Local government

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.

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

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.

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the county’s first inspector general never asked to be re-appointed to her position.

Rochester gave up lanes of highway traffic to turn a trench into green space — and wants to do more.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s office has committed to adding more money for immigration services to the budget, but how much is still up in the air.

Rumors are swirling in the aftermath of four fires on Keswick Road in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore City.

Eight counties and 10 Maryland towns given “sanctuary” moniker by Department of Homeland Security and their federal funding could be at threat.

The video, which was shared by The White House on Wednesday, has already attracted already more than 1.7 million views on X.

New online permitting is not going well and the battle for the ‘narrative’ in Baltimore City.

Baltimore County is trying to get people to understand that it does actually recycle our trash and wants more people to believe it, and to put out their bins.

The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.

City transportation officials aim to cover 111 miles of streets before the weather gets too cold to lay asphalt.

This is Bates’ fourth marriage. His most recent marriage to former wife Lana ended in 2021.