Local government

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott raised more than $400,000 for his inaugural festivities last year from some of the region’s most prominent and politically connected health, utility and real estate companies.

Chasen Cos., a Baltimore development firm faces new legal trouble after a bank alleged it defaulted on a nearly $14 million loan for properties in Fells Point.

In 2024, transportation officers wrote almost one-third fewer parking tickets than what they wrote two years prior, according to enforcement data.

The settlement, announced by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office Tuesday, comes less than a month after he filed a complaint before federal utility regulators calling on PJM Interconnection to impose a lower price cap on its next energy auction.

What we know about President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal spending and its impact on Marylanders.

Trump, who campaigned on linking immigrants to criminality, has not specifically addressed how his immigration policies will affect the restaurant industry.

The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect.

The joint statement endorsed by Mayor Brandon Scott and city officials said they are pursuing legal action in an effort to prevent cuts to funding Baltimore uses.

Annapolis and Anne Arundel argued that fossil fuel giants knew their businesses were driving the damaging consequences of climate change.

What Mark Conway says is groundbreaking and lifesaving, the mayor’s office says is irresponsible and simplistic.

The officer, a five-year veteran, has been suspended without pay.

It’s time for Baltimore’s landmark Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower to get a facelift. As the city cuts ties with BOPA, the nonprofit that has managed the tower for years, it’s unclear who will oversee the project.

Moore joined the governors of Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware in sending a letter to federal utility regulators pointing the finger at PJM Interconnect, the regional grid operator, for a looming jump in electricity rates.

Howard County’s focus group released its recommendation plans for the county’s first-ever public garden.

The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.

The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.

EMT/firefighter John McMaster was permanently injured while batting the fire, and he’s also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.

Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.