Doug Donovan

Complaints to the Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities have doubled over the past decade, from 117 in the fiscal year 2007 to 234 in fiscal 2017. Of the 234 verified complaints in 2017, three ended in charges.

The Baltimore Sun's database on salaries of Maryland public employees shows that University of Maryland mens basketball coach Mark Turgeon is highest paid.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said Monday during her “State of the City” speech that her administration is close to reopening the Shake & Bake Family Fun Center this month.

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor criminal counts of perjury for failing to disclose nearly $147,000 he earned from consulting jobs.

A consensus forged two years ago among landlords, tenant advocates and the Maryland Judiciary over proposed reforms to rent court procedures in Baltimore and Maryland has broken down in Annapolis during this year's General Assembly session.

The first-ever election for a Baltimore County school board has attracted multiple candidates in all seven districts.

A new Goucher College poll shows that the Maryland Democratic primary election for governor is wide open and that Chelsea Manning is unlikely to defeat Sen. Ben Cardin.

Baltimore artist Amy Sherald, who painted Michelle Obama's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to be featured on CBS Sunday Morning show.

Maryland General Assembly members maintain a busy social calendar while they are in session in Annapolis. Here are some of the highlights of the lawmakers you’re likely to spot if you’re out on the town for Valentine’s Day week.

A House of Delegates bill calls for limiting the amount of beer Maryland's small breweries can serve on their premises while allowing large breweries, such as the one being built in Baltimore County by Guinness, to maintain existing amounts.

Baltimore County residents interested in running for the first-ever school board election this year may have to file their paperwork sooner than the Feb. 27 deadline to satisfy financial disclosure requirements.

Rather than reveal its investor’s identities by today as ordered by a federal judge, the apartment company owned by Jared Kushner will transfer a tenants’ lawsuit against it back to the Baltimore court where it was first filed, according to an attorney for the tenants. 

The Baltimore County school system awarded two contracts worth $1.5 million to a research organization that had previously paid former superintendent Dallas Dance as a consultant. 

Six Maryland senators have called on Baltimore County school officials to implement an annual ethics review of the Board of Education, the superintendent and senior staff to spot any potential conflicts of interest and “restore confidence” in the school system.

The commission established to nominate candidates for four at-large appointments to the Baltimore County Public School system's Board of Education is accepting applications from people interested in serving on a panel that will also include elected slots for the first time ever.

As part of her "holistic" approach to reducing violence, Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh has been meeting twice a month throughout 2017 with an expanding group of community leaders that has attracted a foundation grant to help it evolve as a formal advisory panel.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is establishing an Office of African American Male Engagement to help black males escape a fate of being victims or perpetrators of violence.

The “Maryland Party” — that annual Las Vegas schmooze fest between developers and the state’s top elected and government officials — appears to be on schedule for this May despite being held, yet again, at a resort owned by billionaire Steve Wynn.

A Democratic state lawmaker from Baltimore has introduced a bill that would prohibit judges from issuing civil arrest warrants for tenants being sued for unpaid rent that is less than $5,000 — a proposal entitled the “Jared Kushner Act.”

A federal judge ordered Jared Kushner's real estate company to disclose who all of its investors are in order to move the case from Baltimore Circuit Court to federal court.

Residential and commercial tenants of the downtown Baltimore's Munsey Building filed a class action lawsuit alleging poor living conditions such as no heat, no air conditioning, mold and rodent infestations.

Baltimore County Board of Elections officials are confused about whether candidates running for the first-ever school board election will appear on primary ballots in June. The answer: it depends.

The Baltimore County school system's ethics panel has completed its investigation of an ethics complaint filed against interim superintendent Verletta White

Baltimore County school leaders Dallas Dance and Verletta White both worked as paid consultants to a company that set up private meetings with the two and education technology firms, some of whom had or later won contracts with the county school district

Baltimore County school board chairman Edward J. Gilliss cautioned against rushing to judgment against former superintendent Dallas Dance, who was indicted on four counts of perjury on Tuesday.

Baltimore County Board of Education candidates running for the board's first-ever election this year are questioning why the governing body of the school system did not do more to hold former superintendent Dallas Dance accountable.

Baltimore County's delegation of state senators are scheduled to meet with Baltimore County school superintendent Verletta White on Friday.

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance was indicted today on four counts of perjury for failing to disclose pay he received for private consulting with several companies and school districts beginning in 2012, the Maryland State Prosecutor announced. Here's what he was paid.

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance was indicted today on four counts of perjury for failing to disclose pay he received for private consulting with several companies and school districts beginning in 2012, the Maryland State Prosecutor announced.

Montgomery County is Maryland's only hope of landing the coveted second headquarters of Amazon.com

Baltimore City Councilman Bill Henry plans to introduce a bill that would require all residential rental properties to be licensed and inspected.

The Maryland Judiciary has developed a series of online videos aimed at providing basic instructions to tenants and landlords on how "rent court" operates .

Holly Sullivan, an Amazon executive involved in the search for the company's second headquarters, once led Montgomery County's economic development group. Montgomery County was one of the 20 locations named as finalists.

Baltimore City Public Schools had to close several schools due to freezing conditions. Gov. Larry Hogan blamed mismanagement with capital funding; school officials blamed the state funding process. Both have a point.

Lobbyists, companies and interest groups will begin to wine and dine state lawmakers gathering in Annapolis this week for the start of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly

Baltimore City District Court has expanded the number of programs providing assistance to tenants and small landlords who battle in "rent court."

Expert says Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development should implement a landlord training process like other cities.

Minneapolis and other towns deploy licensing rules that grade landlords and quickly punishes those with consistent problems, unlike in Baltimore.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan announced his crime plan for Baltimore; it didn't take long for Democrats to slam it and him for playing politics with the issue.

Beset by corruption probes and civil rights oversight, Baltimore Police Department struggles to rebuild trust with community as crime spikes "out of control" and politicians bicker over how to reverse violence.

South Korean horse farm owners toured Harford County thoroughbred farms Wednesday, as part of a trip to strengthen bonds between the Asian country's growing horse industry and the industry in Maryland.

Baltimore County schools set to purchase new laptops despite issues with the initiative

The Maryland apartment rental company owned by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has asked a federal judge to shield the firm's full roster of investors.

The GoFundMe page for Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter has surpassed a goal of raising $50,000 for officer's wife and five children.

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance reported corporate alias of Chicago company that represents technology firms that have school district contracts.

Baltimore County Public Schools interim superintendent Verletta White has agreed to restrictions on her outside consulting work and out-of-state travel.

As one Baltimore tragedy comes to a close — the death of Freddie Gray — another heats up — the killing of homicide detective Sean Suiter.

A Baltimore County councilman and others are publicly encouraging the Baltimore County Board of Education to hire Verletta White as permanent superintendent

Baltimore County police charged a 9-year-old boy with second degree assault after he choked a fellow Cromwell Valley Elementary School student on their school bus ride home earlier this month.

Sexual assault reports at Maryland military installations increased 75 percent between 2013 and 2016, faster than the 21 percent increase worldwide.