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City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young is taking the first legal step to strip a popular county-operated park of its Confederate ties.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Wednesday that she has fired Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake lashed out at critics of Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts, but didn't directly respond to calls for his resignation Wednesday.

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the city's top elected office, facing incumbent Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake next year.

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the city's top elected office, facing incumbent Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake next year.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, addressing an alleged slowdown in police activity since six officers were charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, said Wednesday that she had told police to do their jobs.

Curran has been AWOL from community association meetings for years

Just because your city councilman doesn't bother to vote doesn't mean you shouldn't.

A Baltimore Sun review shows that members of the Baltimore City Council often fail to show up for their committee votes.

The director of Baltimore's floundering CitiStat agency has been operating a private legal practice that works for state government under a five-year contract worth up to nearly $1 million.

Twice in recent weeks, Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts made a startling characterization to national audiences: Baltimore is still dealing with 1950s and 1960s-era racism. The statement has triggered a wide-ranging discussion of the issue around Baltimore — and relatively little disagreement.

Visitors to popular Hampden restaurants, bars and shops this spring would find new parking limits on some local streets under a plan approved Monday by a divided Baltimore City Council.

A proposal to limit parking outside homes near a major shopping center redevelopment in Hampden won preliminary approval in a tight vote by a divided Baltimore City Council Monday night.

Serving alcohol to minors on recent, separate occasions led to Liquor Board's decision last week

The Baltimore City Council is once again trying to ban most stores from giving plastic bags to customers — only a month after Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake shot down their last attempt at a ban.

The recent security breach at a Baltimore police station — the second incident in five months — is raising questions about whether the city strikes the right balance between making such buildings accessible and protecting those inside.

A group of east-side political activists is reinventing the Baltimore political club, with the goal of getting more young people involved in politics. They've formed the BEST Democratic Club, which has been sponsoring events from happy hours for young adults to General Assembly trips for students as it reaches out for members.

Baltimore transportation officials hope to have new camera system in 2015

From 2002 until last summer, only one line in one piece of Baltimore City Council legislation was vetoed.

From 2002 until last summer, only one line in one piece of Baltimore City Council legislation was vetoed.

The City Council's willingness to vote overwhelmingly for a bill but not uphold it in the face of a mayoral veto shows politics trumps conviction

Both bills face pledged mayoral veto

Maryland's new governor is Republican Larry Hogan, after his upset of Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown

Eric Costello has been a magnet for controversy as president of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association. Now he's been nominated to fill a City Council vacancy through a process that has been criticized. The council is expected to vote Monday on his nomination.

A City Councilman is pushing a bill that would require every restaurant in Baltimore to post a health grade based on the facility's cleanliness — but some restaurants are pushing back.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake leads the money race against potential future political opponents with more than $350,000 on hand, a review of the most recent campaign finance reports shows.

Failed speed camera system should not be revived in Charm City

Traffic camera giant Redflex has been lobbying the Rawlings-Blake administration and City Council to take over Baltimore's once-lucrative speed and red light camera network — stressing that it should not be judged by an unfolding scandal in Chicago in which a former top company official is charged with bribery.

A city councilman is questioning a $1.6 million deal for a St. Louis company to provide prescription drugs to city workers, arguing the work should go to local pharmacies.

As votes were being counted Tuesday night, politicians and poll workers estimated that the turnout for the primary was among the lowest in recent history.

Internal investigators say the emergency services officer slit throat of Shar-Pei that was already contained