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Senate passes weakened speed camera bill
The Maryland Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a weakened speed camera reform bill that would bar local governments from paying vendors based on the volume of citations but wouldn't ensure motorists had enough information to fact-check their...
Tags: Politics, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Brekford Corp., Howard County
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Mayor's task force recommends speed camera reforms
A task force studying Baltimore's troubled speed camera program will urge the city to increase oversight, change the way camera sites are selected and create a website containing maps and other information of interest to the public, according to draft...
Tags: AAA, Brekford Corp., Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Speed camera bill up for Senate vote
The state Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday to bar the state and local governments from paying speed camera contractors based on ticket volume and to require that all automated speeding tickets issued in Maryland give drivers enough information to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Brekford Corp., Highway Transportation, Collective Contract, Parties and Movements
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City's new speed camera company says it lost money during rocky start
Baltimore's new speed camera company says it took in $18 million in revenue last year — a nearly 10 percent increase from 2011 — but still lost money, thanks in part to a rocky start in the city. In a statement to investors, Brekford Corp....
Tags: Brekford Corp., Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Services and Shopping
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Circuit judge rules Baltimore Co. speed camera contract is illegal
A Circuit Court judge has ruled that Baltimore County's contract with its speed camera vendor is illegal, because it pays the company a cut of each citation issued — a ruling that could help others challenge their citations in court. While Judge...
Tags: Judges, AAA, Crime, Law and Justice, James N. Robey, Lawyers
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Baltimore approves $278,000 for firm to monitor speed cameras
Baltimore officials on Wednesday hired a private company to oversee an overhaul of the city's speed and red light camera system — and audit tickets to ensure accuracy. The city's spending panel, the Board of Estimates, approved a six-month, $278,...
Tags: Technology, AAA, Government, Photography Supplies and Services, Public Officials
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City ethics filings show Baltimore firm as most active lobbyists
If you're in a business that seeks to influence government policies in Baltimore, chances are you've hired the lobbying firm of Harris Jones & Malone. Various companies have on file with the city ethics board a total of 56 forms stating that they are...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Peter O'Malley, Verizon Communications
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City will negotiate speed camera contract with Arizona-based ATS
Tribune reporterArizona-based American Traffic Solutions Inc. was selected as the preferred bidder for an automated camera system to tag speeders near public schools and parks, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration said today. City procurement officials notified ATS in...Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Government, Public Officials
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New speed cameras won't eliminate errors, radar experts say
Baltimore transportation officials have set high expectations for the city's new speed cameras, telling state lawmakers the devices won't be susceptible to errors that plagued the system over the past three years. "We won't have this problem moving...
Tags: Technology, Engineering, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Brekford Corp.
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Legislators chastise city officials for speed camera problems
Members of Baltimore's legislative delegation in Annapolis chastised city transportation officials Friday for problems with the city's lucrative network of speed cameras. Del. Brian McHale called it "unjust" that the city won't try to identify, and...
Tags: Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Officials, Annapolis
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Police to double number of officers reviewing speed camera tickets
Baltimore police officials said Thursday the department is doubling to 25 the number of officers available to review speed camera tickets — one of several moves intended to help prevent the issuance of erroneous citations, which has cast a cloud...
Tags: Politics, Government, Public Officials, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Frank Murphy
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The lie at the heart of Baltimore's speed camera program
Maryland law says that "if a contractor operates a speed camera system on behalf of a local jurisdiction, the contractor's fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or paid." Baltimore City, like some other jurisdictions around the...
Tags: Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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