Jim Smith may work at City Hall, but he’s using an obscure slate committee – that made an illegal loan to Pugh in 2016 – to influence the outcome of the county’s top elected job. Updated.

As some builders eye Jones Falls Valley as the next Fells Point or Canton, residents wonder about an apartment planned on the site of two historic houses.

Chronicling the campaign cash and close ties in the high-stakes 41st District Senate race.

With the finish line of a hotly contested primary in sight, the three candidates engage in different spending strategies.