Local government

An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.

For those who haven’t been following the legislation closely (and even some who have), here’s what you need to know about the housing package.

The North Point branch of the Baltimore County Public Library has seen bedbugs on and off over the years, but the problem seemed worse to some this time.

Inspector General Kelly Madigan said goodbye to the Baltimore County Council with one wish. Well, actually three.

Advocates for the 14 part-time Baltimore County Public Library librarians who were fired — then quickly reinstated — weeks before Thanksgiving are asking the Baltimore County Council for a more permanent reprieve.

The City of Annapolis and plaintiffs in two federal housing discrimination cases are moving toward settlement negotiations, according to court filings from Friday.

The bills would establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibit discrimination.

Baltimore County’s first housing needs assessment found a drastic deficit in homes and mounting affordability challenges.

This year, five county sheriff’s offices entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining three counties that already had longstanding pacts with the federal agency.

The water-down version of once transformative transportation bill that would've held bicycle, pedestrian and public transit to the same standard as car traffic is slated for a vote Monday night.

New Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann on Wednesday said the city attorney was dismissed from his job with immediate effect.

The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

“The Board of Library Trustees and our CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine have separated as of Tuesday, December 9,” Yara Cheikh, the president of the Board of Library Trustees, wrote in a letter to library employees. “We thank Sonia for her contributions over the years and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

Landlords must now give tenants two full weeks of notice before evicting them.

In his final "State of the County" address, term-limited Steuart Pittman highlighted the work he hopes to accomplish before leaving office.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Monday announced plans to revitalize the dilapidated Long Reach Village Center.

Former school board president Shebra Evans will fill the at-large Montgomery County Council seat vacated this month by Gabe Albornoz.

The Kiplinger Family Foundation pledged $1 million at a Montgomery History fundraising event on Thursday.

Annapolis Alderwoman Karma O’Neill on Monday introduced a resolution that would enact a 12-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in the city.

The Montgomery County Council is poised to appoint a candidate to fill the seat left open by Gabe Albornoz, who resigned on Dec. 1.