Politics and power
Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.
Legions of supporters have held steady for the former mayor since she resigned. They say she’s needed now more than ever.
The new dad describes his return to therapy, the personal toll of youth homicide, and why his work isn’t done.
When Sneed jumped into the race last October, she entered as an underdog in a contest that already pitted an embattled incumbent against a formidably financed council colleague.
Cohen has not masked his ambitions for higher office, even publicly flirting with a run for mayor this year.
Victory could offer four years to reset his political career. Losing would close, at least for now, a decade-long chapter in which the Mosbys have commanded the political spotlight in Baltimore.
The Pentagon has awarded a university lab $12 billion over past decade. Pro-Palestinian protesters want that to end.
Ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes, state officials are preparing take ownership of Pimlico Race Course, renovate it and run races there — an ambitious plan to revive the thoroughbred horse racing industry.
The new location is set to include enough space for more than 200,000 annual library visitors, arts space and public access computers on the library side, and an open gymnasium, walking path and indoor courts — including for pickleball — on the rec center side.
As Election Day voting approaches, a new poll from Emerson College shows Alsobrooks with 42% support to 41% to Trone.
Refunds are coming — as much as eight years after the first patients paid their bills.
The Maryland lawsuit was the first of a planned nationwide legal push against local election officials.
Duke Ellington added to his legacy as an artist and a cultural figure when he appeared in Baltimore.
The 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth presents an opportunity for the Peabody Conservatory to ensure that another generation of musicians appreciates the meaning and significance of his work, says trumpeter and composer Sean Jones, who chairs Peabody’s jazz program.