Federal job cuts cost Baltimore tax revenue, punching $5.9 million hole in budget
City officials know of at least 12,000 federal employees who work in Baltimore, but there are untold more who commute to other locations or work from home in the city.
Here’s what the rebuilt Pimlico Race Course could look like
After this year’s Preakness Stakes, the historic Pimlico Race Course will be torn down to make way for a reimagined and rebuilt center for thoroughbred horse racing.
These Maryland parks will require reservations this summer
Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations during warm seasons because of their water access, will require passes beginning May 24.
Ben Carson takes heat for proposed Baltimore County solar farm
Dr. Ben Carson, who served as Donald Trump‘s housing secretary, is trying to turn 33 acres that he and his wife own into a solar farm.
Judge expresses sympathy for fired federal workers but questions reinstatement
A federal judge expressed sympathy for thousands of federal employees who were suddenly fired by the Trump administration earlier this year.
State case against manager of Baltimore medical waste incinerator falls short
Curtis Bay Energy and one top official pleaded guilty in 2023, but a judge cleared the former plant manager on all counts.
Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed.
New ethics law clamps down on future Maryland governors’ business dealings
A new law will require Maryland’s governors to either divest from their businesses, put their assets into a blind trust or sign an agreement not to participate in any decisions involving their businesses.
Maryland’s Salvadoran community roiled by Abrego Garcia deportation
The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has roiled Maryland’s Salvadoran population, which is one of the largest immigrant groups in the state.
Where federal workers searching for new jobs should look in Maryland
Local leaders and state officials are trying to help federal workers find stability and chart a new path forward in Maryland.
Maryland joins states suing Trump administration for blocking development of wind energy
A coalition of 17 states, including Maryland, plus Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order that Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.
Rachel Morin’s children file new lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt
The five children of Rachel Morin, the Bel Air woman slain on a hiking trail in 2023, have again filed a lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt.
Trump administration says it’ll pay undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
MCB is buying another marquee property in downtown Baltimore
Buying the hotel would strengthen the Baltimore developer’s position downtown, where it already owns or controls multiple properties nearby, including Harborplace.
Trump says he’ll reopen Alcatraz for ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
Is it un-American to fear your government? Not if you’ve been paying attention.
Our current American state of affairs and citizens' relationship with the government is a reminder that we’ve always lived in separate countries.
Federal workers are hunting for new jobs: ‘It’s incredibly saturated’
Federal workers are finding a depressing and difficult job market as they navigate the Trump administration's policy changes.
EPA funding cuts target disadvantaged communities, analysis shows
In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.
These restaurant owners are living the American dream. They’re moving to Italy.
The owners of the Italian restaurant Cafe Campli are closing their Baltimore eatery this summer to open a different spot in Italy.
Ivan Bates criticized Marilyn Mosby’s travel. He’s disregarding rules she inspired.
A Baltimore Banner analysis of city records and social media posts found that Bates spent at least 44 days outside the city since he took office, excluding personal travel which does not need to be approved by the city spending board.