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The Baltimore County Council withdraws a proposed contract with an economic consulting firm after criticism that its chief executive had conflicts of interest.

By Alison Knezevich

Jul 1, 2019

Critics worry Anirban Basu's work for the county and private clients is a conflict of interest.

By Alison Knezevich

Jul 1, 2019

The zoning process happens every four years and all residents of the county can participate.

By Cody Boteler

Jun 25, 2019

The Baltimore ransomware attack is preventing Baltimore County from being able to calculate sewer charges on about 14,000 tax bills.

By Alison Knezevich

Jun 17, 2019

Even though his tenure as Baltimore County executive ended six months ago, Don Mohler has kept busy heading a county commission, blogging and podcasting, etc.

By Cody Boteler

Jun 11, 2019

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to confirm Melissa Hyatt as the next county police chief.

By Alison Knezevich

Jun 3, 2019

Baltimore County officials are considering placing solar panels on a variety of government properties.

By Alison Knezevich

May 31, 2019

The Baltimore County County Council approved a school budget that meets needs despite tough fiscal times and the need to raise revenue.

Baltimore County Council approved the county’s first income tax increase in nearly three decades Thursday on a party line vote.

By Alison Knezevich

May 23, 2019

Jon Merryman, 56, estimates he's removed over 5,000 tires and spent thousands of hours cleaning debris since he started spending his time in the valley about 10 years ago.

By Cody Boteler

May 21, 2019

The Baltimore County Council reduced County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s $3.4 billion spending plan by $14 million.

By Alison Knezevich

May 17, 2019

The proposed change would move about 75 students from Johnnycake Elementary School to nearby Edmondson Heights Elementary.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 30, 2019

Michael Mallinoff, the nominee, served as Charles County administrator from May 2015 until January of this year.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 24, 2019

The funding, if approved by the Baltimore County Council, would launch a pilot program that could bring free bus service in and out of Towson's core.

By Libby Solomon

Apr 16, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is seeking the county’s first income tax increase in nearly 30 years — plus new fees on development and additional charges on residents’ monthly cellphone and cable bills.

By Alison Knezevich

Apr 15, 2019

The money will not make construction happen, but it does get the process started.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 15, 2019

A long-awaited audit of the Baltimore County school system’s contracts under the former superintendent found one significant failing: that staff and board members did not disclose personal financial information in a timely way.

An amendment to Councilman Izzy Patoka's bill ensures that the new rules will not apply to any existing kennel in a residential area, including Follow My Lead, which neighbors had opposed.

By Alison Knezevich

Apr 1, 2019

Howard County officials each year travel to New York City for a one-day trip where they meet the three bond rating agencies — Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch — that asses the credit rating. The county currently holds a top AAA bond rating from all three agencies.

By Erin B. Logan

Mar 20, 2019

Baltimore County voters will decide next year whether to give local candidates the option of public campaign financing, under legislation approved Monday by the County Council.

By Alison Knezevich

Mar 18, 2019

Baltimore County Council members are pressing the county school board to release an audit of school system contracts and finances.

By Alison Knezevich

Mar 15, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. faced questions from the County Council on Tuesday on his proposal to open the door to the public financing of local campaigns.

By Alison Knezevich

Mar 12, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said "everything is on the table" when it comes to addressing the county's projected budget deficit.

By Cody Boteler

Mar 7, 2019

In Baltimore County, 23 projects have so far been obligated for a federal share of $1,295,090.05 as of March 1.

By Cody Boteler

Mar 4, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. on Thursday announced details for the last in a series of town halls focused on the budget and fiscal climate that he’s hosted around the county.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 21, 2019

The Baltimore County school board is expected to vote to restore money for employee cost-of-living increases in its proposed budget on Tuesday, but county's signature technology program may take hits.

A community input meeting for a proposed 19-home subdivision off Maple Avenue in Catonsville has been scheduled for Feb. 27.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 18, 2019

A scheduled public forum with Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and County Councilman Tom Quirk has been postponed because of inclement weather, county officials said Tuesday morning.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 12, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has invited Gov. Larry Hogan to tour Lansdowne High School to illustrate the need for more school construction funding, according to a letter from Olszewski’s office.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 11, 2019

Almost a full year after first applying with the state to make Catonsville, Arbutus and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, part of the first designated Arts & Entertainment District in Baltimore County, county officials and community groups are still working on the process.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 7, 2019

Former Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler is leading a working group of Catonsville residents and business owners to create a list of options to improve parking in the business corridor along Frederick Road.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 1, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. on Thursday proposed public financing of local election campaigns, saying it would reduce the influence of private money on county politics.

By Alison Knezevich

Jan 31, 2019

Security Square Mall has seen better days, but officials are hopeful that a church that is moving in will help reinvigorate it.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 29, 2019

Baltimore County teachers say they will protest a revised school budget which gives them little pay increases.

The budget town hall was the first of seven being held in each county council district to solicit input on the county's budget priorities.

By Libby Solomon

Jan 11, 2019

Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk is set to lead his colleagues as the council’s chairman for a third time.

By Alison Knezevich

Jan 7, 2019

Quirk said his number one priority in 2019 would be securing the construction of a new Lansdowne High School.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 3, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is planning a series of “town hall” meetings around the county in early 2019.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 21, 2018

About 100 people gathered in the Catonsville public library to raise their concerns about stormwater management, school capacity and traffic flow as it relates to a proposed development on Edmondson Avenue.

By Cody Boteler

Dec 20, 2018

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced Wednesday that he'll conduct a national search for a new police chief.

As Johnny Olszewski Jr. takes over as Baltimore County executive Monday, he faces an increasingly challenging financial forecast that may force him to consider raising taxes.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 3, 2018

Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler reflects on his brief and unexpected tenure leading the state's third-largest county.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 26, 2018

Johnnycake Elementary parents were told the crowding relief strategy would involve a newly built school and about a half dozen others. Now the plan is limited to Johnnycake and Edmondson Heights.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 21, 2018

In preparation of a county-mandated community input meeting Dec. 20 for a proposed infill development in Catonsville, a group of about 30 residents from the Ingleside neighborhood met informally on Thursday with developers to ask questions and voice concerns.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 19, 2018

Hundreds protested in Baltimore, Catonsville and Bel Air on Thursday as part of a national response to fears that President Donald Trump will quash the Russia investigation.

By Christina Tkacik

Nov 8, 2018

About 200 people gathered outside the Catonsville Fire Station on Frederick Road Thursday, rallying in support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and protesting President Donald Trump’s actions related to it.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 8, 2018

Democrats will hold on to their slim majority on the Baltimore County Council after all of the incumbents retained their seats in Tuesday’s general election.

Baltimore County plans to set aside $200,000 to match grants from the state, the federal government and private programs that could go toward building bike paths and bike lanes under a new initiative from County Executive Don Mohler.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 5, 2018

The purchase will be reimbursed from funds from Baltimore County's Program Open Space.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 2, 2018

Members of the Baltimore County Council voted Monday to abolish a tax of up to $240 per year levied on residents of mobile homes.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 15, 2018