Almost 200 Pikesville condominium owners are challenging how Baltimore County sets the price of their utilities, saying that they’ve been collectively overcharged by millions of dollars for water and sewer service due to decades-old rules.

In their first public discussion about possible recommendations to reform Baltimore County’s inspector general office, members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability said there should be no additional supervision of the office, which is currently led by Inspector General Kelly Madigan.

Opportunity for public comment comes as state board reviews complaint alleging the commission violated the Open Meetings Act.

Judge’s opinion allows other allegations, including that police used excessive force, to move ahead to a jury trial.

In a vehement denial of many assertions in the report, Baltimore County’s top administrator, Stacy Rodgers, asked Madigan not to publish her findings, which Rodgers said are false.

Several other department heads are leaving county government.

The complaint asserts that the subcommittees are performing the bulk of the work for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability; because of that, the complainant writes subcommittees’ deliberations over policy changes and interviews should be public.

Democrats Mike Ertel and state Del. Pat Young have prevailed in races for Baltimore County Council’s two open seats in the central 6th District and the southwestern 1st District.

Olszewski claimed 59% of the vote after almost 190,000 mailed, early and Election Day ballots were counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday — too far ahead for conservative radio talk show host McDonough to catch up.

Democrat Mike Ertel, a longtime Towson community activist, is campaigning against Republican Antonio “Tony” Campbell, a Towson University political science professor who rallied protestors against early pandemic-era orders that restricted schools and businesses, to represent Towson, Parkville and Rosedale as the 6th District’s councilman.

Equipped with $3 million in state and federal funds, Roca, Inc.’s Baltimore branch is bolstering its work in the city while also gaining a foothold in southeastern Baltimore County, which has been a hotspot for violent crime in recent years.

The contrast between the incumbent Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.'s record and the platform of his Republican election challenger, well-known conservative hardliner former Del. Pat McDonough, is stark.

David Marks is touting a record of working across party lines as he faces a challenge from Crystal Francis, a Middle River resident with a history of advocacy for criminal justice reform.

First Amendment cases — especially against public officials afforded immunities — are among the most difficult to win, lawyers say.

The payout would settle a lawsuit filed by a former Towson University student who said the Baltimore County state's attorney office and Baltimore County police violated constitutional rights after she reported she was sexually assaulted by three ex-baseball players at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Baltimore County is leveraging $20 million in local and state dollars to launch a month-long charrette process, which involves community input over several meetings, to develop a vision for the 200-acre property.

Opponents to a ballot measure that could legalize marijuana for recreational use say there's been little focus on mental health harms that marijuana, which is already approved for medical use, may cause or exacerbate, including psychosis and depression; especially in children and teenagers.

The man, whose identity hasn’t been released, had been held at the facility since July 1.

Police said a 17-year-old driver drove through an intersection and collided with multiple vehicles after a traffic stop Saturday evening.

McDonough pledged to file lawsuits challenging county policies if elected, while Olszewski outlined steps his administration has taken to address crime.