Local governments will soon be able to set higher tax rates for homes deemed vacant.

About 40% of likely Democratic voters polled said they would reelect Scott for a second term as mayor, while 32% said they would support former Mayor Sheila Dixon and 11% of respondents said they favored former assistant state’s attorney Thiru Vignarajah.

A majority of voters indicated strong feelings about abortion, but more expressed concerns about crime and the economy.

Howard County is expanding two programs meant to provide relief to homebuyers and residents.

Each of the Democratic frontrunners would face a tight showdown against Republican front-runner Gov. Larry Hogan, the poll found.

The six missing workers were all part of Baltimore’s flourishing Latino community, immigrant advocates say.

Rescue and recovery efforts have turned to a salvage operation that Maryland Department of Transportation estimated Thursday would cost at least $60 million.

Officials have said concrete and steel debris have to be removed so that divers can safely work in the area again.

An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.

The bridge’s condition has been scrutinized in the aftermath of the Tuesday morning collapse.

After a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, causing it to collapse, engineering experts questioned why the bridge was not strong enough to withstand the impact.

The system controlling how Baltimore purchases hundreds of millions of dollars of goods and services each year has been riddled with problems for years.

In the opinion, Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader wrote for the court that landlords cannot charge tenants who are overdue on their rent any penalties except for a late fee that can be up to 5% of the monthly amount.

Drivers may encounter some delays in downtown Baltimore as crews continue to investigate the source of elevated carbon monoxide levels in the area.

Baltimore is not alone. Pretty much every city on the water has grappled with how to best use its shoreline.

The policy aims to give Maryland tenants more power to fight bad housing conditions in court.

It’s that time of the primary season: Political campaigns are sharing their internal polls, thinking their numbers may inspire confidence from voters and donors.

The site, in a historic Black neighborhood between East Joppa Road and East Pennsylvania Avenue, has been cited across Maryland as a case study into the social and economic barriers developers of affordable housing face.

The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.

Few have heard about Gov. Moore’s housing agenda, but many support its tenets.