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City Council postpones vote on foam container ban
The Baltimore City Council postponed action Monday on a bill that would have banned the use of foam cups and containers for carryout food and drinks after several members withdrew their support. Councilman James B. Kraft, the bill's chief sponsor, said...
Tags: Burger King, Fells Point, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), William H. Cole IV
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Lower property taxes but higher fees for city residents
Baltimore residents will pay less in property taxes but more in stormwater and taxi fees under a $2.4 billion budget approved by the City Council on Monday. The cut will reduce the property tax payments on a home valued at $200,000 by about $140. But...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, Robert W. Curran, Politics, William H. Cole IV
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Poll compares Rawlings-Blake, Dixon, Young and Moore
The Baltimore SunThey're not exactly sure who's asking the questions, but some Baltimore residents in recent weeks say they've been queried by a polling group seeking their opinions about a list of people some have speculated could be interested in running for mayor in...Tags: Local Government, Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Charles Village, Elections
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Council to consider ban on foam cups, carryout containers
Fed up with foam cups floating in Baltimore's waterways, a City Council committee voted Tuesday to approve a ban on polystyrene foam products for carryout food and drink items within the city limits. The measure, sponsored by Councilman James B. Kraft,...
Tags: Robert W. Curran, Food Industry, Sales, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft
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City considering fee on shopping bags
Baltimore might impose a 10-cent fee on every plastic and paper bag distributed by merchants in the city — a move praised by environmentalists as a litter deterrent but decried by some businesses who say it would hurt them and their shoppers. City...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Washington, DC, Services and Shopping, Petroleum Industry, Business
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Religious groups pushing for city stormwater fee reduction
The two Catholic parishes led by the Rev. Robert Wojtek could pay more than $6,000 in new city stormwater fees later this year — an amount equal to an entire Sunday collection at his Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Highlandtown. To Wojtek, that...
Tags: Archdiocese of Baltimore, Fells Point, Harford County, Judaism, Christianity
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Mayor, developers push for Harbor Point tax deal
Developer Michael Beatty pressed the Baltimore City Council to approve the issuance of $107 million in bonds to pay for infrastructure at Harbor Point, saying Thursday that the prime real estate would remain a gravel-covered lot without city-financed...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Harbor, Politics, Harbor East, Business
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Councilman moves to limit Ticketmaster fees
A Baltimore councilman is seeking to limit the "convenience" fees Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers add to the price of admission to concerts and sporting events. Councilman Carl Stokes, chairman of the council's taxation committee, introduced a bill...
Tags: Carl Stokes, Ticketmaster, Services and Shopping, Advertising
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Council approves local hiring mandate
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a bill that will require businesses getting large city contracts or financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will let the bill become...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, George Nilson, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Crime, Law and Justice
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Baltimore police review board called irrelevant, ineffective
In a mostly empty ninth-floor conference room on a recent Thursday evening, the civilian panel charged with investigating police misconduct in Baltimore met for its monthly meeting. There are supposed to be nine members, but four chairs were empty...
Tags: Shootings, Johns Hopkins University, East Baltimore Development Inc., Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rodney King
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Baltimore police officer charged in drug corruption case
A Baltimore police officer accepted cash payments and provided protection for a man she believed to be a drug dealer — a man who was actually working with department investigators and FBI agents to build a criminal case against her, authorities...
Tags: Anthony W. Batts, Heroin, Judges, Theft, Rod J. Rosenstein
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School reform 2.0
With city schools CEO Andrés Alonso's announcement last week that he is stepping down at the end of this school year, Baltimore finds itself in the market for a new leader who can continue and expand upon the reforms he instituted. Whoever succeeds Mr....
Tags: Teachers, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Corporate Officers
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