their own work and family obligations are having to step in, and often cannot provide the level or frequency of care that their loved ones need.

The promotion coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act.

“This senseless act of violence was racially-motivated. And we want the world to know,” said Julian Segovia, whose brother was slain in the mass shooting that killed three men and injured three others south of downtown Annapolis.

“The Body Politic” is not exactly an unvarnished, behind-the-curtain look at Mayor Brandon Scott’s life and work, but it brings clearer focus to the issues that have defined his tenure so far.

Ruff, an attorney with the Murphy, Falcon & Murphy law firm, will represent the 41st district, which includes neighborhoods in north, west and southwest Baltimore.

Pennsylvania’s plan for the work involves trucking in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets for the quick rebuilding, with crews working around the clock until the interstate is open to traffic.

Marylanders approve of the job Moore is doing, but not his push to eventually ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, according to a new poll.

If a dispensary cannot verify a medical cannabis patient’s allotment, customers can still purchase a limited amount of product.

Since 2020, when city voters overwhelmingly passed a charter amendment designed to weaken the strong mayor system by granting the council expanded financial powers, some council members and aides have waited with bated breath for this year.

“The stars are aligned to invest in public transit,” Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday. “This is going to happen.” But it remains to be seen when, exactly, passengers might one day be hopping on the Red Line for a ride.

Three years after a sculpture called “Shoal” was removed, the Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission is moving to fill Westgate Circle again. This time, the plan is to make it permanent.

The Baltimore Banner has taken strides in its first year to bring a new and original voice to local journalism, but challenges remain to successfully depart from the approaches of old-school newsrooms, Banner Public Editor DeWayne Wickham says.

Baltimore Banner staff have committed significant time and debate this week to trying to figure out what the image means.

The proposed east-west transit line across the city has moved in fits and starts over two decades. The new governor is promising to get the project back on track.

Reducing Maryland’s high rate of opioid overdose deaths will require improved approaches by the state’s health care providers, says Dr. Enrique Oviedo, a psychiatrist who serves as medical director of MATClinics.

The flag won a redesign contest announced in January as part of Frederick County’s 275th anniversary celebration.

The Baltimore City Council has proposed $12 million of reallocations in the 2024 budget proposal, moving money to the fire department and surveillance strategies.

Racial segregation in Baltimore continues to define the city, an analysis of nearly every data set The Baltimore Banner data team analyzed in our first year has found. Why does the “Black Butterfly” keep appearing in Baltimore data?

In a unique partnership, Maryland lets residents stay in historic homes for free as long as they pay for the renovations.