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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.

The planning committee is working to secure more space for partiers in the Baltimore Convention Center.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski will not pledge to complete his second four-year term, which he won in a landslide election last month.

The move, though long anticipated, is a gut punch for Downtown Baltimore, which has been home to the Danish jewelry company’s regional head office for Pandora Americas since 2015.

Congress introduced a provision in its omnibus spending bill that will require states to reissue stolen food assistance amid nationwide benefits thefts.

Critics of the Catholic Church said the concessions don't go far enough to make things right for victims pursuing restitution

The declaration by the outgoing governor will offer a four-day weekend for many state workers as Monday had already been designated as a holiday to mark Christmas.

Voters in November punished candidates whom they perceived as threats to fair elections, says the president of Get Money Out — Maryland, who warns that efforts are still underway to undermine elections and democracy.

Maryland’s two highest courts have new names after voters approved the change last month.

While candidates aligned with Donald Trump can succeed in Republican primaries, Maryland voters will continue to reject those candidates in general elections, Towson University professor and political pundit Richard Vatz says.

The $146,000 fine represents the largest penalty ever levied by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. has hired or promoted four new department directors one month after announcing departures of several Baltimore County officials, including the county’s first female police chief, who has not been replaced.

The state government is expected to have $5.5 billion in rainy day funds and a budget surplus.

Animal welfare experts in Baltimore say the link between these cases and other forms of violence is real and should not be ignored.