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Baltimore officials lifted Friday morning a five-day boil water advisory after the latest string of water tests came back negative for evidence of E. coli and coliform in city water.

Britons with Maryland ties talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The ”Yes on 4“ campaign says approving recreational marijuana could improve economic opportunity, racial equity and public safety.

Councilwoman Odette Ramos is eager to make municipal IDs a reality six years after the Baltimore City Council approved the idea.

Mosby’s legal team will face off with federal prosecutors over ground rules for her trial scheduled for later this month.

City still working to identify source of the contamination.

About twenty months into his job, Shorter has led much of what Scott has described as his administration’s foundational work, but many of his boss’s well-publicized goals remain in the planning stages. Some in City Hall say the CAO has made their lives easier, while others feel the office is just another layer of bureaucracy. Everyone agrees his work is cut out for him.

Salaries for the Baltimore county executive, County Council members and the county’s head administrator will boost by roughly 10% after a Tuesday night vote.

Here’s what you need to know about Baltimore's boil water advisory after E. coli bacteria was detected.

More than $2 billion in American Rescue Plan money has arrived for local governments around the state since last spring.

This recent wave of collective bargaining has been catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing wealth gap, according to workers, labor organizers and experts.

The facility’s East Market was closing for good Saturday, and the project’s developer said it’s in the final stretch before a new, adjacent facility opens officially to the public this fall.

Welcome to The Baltimore Banner’s political notes column, where Banner reporters from across the newsroom will contribute tidbits, nuggets and ephemera on state, city and county government and politics.

The Baltimore County prosecutors’ office and police department have agreed to settle a 2018 lawsuit over allegations they violated the First Amendment rights of a woman they tried to stop from filing criminal charges against the men she said sexually assaulted her.

The debate, scheduled for Oct. 12, will feature the two leading candidates to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

State Center’s future has been in limbo since 2016 when the state canceled a $1.5 billion contract to redevelop the site.

Thanks to the state's cheap and easy filing process, eviction filing rates in Maryland far outpace those of neighboring states, creating additional costs for tenants.

Candidates in this year’s elections are required to file reports by midnight Tuesday that cover campaign finance activity from July 4 through Aug. 23. That roughly seven-week time frame included both spending in the final days of the primary season — in which many campaigns spent nearly every penny they had — as well as the post-primary push from victorious candidates to refill their campaign coffers.

Four Smith siblings — Blake, Devon, Jacqueline and Matt, who are children of the current chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, David Smith — each gave $50,000 to the PAC.

Introduced by Democratic Councilwoman Cathy Bevins, the controversial bill would enable waterfront developers to build “up to the edge of the water" without mitigation requirements.