How the legislative sausage gets made on the Baltimore County Council is being challenged | WYPR

In theory, local governments make laws in a transparent way that allow citizens to participate. But in practice, some wonder whether the Baltimore County Council is shutting people out of the legislative process, especially when ad hoc amendments are added to bills then passed quickly.

2023-04-08T09:38:59-04:00April 8th, 2023|Categories: Government, Legislation|Tags: |2 Comments

6th District County Council Candidates: General Election

Towson Communities Alliance sent a questionnaire to the candidates for County Council in District 6 that includes most of Towson. Tony Campbell (R) Briefly describe your background, and why [...]

2022-08-08T21:18:27-04:00August 8th, 2022|Categories: Government|Tags: , |Comments Off on 6th District County Council Candidates: General Election

Baltimore County Council may add seats with Olszewski’s support | WYPR

Organizers in Baltimore County held a petition drive in recent months to expand the number of representatives on the county council. The goal was to get a voter referendum on the general election ballot which [...]

2022-07-29T10:02:37-04:00July 29th, 2022|Categories: Government|Tags: |Comments Off on Baltimore County Council may add seats with Olszewski’s support | WYPR

Baltimore County’s second council district map gets judicial OK over civil rights groups’ objections – Baltimore Sun

A federal judge approved Baltimore County Council’s second attempt to redraw council district boundaries Thursday, but civil rights groups continued to insist the map doesn’t deliver a “level playing field” for Black voters. U.S. District [...]

2022-03-24T22:00:53-04:00March 24th, 2022|Categories: Legislation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Baltimore County’s second council district map gets judicial OK over civil rights groups’ objections – Baltimore Sun
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