Politics

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the Respect for Marriage Act into law.

The delays can often leave city partners to begin work without a contract and without approved funding.

Should Councilman Ryan Dorsey’s charter amendment receive approval from the council and mayor, the earliest it would appear on city ballots is 2024, giving supporters and detractors alike nearly two years to debate the merits of term limits.

The survivors and advocates include two women who say they were violently raped by a priest while students at Archbishop Keough High School. The women decried the fact that church leaders have been able to read the report while they — victims whose testimony helped investigators — have been barred from seeing it.

Lichter succeeds Julie Henn as chair, while Harvey replaces Rod McMillion as vice chair. The two new leaders both had the backing of the teachers union in the Nov. 8 election.

The Republican governor announced an emergency cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of the platforms, saying they may be involved in cyber-espionage.

Some, however, express skepticism that the Baltimore Police Department has the manpower to support the expansion.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman started his second term Monday, taking the oath of office under a tent at the old Crownsville State Hospital. It was a symbolic start that the Democrat said reflects his intent to focus on people who are the most vulnerable.

City Council President Nick Mosby decried Mayor Brandon Scott’s veto of his bill to loosen restrictions for council members’ pensions, saying the decision will discourage people of all backgrounds from running for office.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Anthony Vittoria ordered the case sealed on Friday. His ruling means all hearings will be closed to the public and all legal motions will be confidential.

The city is hailed as a model for its trap-neuter-release program, but even as it becomes more mainstream, some consider the practice unethical.

The practice of posting eviction notices in common areas — and not on individual apartments — had been sharply criticized by renter advocates.

The publication of the agreement paves the way for Hopkins to being recruiting and training private police officers in the next six to 12 months.

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Sen. Stephen Hershey, who represents the Upper Eastern Shore, and Sen. Justin Ready, who represents Carroll County, will be responsible for being the leading voice of the 13 Republicans in the 47-member state Senate.

Mayor Brandon Scott said a group of department commanders — Assistant Chief Charles Svehla, Assistant Chief Chris Caisse, and Assistant Chief Dante Stewart — will serve as acting fire chief on an interim basis while the department searches for a new leader.

Proposed new order for presidential primaries is: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan.

How Patriot Front’s campaign of white nationalism is recruiting members, spreading hate, and funding its efforts — all the while sowing distrust among local communities.

National hero and Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn contributed to the fundraising for Sen. Raphael Warnock this weekend with a series of so-called thirst tweets.

”I am not about to give up on the Republican Party or on America,” Republican governor told supporters Wednesday as he raised $1.2 million.