Politics and power

It’s the latest step in a nearly two-decade political, logistical and legal saga over the fate of the complex that houses thousands of state government workers.

The new survey comes as advocates for the bay are gearing up for a potentially pivotal meeting next month.

Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.

Baltimore County Superintendent Myriam Rogers said in a press conference Tuesday that the district is refining their initial plans for the 2025-2026 budget as the state faces heavy constraints.

Baltimore’s flagship violence prevention program, Safe Streets, used 26 potentially “fictitious names” on various contracts submitted to the city’s spending board.

Frances Murphy Draper, president and CEO of AFRO American Newspapers, says she’s proud to be a Marylander despite the results of the 2024 election.

The work on Chinquapin Run, a tributary of Northeast Baltimore’s Herring Run, is required under a long-standing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate that the city address backups and overflows.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans.

The consulting firm Accenture will research Trump’s proposed agenda and how it will affect the state’s priorities and programs.

After the presidential election, conservative white women who believe the white patriarchy will save them are in for a rude awakening, writes Baltimore resident Betsy Schindler.

In the coming weeks, the results of exit polls will unspool some of the motivations behind local, state and national voting decisions.

When Anne Arundel County voters rejected Circuit Court Judge Ginina Jackson-Stevenson for lawyer Tom Casey, they reduced the number of Black judges on the bench by one-third.

President Joe Biden is taking an important step in his effort to lock in federal money to rebuild Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The proposal would set the tax rate for vacant and abandoned homes at three times the typical rate in its first year.

O’Malley’s candidacy to lead the Democratic National Committee comes at a time of soul-searching and finger-pointing in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

As part of the deal, the city agreed to create a program overseen by Baltimore’s Department of Transportation dedicated to pedestrian accessibility.

Howard County voters had to wait one week and a day for school board election results, with races decided on razor-thin margins.

Lawmakers in 2017 passed the Maryland Defense Act, which gives the attorney general the broad authority to file lawsuits against the federal government over actions or inactions that threaten the public interest and welfare of Marylanders.

Trump attempted to slash funding for the Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Program in all four years of his presidency. Though Congress ultimately blocked those proposals, Maryland environmentalists are preparing to go on the defense again.

The Gordie Howe International Bridges isn’t an exact fit for easy comparison for proposed new Chesapeake Bay bridges. But in terms of scale, it’s the largest bridge project in North America right now, and when finished will be the longest cable-stated bridge on the continent. So are there some lessons there? Maybe.