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Baltimore County’s master plan, more than three years overdue, appears poised for final passage next week.

The EPA is considering a $45 million cleanup of 60 acres of Bear Creek.

All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.

A work group is preparing to make recommendations to the Baltimore County Council on whether its size should be increased to nine or 11 members.

Supervisors at all levels failed to enforce overtime policies, according to a state audit.

Several new laws go into effect Thursday in Maryland. See which ones in this roundup from our media partners at WYPR.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has ruled out creating an oversight board for the county inspector general. That puts to rest a controversy that has dogged Olszewski for two years.

Maryland has a goal that only electric vehicles will be sold in the state by 2035. So now the race is on to put electric charging stations in enough places to make people believe they can buy such a vehicle without the danger of running out of juice.

The Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $5 million contract on Wednesday morning with the company that makes Tasers. The five-year contract will make sure the Baltimore Police Department has an upgraded set of the less-lethal weapons.

Residents living near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will receive $1.1 million in state funding to reduce jet noise.

Since recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland in July, localities are having to come up with new rules involving hiring employees who use cannabis.

Maryland will soon be the first state in the country with a functional Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which is aimed at bringing down the high prices of some prescription drugs.

The Baltimore County Council holds its annual public hearing on the budget Tuesday night. But in reality, the seven council members have little power over Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s nearly $5 billion spending plan.

The “Build Better BMore” initiative, a 90-day “blitz,” will focus on filling 9,000 potholes, removing 900 graffiti markings, paving nine miles of city roads, and cleaning up known illegal dumping sites.

After a yearlong legal battle, Anne Arundel County’s Health Department is finally enforcing a law passed in early 2022 that will require gun retailers in the area to insert government-provided pamphlets on suicide prevention and conflict resolution into ammunition and firearm packaging.

What exactly are community schools? How are they funded? How are they different? And how well do they work? Maryland is spending almost $4 billion a year to convert public schools to the community school model, and Baltimore Banner reporters Hallie Miller and Kristen Griffith join Aaron to visit some community schools and see how it’s going for students and their families.

Earlier this month, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender raised concerns about conditions at the Baltimore County Detention Center for youths charged as adults — issues ranging from a lack of education to rodent infestations. WYPR reporter Rachel Baye got a firsthand look at those conditions this week during a tour of the jail, and she spoke with Ashley Sterner to share what she saw.

Regulators are seeking public input about a proposed civil penalty against Fort Smith, Arkansas-based ABF Freight System Inc. for alleged Clean Water Act violations spanning five years.

Saul Passe runs the county’s ReTree program, which is planting saplings in yards in 32 lower-income neighborhoods with a dearth of trees.

For this week's Maryland Curiosity Bureau, Aaron Henkin takes some time this week to remember Theo Hill.