Politics

My agrarian heritage is still enough a part of me that I work until I drop, but the pandemic taught me about self-care.

The controversial road displaced over a thousand residents of West Baltimore when it was built decades ago.

But Senate Republicans, who are outnumbered nearly 3-to-1, made it clear during floor speeches Vincent Schiraldi’s philosophies didn’t align with theirs.

Davis said as ”one of the guardians of public dollars,” he'll make sure that Marylanders’ taxes are spent efficiently and equitably.

The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation, backed by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, that would mandate longer prison sentences for illegal gun possession. Heather Warnken, executive director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and Joseph Richardson, a professor of African-American studies and anthropology at the University of Maryland, say longer sentences will only serve to damage communities while having little or no deterrent effect on gun violence.

Sponsors and supporters of the bill say it would help people who were incarcerated and later released reintegrate into society and make Maryland jury pools more representative.

Mayor Brandon Scott has hired his third communications director in two years. Cirilo R. Manego III will start with the mayor’s office on Tuesday.

The ceremonial handoff of names between the coequal branches marks a Maryland tradition researchers have traced back well over a century.

The building that had been called Maury Hall was built and named in the early 1900s after Matthew Fontaine Maury, a naval officer and scientist who joined the Confederates.

Until the new Democratic governor’s nominees are confirmed by the state Senate, appointees of former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, will continue holding all five seats on the Public Service Commission.

Craig A. Thompson, a lawyer and partner with the Venable firm, says he’s “willing to work night and day” to reach a deal for the Orioles to remain at Baltimore’s Camden Yards.

The recommendation for no oversight or advisory panel sits precisely opposite changes that Olszewski sought to impose on the county’s first inspector general office in July 2021 that would have created an oversight panel appointed by himself and the council chair.

The agency has confirmed the water is now safe to drink.

The debate over a maintenance contract for Baltimore’s conduit exposed fault lines in city politics with the 2024 city elections approaching.

More than 75% of millennial-aged women report having received unsolicited lewd imagery.

The new Democratic governor made a direct, public appeal to lawmakers, something that former Gov. Larry Hogan never did during his two terms in office.

The group, convened by the community organization BUILD, called on Gov. Wes Moore to create a state-authorized special-purpose entity by 2024 dedicated to this work. They’re seeking $2.5 billion in public funding to tackle the problem.

McCollum is charged with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury, the Office of the State Prosecutor announced Thursday.

Lawmakers will consider proposals from the Democratic governor to enhance the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and to increase the minimum wage — all steps that Moore hopes will boost the economic prospects of Marylanders.

Draper was eminently qualified to practice law in Maryland when he applied for admission to the Maryland Bar in 1857 but was denied admission because he was Black. Attorney John G. Browning says admitting Draper to the Maryland Bar posthumously is a step toward reckoning with the history of discrimination in the legal profession.