Politics

At a press conference Monday, some called for residents in five villages to sign a petition asking the village councils to recall their elected leaders immediately.

Brown, 61, of Prince George’s County, is succeeding Brian Frosh, who served from 2015-2023.

AFSCME Maryland Council 3 expressed frustration with the outgoing Republican governor and what it called a “take it or leave it offer."

New deal could keep the NFL team in Baltimore for up to 25 years.

A new vendor, First Transit, is taking over operation of the fleet

The transition represents a changing of the guard: Ebony Thompson is slated to become the first Black woman to permanently hold the position, as well as the first openly gay city solicitor, while Jim Shea’s retirement marks the end of the career of one of Maryland’s most prominent attorneys.

The statewide residential and commercial combined assessment increase beat 2022’s overall jump of 12% and is the highest year-over-year value hike in several years.

Frosh used his authority to take on the Trump administration, push for criminal justice reforms and protect consumers during his two terms in office.

Congressman pledges to keep working while undergoing treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The Banner obtained a recording of a legal hearing on benefits theft offering an inside look into how the state deliberates reimbursing victims.

The open meetings compliance board says it lacks “investigatory powers” to determine whether the subcommittees were intended to obscure deliberations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability from the public.

State Sen. Jill P. Carter and Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins plan to introduce legislation that would prevent law enforcement officers convicted of felonies from collecting pensions, a move spurred by the news that a former longtime state parks official facing rape charges will begin collecting a $94,500 pension while in jail.

Gov.-elect Wes Moore is adding more members to his administration, but he still has only announced two cabinet secretaries.

Federal agencies must also coordinate with the U.S. Attorney General, state agencies, retail food stores and third-party contractors who process the federal funds to determine how money is being stolen and how it is being used, according to the bill.

20 months after Mayor Brandon Scott first announced the city’s intent to buy two hotels to provide permanent and temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness — a flagship piece of the homeless services strategy — city officials say they have yet to close the deal.

There’s no agreement on how to address a workforce housing crisis, or even if there is a one.

“The People's Ball” in Baltimore sold out of its first run of 8,000 tickets.

The lawsuit alleges that the medical examiner’s office is improperly denying access to key portions of autopsy reports that are public records under state law.

A series of breakdowns in government services, Lydia Moore said, prevented her from maintaining food benefits: mail arriving after a pivotal deadline; unanswered phone calls to the state agency; a missed interview she didn’t know had been scheduled.

The four-year-old equity legislation was introduced and championed by Mayor Brandon Scott when he was a City Councilman.