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City spending board approves another property tax break
Baltimore's spending board voted Wednesday to approve another property tax break for city homeowners, part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to cut property taxes by 22 percent over 10 years. The tax credit approved by the Board of Estimates would...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Business, Politics, Taxation, Finance
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Personal Income, Mary Pat Clarke, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Consumers, Water Supply
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City envy in the county schools
Baltimore City's schools are Maryland's oldest, and Baltimore County's are the second-oldest. The problems posed by the aging facilities in the two jurisdictions are different — the city has an overabundance of underused buildings, while the...
Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Baltimore County, Kevin Kamenetz
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Bill would force contractors to hire city residents
The City Council is poised to vote Monday on a bill that would require businesses receiving large city contracts or major financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore — or face sanctions. "We have the highest unemployment...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clipper Mill, Career and Workplace, Business, Baltimore Development Corporation
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Maryland: A good state to be from, a bad place to live
In a recent column, Dan Rodricks essentially excoriated corporate CEOs for whining about Maryland ("Complaining CEOs need to take a hike," May 8). OK, he feels that they make too much money, that's his right, and it falls exactly in line with the thinking...
Tags: Business, Washington, DC, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Edgar Allan Poe, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues
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State board finds speed camera task force violated open-meetings act
A task force appointed last year by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to study the city's speed and red-light camera program violated Maryland law when it met behind closed doors in March, the state Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled this week. The task...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Judges
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City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF
Meeting behind closed doors, the city's Board of Finance on Monday approved more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a massive, waterfront development project that will host energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters. After...
Tags: Clipper Mill, Harbor East, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Elections, Politics
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M&T Bank executive named chair of Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board
M&T Bank Corp. executive Atwood "Woody" Collins III has succeeded Edwin F. Hale Sr. as chair of the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board, city officials said Monday. The appointment of Collins, an executive vice president of M&T, became effective...
Tags: Visit Baltimore, First Mariner Bancorp, Ed Hale, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Rawlings-Blake named grand marshal for LGBT celebration
Organizers of this year's Baltimore Pride celebration have chosen Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to serve as grand marshal in recognition of her support for the gay community. The GLBT Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland is hosting the...
Tags: Gay Pride San Diego, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Arts and Culture
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Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington will square off on Rash Field
Get ready to roll. Baltimore and Washington's fleets of food trucks are squaring off again. Some 40 trucks, 20 from each city, are expected to attend the second Taste of Two Cities event on June 1, which is relocating from the Westport waterfront to Rash...Tags: Rash Field, Dining and Drinking, Wines, Entertainment, Restaurants
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Behind the scenes of a decision to shut down speed cameras
The emailed directive went out midmorning April 16 from a Baltimore City traffic engineer: No more speed camera tickets are to be issued from the camera in the 3900 block of The Alameda. Less than five hours later, an engineering supervisor wrote...
Tags: Technology, Science and Technology
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