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A better way to fund Baltimore school construction
Since last November, Baltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakehas been trying to raise $11 million in new revenue for her Better Schools Initiative by continuing the city's existing bottle tax, increasing that tax by 150 percent, and contributing 10 percent...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Tax Credits, Globalization, Taxation, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Bottle tax hike could move forward Monday
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed increase to the city's tax on bottle beverages is expected to move forward Monday after being corked up for months by a City Council committee. Council members, led by Council Vice President Edward Reisinger,...Tags: Edward L. Reisinger III, Beverage Industry, Elections, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Council discards cuts, approves mayor's budget plan
The Baltimore City Council reversed course Thursday, rejecting millions of dollars in budget cuts it had endorsed earlier in the week, and passing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's original $2.3 billion spending plan. The abrupt shift derailed $6...
Tags: Helen Holton, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., James B. Kraft
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Council votes down bill seeking audits of city agencies
The Baltimore City Council defeated legislation Monday aimed at requiring city agencies to be audited at least once every two years. The council voted 8-7 against the measure sponsored by Councilman Carl Stokes, who appeared disheartened by the outcome....Tags: Helen Holton, Voting, Accounting and Auditing, Elections, Mary Pat Clarke
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Mayor questions Alonso's school-construction plan
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed concerns about her schools chief's proposal to borrow $1.2 billion to fix Baltimore's crumbling school buildings, touting her own more modest plan as realistic in her State of the City address Monday.
The mayor...Tags: Property Tax, Property, Government, Health, Safety of Citizens
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Rawlings-Blake readies for battle over proposal to raise bottle tax
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is gearing up for a tough fight over her plan to raise Baltimore's bottle tax to pay for repairs to dilapidated city schools.
A bill to increase the 2-cent tax to 5 cents – and devote all bottle-tax...Tags: Edward L. Reisinger III, Voting, Property Tax, Beverage Industry, Civil Rights
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Baltimore City ethics disclosures show disparity in reporting gifts
While many governments are moving toward posting ethics disclosure forms, residents of Baltimore still have to travel to City Hall and to a sixth-floor office to see the documents. To save you a trip, we're posting those forms from Mayor Stephanie...
Tags: Helen Holton, Edward L. Reisinger III, Harbor East, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Baltimore Running Festival
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Kiefaber ordered to stay away from Senator, Charles
Thomas A. Kiefaber was ordered Friday to stay away from the historic Senator Theatre he once owned, as well as the Charles Theatre, for six months. Baltimore District Judge Halee F. Weinstein signed the order after the new operator of the Senator Theatre...Tags: Charles Theatre, Local Elections, Human Interest, Harry Potter (fictional character), Belvedere Square
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Activists call on city to spend $10.2M more on after-school programs, summer jobs
![Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore," 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-05/69910700-12160845.jpg "Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore,\" 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes.")
Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore," 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes.
"Born and raised in the city,...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Stokes: Committee has votes to kill bottle tax
Three members of a key City Council committee say they oppose Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposal to more than double the city's bottle tax — enough to kill the bill. That has angered supporters of the bill, who accuse Councilman Carl Stokes,...Tags: Edward L. Reisinger III, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Finance, Carl Stokes
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Tax cut coming in July for city homeowners
Starting in July, Baltimore homeowners can expect to see their tax bills get a little lighter. That's when Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's property tax reduction plan goes into effect, resulting in a 2-cent cut per $100 of assessed value next fiscal...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Property Tax, Companies and Corporations, Taxation, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Seven city pools could close this summer
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is proposing to close more than half of Baltimore's small neighborhood pools this summer to trim costs — a plan some City Council members say they will fight. While the city's six large pools in public parks, such...
Tags: Druid Hill, Bernard C. Young, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Day, Lobbying
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