Local government

President Donald Trump’s plans to sign a raft of executive orders Monday will set a dramatically different tone for the next four years in Washington.

Sharonda Huffman, a Democratic activist, has launched her campaign for one of two new Baltimore County Council seats.

Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

“The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.

The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.

Residents of the Loch Raven community in Baltimore County voiced concerns about crime at a recent meeting with county and police officials. The meeting followed a recent mass shooting and other incidents.

Wasteful, profit-driven capital spending that is delivering big for shareholders is to blame for BGE rate increases, says Emily Scarr, the senior Advisor of Maryland PIRG.

Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.

Baltimore County’s purchase of the Macy’s department store at Security Square Mall in western Baltimore County represents “another important milestone” in the county’s efforts to redevelop the site of the aging mall, but the county still needs to acquire more properties to realize its vision, a county official said Tuesday.

David, the deputy Maryland state prosecutor, has collected $105,000, according to campaign finance disclosures.

The electricity interests behind a proposed power line that would cut through 70 miles of mostly rural Maryland are finding that many residents don’t care much for the idea.

Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.

Sewage backups, permitting problems, truancy and more are on the council’s priority list this year.

Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.

Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”

A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.

Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has decided not to grant state workers the day off, despite President Joe Biden declaring Thursday a federal holiday.

The Baltimore County Council held an unpublicized, closed meeting Friday to discuss who should be the next county executive. With that Dec. 3 meeting, the council appears to have run afoul of Maryland’s Open Meetings Act.

It may be a new year, but for Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, it’s an auld feud.