Local government

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’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.

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

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.

In the midst of a dispute over rising fees, some say more laws and resources could alleviate the strain on common ownership communities.

Timothy Cartwell, a waste collector with the Reedbird Sanitation Yard, died after being trapped between a utility pole and a trash truck in an alley in West Baltimore.

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.

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 settlement doesn’t involve the exchange of money and required Jovani Patterson, the lone remaining plaintiff, to acknowledge the school system hadn’t broken any laws or violated any rules.

Bomb threats were emailed to 15 local elections offices in Maryland on Friday night. They appear to be from overseas.

Baltimore’s opioid trial against the two drug distributors who didn’t settle has become, in many ways, a contest of expert witnesses.

The first woman elected to serve as president of Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke died on Sunday morning, according to sources close to her.

A city sanitation worker died after being injured while on duty, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.

After loses by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, Maryland women in politics ponder whether they will see a woman president in their lifetime.