Why BGE thinks city residents should pay higher utility bills than county residents
The proposal calls for city customers to face a surcharge of around $9 per month to accommodate conduit-related expenses.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026 - BGE president and CEO Tamla Olivier speaks at a press conference in downtown Baltimore on Tuesday, addressing the utility's proposed conduit surcharge for city residents.
Harborplace plans revealed: A luxury hotel and $7,000 rents
A confidential report reveals plans for $7,000 apartments, a luxury hotel and up to $366 million in tax relief for Baltimore's Harborplace redevelopment.
The Inner Harbor and Harborplace on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Impact Maryland: Mayor Scott weighs next political move
Impact Maryland, The Banner’s signature ideas conference, brings together influential voices, innovators, creators and community changemakers to examine forces shaping how Marylanders live, work and engage.
Moderator Emily Opilo, a Baltimore City Hall Reporter at The Banner, has a conversation with Mayor Brandon Scott during Impact Maryland.
TV ad urges Marylanders to ‘vote yes for Wes’ but against redistricting question
A newly formed political action committee called Truth for Maryland has ads up on streaming TV services that encourage voters to vote “yes for Wes” but also “against Question 3.”
Question 3 on Maryland mail ballot.
Anne Arundel County Council kills bill to clean up zoning for now
The Anne Arundel County Council voted down a zoning ordinance that had become increasingly controversial since its introduction.
A staff-proposed bill meant to clean up Anne Arundel County's zoning code was killed Monday night by the county council.
Meet the immigrant single mom who wants to run Montgomery County government
Republican Esther Wells switched parties in 2018 after she became disenchanted with what she sees as a Democratic propensity to overtax.
MONDAY, ​O​CTOBER 19 -​ Esther Wells, who is running for Montgomery County executive, before her final official campaign event before early voting begins, in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 19, 2026.
Baltimore’s Baby Fund could aid new parents. Here’s how it would work.
After courts struck down an attempt in 2024, the Baltimore Baby Fund is on city ballots this cycle. What would the fund do, and who would decide where the money goes?
The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is a proposed city charter amendment that will  be on the ballot in November. If passed, it would give parents $1,000 upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Hutzell: Andy Harris has a temper. This will make him angry again.
COLUMN | As the whole world saw last week, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris has a temper. During his years as a legislator in Annapolis and on Capitol Hill, his seemingly disproportionate blowups are legendary.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris takes questions Tuesday from reporters following a League of Women Voters forum in Cambridge. It didn’t go well.
Suspicious substance mailed to Rep. Sarah Elfreth’s Columbia office prompts evacuation
Rep. Sarah Elfreth’s district office in Columbia was evacuated Friday afternoon after a suspicious letter and substance were delivered by mail.
Rep. Sarah Elfreth gives remarks during a U.S. Congressional town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Maryland’s teacher shortage shrinks as vacancies hit post-pandemic lows
The number of open teaching jobs at Maryland schools fell from a high of 2,145 in 2022 to just under 600 today, state officials announced Monday.
Fourth grade teacher Rebekah Grossnickle speaks to her students on the first day of school at Van Bokkelen Elementary.
Judge grills Trump administration over plans to overhaul Washington golf course
A federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims surrounding its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree did not indicate work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order.
A golfer walks near log sections cut from trees at the East Potomac Golf Links, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
Here’s what to know about early voting in Maryland
In-person early voting for Maryland’s general election opens Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 a.m.
Voters line up outside the Odenton Public Library Thursday, October 31, 2024, on the last day of early voting in the general election.
Dan Cox wants to talk about Maryland but can’t escape Trump questions
Cox’s message discipline is a marked change from 2022, when he boasted about his associations with President Trump, especially during a competitive Republican primary when he beat then-Gov. Larry Hogan’s choice, Kelly Schulz.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, center, holds a news conference, joined by his running mate, Rob Krop, left, and Del. Bob Long. Cox’s campaign messaging this election avoids mentioning President Donald Trump.
Artists made this East Baltimore industrial site cool. Can tax incentives make it cooler?
Cross Street Partners, along with Philadelphia-based Shift Capital, wants to transform Baltimore’s 1 million-square-foot former Crown Cork & Seal campus into a mixed-use redevelopment.
Cross Street Partners, along with Philadelphia-based Shift Capital, wants to transform Baltimore’s 1 million-square-foot former Crown Cork & Seal campus into a mixed-use redevelopment.
Why is a Beverly Hills foundation holding $7.6 million from Prince George’s County?
The Edward Charles Foundation has found itself at the center of a controversy over millions in Prince George’s County grant funding.
Prince George's County Councilwoman Krystal Oriadha  participates in a press conference at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo earlier this year.
Nellis Air Force Base: Service member dies after rappelling fall at UT San Antonio-Navy game
A military service member has died after he fell hard as he rappelled from the ceiling to midfield before a University of Texas at San Antonio football game where the military was honored.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 18: A general exterior view of the Alamodome prior to the international friendly match between Mexico and Paraguay at the Alamodome on November 18, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.  (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
Hutzell: Maryland’s love of public executions once was as bloodthirsty as Pete Hegseth’s
COLUMN | President Donald Trump has spared us the ignominy of renewing the barbarity of public executions. But Maryland was once as bloodthirsty for these horrid spectacles as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was.
14th August 1936:  A huge crowd of over 15,000 people gathers around a scaffold to witness the public hanging of 26-year old Rainey Bethea, Owensboro, Kentucky. Public outrage over the manner of execution made Bethea's death the last public hanging in the country.
Moore campaign ads shut out Sinclair stations amid feud with David Smith
While it’s normal for politicians and journalists to disagree on coverage in private, this dispute has played out in full view of the public.
Sinclair Broadcast Group headquarters in Cockeysville.
No Kings rallies across US urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms
Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections.
Demonstrators rally at the Lincoln Memorial during a "No Kings" protest in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Elrich vows to veto housing bill that hasn’t passed yet
Both sponsors told The Banner they’re frustrated that Elrich is knocking the proposal before it has come to a vote.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich called a bill on accessory dwelling units “bad policy.”
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