The Mayor Scott documentary, an endorsement for Nick Mosby, finding inspiration from Beyoncé, and more in this week’s political news.

The Baltimore County campaign donor was previously investigated by the DOJ for business dealings and ordered to liquidate assets and forfeit illegally obtained gambling money.

Some who frequent the Gunpowder River corridor from Carney to Perry Hall, however, doubt that reopening the 2.5-mile road to parking will improve hazardous conditions for pedestrians and drivers.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s pick for the county’s police accountability board is a Nelson Mullins partner who touts defending police officers and “other individuals under criminal investigation or charged with felony or misdemeanor offenses” on the law firm’s website.

Officials will have to balance the financial interests of Security Square Mall’s multiple owners with community needs and wants, weighed against a uncertain real estate market.

Under a county executive administration that bills itself the “most transparent” in Baltimore County’s history, Police Department officials have closed ranks around public information.

If confirmed by the Senate, O’Malley will oversee around 60,000 administration employees at the Woodlawn headquarters. The agency administers federal retirement, disability and family benefits programs and enrolls people in Medicare health coverage.

Funded through federal American Rescue Plan dollars, Baltimore County is launching the ShotSpotter pilot in areas of the southwestern Wilkens and eastern Essex police precincts that BCPD and the software developer determined “have seen an increase in reported gun violence as well as met the company’s criteria."

Just over two weeks since the legal sales of recreational cannabis began, Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced his pick to lead the state agency responsible for ensuring Maryland’s cannabis industry includes entrepreneurs from communities harmed by marijuana prohibition.

Gov. Wes Moore's fourth college commencement speech of the year will be a bit far from Maryland, as he heads to the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend.

While there’s evidence of medical benefits from cannabis, long-term use can be harmful to those with mental health disorders or those at risk for one.

The quasi-public redevelopment agency will give Baltimore County greater authority over land use decisions.

Already officials are eyeing a massive, multimillion-dollar redevelopment project at Security Square Mall as an opportunity to start flexing broader land acquisition powers granted by the General Assembly in 2022 through a quasi-public West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority.

“This senseless act of violence was racially-motivated. And we want the world to know,” said Julian Segovia, whose brother was slain in the mass shooting that killed three men and injured three others south of downtown Annapolis.

“Please come in to say goodbye and share a story if you have one,” the store's Facebook post said.

Injuries suffered by two people in the crash may be life-threatening, Baltimore Police said.

The owners accused Baltimore County officials of violating their rights after racial justice protesters demonstrated against a restaurant operator's racist posts on social media.

Corrections department director Walt Pesterfield flatly denied the center confines minors for 23 hours a day and fails to give them basic services.

In a March 6 letter, the public defender’s office said Baltimore County’s detention center is violating federal laws protecting juveniles and people with disabilities. The office is pressing state officials and the Circuit Court to immediately transfer detained minors to a state facility.