 Two more members of the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors have resigned amid intense scrutiny over contracting practices. |   | |
 The University of Maryland Medical System labeled its most recent $100,000 purchase of books from Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh as a "grant" to the city public school system, a mischaracterization that tax experts say is a violation of federal reporting rules for tax-exempt hospitals. | | | |
 Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book company has given $7,040 in political contributions over three years — including a $5,000 gift to her own campaign. Healthy Holly LLC also gave $1,000 to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s campaign, as well as $1,000 to state Sen. Jill Carter. | | | |
 The mayor resigned from the UMMS board on Monday, but that does not close the book on her inside deal with the hospital system. | | | |
 Attorneys for Maryland and the District of Columbia faced sharp questioning from a panel of federal judges Tuesday on their suit alleging President Donald Trump illegally profits from his presidency — and what they propose to do about it. | | | |
 In a matter of hours Friday, Justin Bethel, the former Falcon and three-time Pro Bowl selection, had a new NFL home in Baltimore. He was introduced to the local media Tuesday. | | | |
 For the second year in a row, the Maryland Senate on Tuesday advanced a bill declaring that energy generated by burning trash should no longer be considered "green." That label qualifies trash incinerators, including the Wheelabrator Baltimore facility, for subsidies from electricity ratepayers. | | | |
 Baltimore’s spending board on Wednesday will consider a contract extension and pay raise — to $100,000 a year — for Tyrone Powers, a former FBI agent and consultant to Mayor Catherine Pugh who the city uses to help identify potential police hires. | | | |
 A Baltimore woman shot at a Cherry Hill playground last week has been released from the hospital and her son, who was also injured in the incident, is listed in stable condition, police said Tuesday. | | | |
 The bill would allow the Howard County Council to charge a fee on plastic bags acquired at the point of sale. | | | |
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