Politics

Members of the Baltimore spending board voted unanimously in favor of two items allowing Johns Hopkins University to proceed with more work on its planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed off on legislation months ago to allow for county surplus funding to go to the school system. Now he's calling that into question.

Immigrants in Baltimore County worry about the implications of Baltimore County's recent agreement with ICE to hold inmates with detainers at the county detention center even as experts argue it's unconstitutional.

Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.

Gabe Albornoz fought hard for a seat on the Montgomery County Council but quit for a job in which he can work “closer to the ground.”

The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims’ families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated procedures.

The new lease is significantly easier for the city to break than the previous agreement as Baltimore considers relocating its helicopter fleet.

Had the county paid the inmates the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour instead of $20 per day, it likely would have spent far less.

An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.

Hyundai and Kia owners who had cars stolen, even after installing a software fix, could be eligible for up to $4,500 in compensation.

The bill to study the lingering harms of slavery and state-sanctioned discrimination became a friction point between Wes Moore and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

For those who haven’t been following the legislation closely (and even some who have), here’s what you need to know about the housing package.

But contrary to the messaging from the president and his team, most of those arrested this year had no criminal history, according to a Banner analysis of newly released federal data.

The North Point branch of the Baltimore County Public Library has seen bedbugs on and off over the years, but the problem seemed worse to some this time.

In October 2024, Kennedy Krieger Institute doctors diagnosed Carmen Akras with late infantile onset metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD. The recessive genetic condition destroys the nervous system and affects one of every 40,000 babies in this country. There is a test, and a new therapy, that could help other children.

The U.S. Capitol will display a statue sculpted by Steven Weitzman of Maryland that shows Barbara Rose Johns protesting at her segregated Virginia high school.

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk was elected speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Inspector General Kelly Madigan said goodbye to the Baltimore County Council with one wish. Well, actually three.

Advocates for the 14 part-time Baltimore County Public Library librarians who were fired — then quickly reinstated — weeks before Thanksgiving are asking the Baltimore County Council for a more permanent reprieve.