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Baltimore TV station exercised poor judgment with empty podium in gubernatorial debate

The University of Baltimore announced Thursday that entertainer Bill Cosby would deliver the school's commencement address.

The city of Baltimore has lost its case against the wife of former mayoral candidate Otis Rolley, who it claimed owed the city $26,100 for taking months of paid leave she hadn't earned while working for City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young.

The battle over the redevelopment of the Solo Cup property in Owings Mills is coming down to the wire, with opponents making last-minute allegations against Baltimore County Council Chairwoman Vicki Almond and announcing a drive to bring zoning maps to referendum.

The city has filed suit against the wife of former mayoral candidate Otis Rolley, demanding $26,100 for months of leave time erroneously granted due to a computer glitch.

A year after merchants experienced a spate of shootings along what is supposed to be an up-and-coming thoroughfare, another killing at a carryout — the third there in two years — has pushed many merchants to the breaking point.

Financially troubled Grand Prix company had promised to re-green downtown Baltimore

District 13 candidate hoping for historic upset

A fraction of the city's electorate trickled into the polls for Tuesday's primary — a turnout that's expected to be one of the lowest in Baltimore's history.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake glided to victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary, securing a full four-year term in Baltimore's highest office, as voters chose her calm, steady style over her opponents' calls for an overhaul of city government.

Record low turnout in the Baltimore mayoral primary shows voters were uninspired by the incumbent or unconvinced by the challengers.

Voters took the polls this morning, casting their ballots for Baltimore mayor in a crowded race that could change the direction of the city.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Otis Rolley, Catherine Pugh have party plans for primary night

Otis Rolley is not a career politician but would be a Baltimore mayor with vision

As Baltimore's mayoral primary neared, candidates rapped on doors, waved bright signs, groused about reporters, rode a bus, ate chicken wings, and shook hands – lots and lots of hands.

In the crowded field of Democratic candidates for Baltimore mayor, getting voters to the polls remains the last hurdle on the road to victory.

Driver Will Power took home the trophy from the Baltimore Grand Prix, but the biggest winner of the three-day racing festival might have been Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Otis Rolley is scrambling up porches in a quiet West Baltimore neighborhood, undaunted by a steady drizzle. He leaps over baby gates, dodges yapping poodles and asks voters to support him in the upcoming primary.

The Sun made its endorsements this week in the Democratic primary for mayor and city council; here's what readers have to say

The incumbent mayor has shown steady leadership and a willingness to make tough decisions, and she deserves a full four-year term

Bill Cosby braved heavy rains Wednesday to stump for mayoral challenger Otis Rolley at a West Baltimore senior apartment building.

Rolley is distorting the facts in his claims against Rawlings-Blake

Baltimore voters trickled into polling places Thursday for the first day of early voting in the citywide primary elections, prompting the director of the city elections board to describe turnout as "really bad."

Baltimore officials are demanding $26,000 from the wife of a mayoral challenger Otis Rolley, claiming that she improperly took leave time – but the candidate and his wife allege political "bullying."

Tuesday night's mayoral debate was ugly, with the candidates' supporters repeatedly disrupting the event, but it may be just what was needed to shake up the contest.

Rolley is the one candidate for mayor of Baltimore with a clear and practical vision for the future

Mayoral challengers assailed incumbent Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in a vitriolic candidate forum Tuesday night, accusing her of burying Baltimoreans in burdensome taxes and funneling too much money to developers.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and her husband collected homestead tax credits on two separate properties before she became mayor of Baltimore, according to city, county and state records, in violation of the rule.

Rawlings-Blake, challengers at odds over police, taxes, rec centers

Only questions that generated any insights, sparks came from WBFF's Jennifer Gilbert

The storm that dumped inches of water on the state over the weekend included a silver lining of sorts for Maryland's politicians: A chance to show-off leadership styles amid wall-to-wall local television coverage and even national exposure.

With just over two weeks to go before the Democratic primary, it would be understandable for city residents — both those who support Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and those who don't — to figure that the outcome is a foregone conclusion and that there is no point in voting. That would be a mistake. Here's why.

The Baltimore Sun commissioned a telephone survey of 742 likely Baltimore Democratic primary voters from Aug. 22 to 24.

By picking up trash after a fundraiser, a candidate demonstrates his strength of character

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake boasts an imposing lead over her challengers ahead of the Democratic primary, with a larger percentage of likely voters than all of her rivals combined, according to an exclusive Baltimore Sun opinion poll.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake boasts an imposing lead over her challengers ahead of the Democratic primary, with a larger percentage of likely voters than all of her rivals combined, according to an exclusive Baltimore Sun opinion poll.

David Troy: CEO of 410Labs, political gadfly and promoter of Baltimore's technology community

Candidates vying to be Baltimore's next mayor promised Thursday evening to double funding for after school programs, create 1,000 summer jobs for youth and renovate or rebuild all of the city's schools.

36 candidates invited to forum sponsored by Hampden, Woodberry and Remington associatons. Candidates are running for various offices in Districts 7, 12 and 14.