Politics

”I’m happy that I can look back and say, ’Job well done.’”

A plan presented by the board “improve the relationship” with its CEO is rendering her “ineffective,” she says

Unlike the U.S. House of Representatives down the road in Washington, there was no drama in Annapolis. Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones were both re-elected to their posts on unanimous, bipartisan votes.

The public critique from the mayor’s demonstrated allies is the latest chapter in a debate ignited last week about what role the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts should serve.

Baltimore transportation officials say the city’s Interstate 83 speed camera program might offer a blueprint for curbing high speeds, reducing crash severity and incentivizing vehicular decorum.

Donna Drew Sawyer, who led the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, will no longer lead the department, president of BOPA’s board of directors Brian D. Lyles said in a statement Tuesday night.

To help sort out the controversy surrounding BOPA, here are the things you need to know.

“Serving you has been the honor of a lifetime,” Hogan said in a video address on Tuesday.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill said he wanted to hear arguments about the appeal itself at Tuesday’s hearing, but decided give city Board of Ethics attorneys more time to respond to a Dec. 27 filing by Mosby’s attorney, Robert Dashiell.

Sen. Susan Lee was also the first Asian American elected to the Maryland Senate and first Chinese American elected to the General Assembly.

Citing the ongoing tension with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Scott said the appointment of Tonya Miller Hall will provide a bridge back to stability between City Hall and city arts.

Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, remains in his position after being charged in his native Nevada with domestic battery earlier this month.

Dawn Gile broke through in a conservative Anne Arundel County district that Republicans had largely won since the 1970s.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said the city will see a parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But staging a last-minute parade is no easy feat.

The bill follows a shooting last week at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center that left one Edmondson-Westside High School student dead.

Jason Mitchell cited family matters for leaving, but has faced intense criticism for matters such as recycling from some City Council members during his tenure.

The FDA changed its rules to allow the abortion pill to be obtained at the pharmacy counter instead of in-person from a provider. It’s up to pharmacies whether they will comply.

General Assembly's 90-day agenda includes gun control, abortion access, newly-legal recreational marijuana and helping victims of child sexual abuse.

State politicians will consider thousands of bills, including high-profile discussions of issues including marijuana, gun control, violence and abortion.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has demanded the board of the public-private organization secure Drew Sawyer’s resignation by Jan. 15