Local government

Anne Arundel County officials announced they were reopening the Discovery Village Boat Ramp, having negotiated a new lease with the property owner. Its closure spurred public backlash.

The deal, announced this month, calls for 14 tax-exempt city institutions to make annual payments to the city starting at $6 million in 2027 and escalating to $12 million by 2030.

The new rules will limit each side of a city block, defined as a “block face,” with no more than 10% of short-term rentals.

Gaithersburg mayor Jud Ashman wants a third term. Challenger Tiffany Kelly says the city needs a change.

All eyes will be on the race to be the next Montgomery County executive. But several other high-profile races are also taking place.

Montgomery County leaders say they can plug some of the holes the federal government is punching in the local economy — but not all.

Preservation Maryland plans to restore the old Ellicott City jail while also not shying away from the jail’s racist past.

The main role of Baltimore’s liquor board is to approve licenses for businesses, including restaurants, taverns and liquor stores.

Baltimore has been paying for the stable space annually in spite of the City Council defunding the mounted unit in 2020.

Columbia is getting a new $1 million band shell at Lake Kittamaqundi to house dozens of free concerts and events staged at the lakefront each year.

Trash and recyclables are hauled away on a nightly basis, but residents were concerned a storm could carry trash and other pollutants into the Jones Falls.

Six months after the bulldozers came for a beloved Randallstown landmark, the Baltimore County Council has passed legislation to fortify historic protections.

The candidate with the biggest war chest in the race for Montgomery County executive is not seeking public matching dollars.

Columbia’s cluster mailboxes are among the oldest in the country and the subject of a yearslong dispute between federal and local authorities over maintenance responsibilities.

Two entrepreneurs are taking advantage of a new law and plan to offer water cremation in Montgomery County.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”

Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.

Landlords like Dontae Carroll say Wall Street’s freeze on a specific housing loan has put their plans to purchase on hold.

Most Montgomery County Council members want to force landlords to give tenants two full weeks’ notice before evicting them.

The city of Baltimore accuses MoneyLion of using misleading marketing and charging excessive fees that officials allege trap low-income residents in cycles of debt.