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Baltimore County OKs budget with no tax hike

Spending plan keeps core investments in schools, roads and public services; council trims $6.6 million.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county’s charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena nongovernment records Nov. 28, 2023. (Taylor DeVille/The Baltimore Banner)

Debate over Baltimore County code clouds Madigan’s reappointment as inspector general

County Executive cites legal requirement for open search, but critics say code allows direct reappointment.

A BGE truck in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner)

Power line fight flares in Baltimore County over Brandon Shores shutdown

Public hearing planned for Wednesday.

Maps displaying the possible plans for future power lines in Carroll County were on display at a public information session held by the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in Westminster on July 11, 2024. (Ronica Edwards/The Baltimore Banner)

Carroll County sheriff bars deputies from aiding MPRP power line

Sheriff says MPRP has asked for permission to hire off duty deputies.

FILE - Farmland is seen with solar panels from Cypress Creek Renewables, Oct. 28, 2021, in Thurmont, Md. A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip. The report from the Rhodium Group said the decline is a step in the right direction but far below the rate needed to meet President Joe Biden's pledge to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Baltimore County bows to state on solar farm control

Council passes legislation mirroring state rules, limiting local authority to projects under one megawatt.

Rick and Kitty Fiorita walk the Rocky Point Park accessible trail. Photo by John Lee/WYPR.

New accessible trail at Rocky Point in Baltimore County opens scenic waterfront to all visitors

After years of neglecting accessibility, Baltimore County invests in inclusive upgrades.

People walk outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Sept.11, 2023, in Washington. Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. There's just 11 working days for Congress to act once the House resumes Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Maryland lawmakers vote along party lines on Trump’s budget bill

Olszewski calls it a “big, awful bill.” Harris says it’s a “transformational win.”

Baltimore County Council members stand by Crandell after drunken police encounter video released

None called for his resignation. Encourage treatment for the Dundalk Republican.

Baltimore County reaches affordable housing goal but challenges remain

The county is working to comply with an agreement it has with the federal government to settle discrimination case.

Advocates for a minority-majority district on the county's east side rallied before the county council vote on Monday night.

Baltimore County OKs new council map

Supporters say it will help people of color get elected to the council.

Rendering of the redevelopment of Security Square Mall in Baltimore County.

Baltimore County seeks proposals to redevelop Security Square Mall

The county wants a development like Metro Centre at Owings Mills for Woodlawn.

Baltimore County Councilman Pat Young is running for Baltimore County Executive and will be the first candidate in the race to take public financing. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)

Young claims eligibility for matching campaign funds in Baltimore County Executive Race

Matching public campaign funds are available for the first time in Baltimore County.

Baltimore County Executive candidates Izzy Patoka, Julian Jones, Pat Young and Nick Stewart.

Fundraising numbers released in contested Baltimore County Executive’s race

Jones and Patoka have the most money but Stewart and Young say they are competitive.

One-year data center moratorium proposed in Baltimore County

Councilman Pat Young says his legislation would give the county time to study the impact of data centers.

Crews are clearing the Red Maple Place site in East Towson.

Towson’s Red Maple Place Site cleared amid ongoing affordable housing dispute

Officials say it will help with Baltimore County’s housing shortage.

From left to right: Mandy Remmell and Paul Dongarra, candidates for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County's 1st County Council district seat.

Baltimore County public campaign financing makes one county council race competitive

Candidates in other districts are still trying to qualify.

The chained hand of Archer Alexander, who was the last slave captured under the fugitive slave law, is depicted in a statue commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. A bill to study reparations for slavery advanced through a House committee this year but hasn't gotten a floor vote.

A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote

Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own.

Silhouettes of people are seen on an American flag as President Joe Biden speaks on July 6, 2022, in Cleveland.

Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes, it is

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

Alicia Wilson

Tom talks with Alicia Wilson, Vice President for Economic Development at the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health SystemAlicia is…

Maternal Mortality and Being a Black Woman in America

The United States is most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth--and the mothers most at risk … are African Americans. This afternoon Johns…

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