Local government

At ARPA funding dries up, many nonprofits have also been socked by the loss of other federal dollars slashed under the Trump administration.

Boat ramps are the gateway to the Chesapeake Bay for hundreds of thousands of Marylanders. So when the public ramp shuts down people are going to notice.

The seven-member Baltimore County Council unanimously voted down the additional $2 million loan for Red Maple Place in Towson.

After two cancellations, Baltimore leaders starting this week will launch a series of public hearings on the city’s drug overdose crisis, which has been the worst in the country.

Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka introduces legislation to change the county charter so an appointment board chooses the inspector general.

A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians.

Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.

After Baltimore City scored a windfall of new money from settlements with drug companies, leaders unveiled a draft plan of how to tackle substance use.

City leaders are arguing a program to replace aging gas lines with more durable material is costing city residents.

The team behind Red Maple Place is asking a reluctant Baltimore County Council for more money.

“It’s our way of meeting them where they are at and allowing them to be themselves,” Baltimore's Farring Baybrook Rec Center Director Bertha Mae Coleman said.

A judge extended the deadline for Baltimore City to decide if it would accept a smaller payout in its opioid lawsuit and agreed to rule on abatement first.

In his new role, Khalil Zaied will oversee several Baltimore agencies, including the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation and more.

The Maryland Department of the Environment has approved an air quality permit for W.R. Grace to build a pilot plastics recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters.

The mayor and City Council were both trying to send a message

The mayor and City Council were both trying to send a message

Some in the Stoneleigh neighborhood want to get rid of racist covenants that prohibited African Americans and others from living there. But they must get every homeowner to sign off.

These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.

A Baltimore County panel sent its plan for redrawing political maps to the County Council, but it might end up being dead on arrival.

Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.