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David Smith wanted to cut Baltimore City Council. He united it instead.
“It was kind of a gift that David Smith and the proponents of the bill gave this city,” said Zac Blanchard, who unseated a Smith-backed candidate in May.
4 things we learned from election night results in Maryland
Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.
Baltimore rejects smaller City Council — and Sinclair’s David Smith
City officials had made a late push against Question H, warning residents that approving the measure, which sought to cut the City Council to eight members from 14, would reduce representation and mean poorer constituent services.
Democrats on track to again sweep Baltimore City Council
Democrats appeared poised to sweep contests for the City Council, an expected outcome of Tuesday’s election that would cements a younger and potentially more progressive panel of legislators to represent Baltimore for the next four years.
A second Trump term could threaten Maryland’s budding offshore wind industry
Former President Donald Trump has already made clear that he’s willing to take aggressive steps to curb the country’s nascent offshore wind industry.
Surge in Maryland’s unaffiliated voters could reshape future elections
The shift likely has major implications on who is nominated in future elections as more voters opt out of participating in closed primaries and partisans gain power.
Baltimore almost always approves ballot questions. Can City Hall win this time?
Whether the David Smith-financed effort to shrink the City Council is approved or rejected has big implications for the future of politics in Baltimore.
Ocean City, others sue federal government over offshore wind project
The tourist town’s lawsuit, filed Friday, comes after months of threats and as seaside communities in other parts of the East Coast have waged an offensive against a nascent U.S. offshore wind industry.
State may extinguish green energy subsidies for Baltimore trash incinerator
The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
Head of David Smith-backed ballot measure defends proposal against critics at forum
A ballot measure to cut the size of Baltimore’s City Council nearly in half is financed almost exclusively by Sinclair exec David Smith. Though it is broadly opposed by city leaders, Baltimore voters almost always approve ballot measures.
Want a gym membership? The sheriff’s office can help
Under Sheriff Sam Cogen, the law enforcement division has started offering memberships to a private gym for 100 employees.
Are giant walls enough to shield Curtis Bay from coal dust? The neighborhood says no.
Curtis Bay residents want more protections from CSX’s coal facility, but state officials expect the company may file a lawsuit.
Tradepoint abandons dredging plan for Hart-Miller Island, taking $40M with it
The Sparrows Point logistics hub and community leaders were considering an agreement to trade $40 million for a dredging site on the little island that houses a state park, but plans fell through after forceful community pushback.
Will your vote on the redevelopment of Harborplace matter? A court will decide.
The fate of a nearly $1 billion plan to reimagine Baltimore’s downtown waterfront now rests in the hands of judges.
How Baltimore’s legal wins over ballot questions were turned against Harborplace
Baltimore’s City Hall may have fumbled a chance to put its highest priority issue before voters.
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