Underground utility marking is a surprisingly big business in Baltimore, with a controversial $6.55 million contract taken off the BOE agenda at the last minute.

The interim county executive, handpicked by her predecessor and the County Council, refuses to speak to the public or press about her reasoning for not reappointing fraud and government waste fighter ...

The rest of the budget committee applauds the director of Baltimore’s zoning board for being “honest and forthright” and challenging them to fix the zoning code the right way.

Pat Roddy has been a major player in the Klausmeier administration after engineering her selection as interim county executive. Pamela Metz Kasemeyer will assume his position as government relations ...

Packing Black voters into two districts risks locking in the structural inequality that has long plagued Baltimore County. [OP-ED] ...

The county executive’s meddling in the process of hiring the person responsible for holding her administration accountable “represents a major conflict of interest,” says the good government group.

This is what 21st century city government should look like,” the mayor says, pledging to resolve trash, pothole and other citizen complaints more quickly.

At its peak, Artscape reminded you that this city – so often overlooked and underestimated – knew how to shine. The new version, while not terrible, was certainly not that.” [OP-ED] ...