Local government

Funding cuts at the federal level threaten to disrupt households across the Baltimore area, housing advocates said Tuesday.

The Baltimore County employee used a vehicle to drive to a political campaign office 36 times, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General.

Del. Jessica Feldmark, a Democrat, is launching a campaign for Howard County executive in 2026.

What Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger says was an honest mistake may end up costing him personally.

Columnist Rick Hutzell is exploring challenges the next Annapolis mayor and City Council will face when they take office in December, both leftovers from Mayor Gavin Buckley’s years in office and new challenges.

The Baltimore County Redistricting Commission voted 4-3 Monday evening to recommend a new map that would divide the seven existing County Council districts into nine.

The investment came with a call for increased urgency from the city.

A panel tasked to choose Baltimore County’s next inspector general needs its pick approved by at least four County Council members. They might not get the support.

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announced on Friday the appointment of a five-member task force to aid in the search for an inspector general.

The long-awaited decision on the city’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit was pushed on Friday.

Federal immigration authorities are meeting behind closed doors with Howard County’s top elected leaders to discuss a dispute over detaining people in the county jail who are suspected of entering the country illegally.

The Board of Estimates approved a 4.9% rate increase to water utility costs for Baltimore County residents beginning in July. 

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, the first woman to hold the post, sat down recently for an interview with The Baltimore Banner. She addressed permit delays, teacher salaries and her controversial decision not to automatically reappoint the county's inspector general.

A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.

Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.

Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud, in this case by receiving an $18,125 federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.

Bates has been submitting past trips, some almost two years old, after The Banner reported at least eight trips had not received proper scrutiny by the city’s spending board.

When the Baltimore County Council voted to expand to nine members, the decision launched a process that will take months. But making history can be messy.

So far, the promised overhaul of Baltimore's permit backlog hasn't worked, according to city data.