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    Comptroller Bill Henry called auto-enrolling employees in health insurance “common sense.” The mayor's allies said no.
    Some Baltimore employees didn’t have health insurance. City leaders disagreed on a fix.
    The Board of Estimates voted down an amendment intended to address a problem uncovered by Baltimore’s inspector general.
    The Penn North neighborhood was full of emergency crews and outreach services on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Baltimore. Just a day following a mass-overdose in the area.
    A week after mass overdose, Baltimore groups implore city to fund services in Penn North
    Baltimore groups ask for more funding for drug treatment services in the Penn North neighborhood in West Baltimore.
    The job market in Maryland has become competitive as thousands of federal workers have been cut under the Trump administration.
    Federal workers to get dibs on Montgomery County jobs
    Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a bill Tuesday creating a hiring preference for displaced federal workers.
    Swimming pool. Greenbelt, Maryland. June 1939.
    Why doesn’t Baltimore County have any public pools? Blame segregation.
    There are no public pools in Baltimore County. Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court's Brown decision overturning the "separate but equal" principle, some attribute this to the legacy of segregation.
    Amber Greene, director of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights, speaks as Baltimore residents crowd the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability on Tuesday to condemn police-related deaths.
    Baltimore residents condemn police-related deaths at emotional hearing
    Baltimore residents crowded the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability to condemn police-related deaths.
    Concerned and curious community members sit in on a town hall meeting to discuss the fate of the MG William J. Witte Armory, The Catonsville Armory, at the Catonsville Branch Library on July 14, 2025.
    What’s next for the Catonsville armory? Residents chime in after cannabis incubator plan is scrapped
    Following Gov. Wes Moore's decision not to locate the state's first cannabis incubator at the Catonsville armory, residents voiced frustration with the process and discussed what they would like to see there.
    Helicopters sit at the Pier 7 Heliport at 1800 S Clinton Street on Monday, June 9, 2025.
    Scott Plank’s pitch to move Foxtrot’s base seemed like a long shot. Then state money appeared.
    Although Baltimore City officials say they never sought the money from the state, they confirm they are exploring a deal with Plank to relocate the aviation unit.
    The Howard County Board of Appeals voted XXXX on Thursday, June 26.
    Zoning fight over Western Howard County dad’s go-kart track inches toward finish line
    Nearly a year after a Western Howard County resident retroactively applied for a permit to keep a go-kart track on his property for his son, a local county board is poised to decide the track’s fate later this month.
    Baltimore’s wake-up call: How the mass overdose unfolded
    Audio from emergency dispatches show a single call for help for a 27-year-old woman quickly spiraled into a much larger crisis.
    Yeah, that's columnist Rick Hutzell in the middle of a forum on June 10, 2025 featuring Democratic candidates for mayor of Annapolis, Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles and former alderman Jared Littmann.
    Annapolis public housing lawsuit could destroy Mayor Gavin Buckley’s legacy
    The outcome of mediation in a class action lawsuit will either free the next Annapolis mayor to move past an ugly history or hobble the city with a crippling payout and more years of litigation.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
    Baltimore County inspector general issues third COVID fraud report
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that a third county corrections officer with ties to Nigeria committed fraud by obtaining a federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.
    While Kevin Plank's vision of a futuristic business hub at his Baltimore Peninsula development has yet to materialize, BGE still plans to build a massive new substation — partially on the site of this decommissioned power plant, shown here — to support the projected growth.
    What Kevin Plank’s 2013 trip to Dubai has to do with your surging BGE bill
    Baltimore Gas and Electric still believes that the Baltimore Peninsula will one day become a pulsating metropolis.
    B360, a nonprofit organization that uses Baltimore’s dirt bike culture to promote math and sciences education.
    Baltimore nonprofits strained as pandemic funds vanish, federal cuts hit
    At ARPA funding dries up, many nonprofits have also been socked by the loss of other federal dollars slashed under the Trump administration.
    The public boat ramp at Discovery Village Park in Shady Side closed July 1, after the Anne Arundel County Council decided low use numbers made the lease a bad deal in a tight year.
    Boat ramps offer easy access to the Chesapeake Bay. Why cancel one right before the Fourth?
    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.
    Councilman Todd K. Crandell and his Baltimore County colleagues opposed an additional $2 million loan for a Towson affordable housing complex.
    Baltimore County Council stiff-arms affordable housing project in Towson
    The seven-member Baltimore County Council unanimously voted down the additional $2 million loan for Red Maple Place in Towson.
    The Baltimore City Council will launch a series of public hearings on the city’s drug overdose crisis starting this week.
    After false starts, Baltimore City Council to hold hearings on drug overdoses
    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.
    On Monday, Anne George, Peta Richkus and Marsha Briley-Savage protest County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s decision not to reappoint Inspector General Kelly Madigan.
    Baltimore County councilman proposes board to ‘depoliticize’ inspector general appointments
    Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka introduces legislation to change the county charter so an appointment board chooses the inspector general.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear
    A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians.
    Exterior of Fort Garrison in Pikesville, Md. on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
    The 330-year-old fort a Baltimore County community doesn’t want forgotten
    Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.
    Mayor Brandon Scott at a press conference at Baltimore City Hall last summer laid out his plans for managing the money won from pharmaceutical companies as part of ongoing opioid litigation.
    New details revealed about Baltimore’s plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by nearly half
    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.
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