The Baltimore County Council is expanding from seven districts to nine in 2026, after voters approved the change last fall.

Baltimore County isn’t the region’s economic engine anymore. One reason why is the grip held over local zoning decisions by individual members of the county council. [OP-ED] ...

A proposal to limit the Baltimore County Council’s ability to develop rural areas will go to the voters next year.

The Baltimore County Council has voted to advance a measure that would require a supermajority to build in designated rural areas of the county. The charter amendment will now go before voters in 2026 ...

Baltimore County residents may know the name of their next county executive as early as Jan. 6, when the County Council is planning to take a vote. County Council Chairman Izzy Patoka, a Democrat ...