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Officials' phone records show political, personal contacts
Days before last November’s election, Gov. Martin O’Malley used his cellphone to call Jim Murren, the chief executive of MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. The two talked for 11 minutes that Sunday. Not surprisingly, the topic was the...Tags: Executive Branch, Kevin Kamenetz, Elections, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Regional Authority
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Disaster response expert named city transportation chief
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed an executive with a disaster response company Friday to lead Baltimore's Transportation Department at a time when the agency continues to struggle with its speed camera program. Her pick, William Johnson, has...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Brekford Corp., Local Government
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Graduation, Northwestern University, Teaching and Learning, University of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley
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City's 'rain tax' is a shell game to cover the unsustainable structural deficit
Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has proposed to use a substantial portion of stormwater fee revenues — the "rain tax" — to lower the city's overwhelmingly high property tax ("Faceoff over city water fee plan," May 6). The...
Tags: Politics, Taxation
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Mayor's cousin fatally shot
A 20-year-old cousin of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was one of two men fatally shot in separate incidents Wednesday night in Baltimore, the latest victims of the city's relentless pace of gun violence. Joseph Haskins, 20, was shot inside a house just...
Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Murder
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Seagirt Marine Terminal's super cranes celebrated
He didn't get down on one knee, but Christopher Lee wooed his wife with a skyscraping crane she literally could call her own at the dedication of the port of Baltimore's berth capable of handling the world's largest cargo ships. As founder of Highstar...
Tags: Executive Branch, War of 1812, Port of Baltimore, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Culture
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'Chaotic' scene prevented quick medical attention for shooting victim
The shooting of Kendra Diggs and the subsequent barricade by her alleged attacker presented a challenge Tuesday for police and emergency responders. Under the threat of further gunfire from the off-duty Baltimore police officer, officials said, they were...
Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Anthony W. Batts, Shootings, Baltimore County
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Six steps for post-Alonso school progress
While Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso deserves thanks for six game-changing years in Baltimore, the transformation he presided over owes as much to the vision and resolve of a city school board that insisted on fostering choice and accountability...
Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Council OKs bill that would force contractors to hire city residents
In a unanimous vote, the City Council gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would require businesses getting large city contracts or financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore. "My council colleagues believe this is a...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Bernard C. Young, George Nilson, Career and Workplace, Business
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Baltimore's new downtown
Harbor East is moving farther east with baker-cum-developer John Paterakis Sr.'s announcement Friday that he will break ground this summer on a new, mega-Whole Foods and later on a new residential/retail building across Central Avenue from the...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rental Service, Entertainment, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Pratt Street
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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: Baltimore Development Corporation, Bernard C. Young, Unemployment, George Nilson, Career and Workplace
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Young, Pratt criticize city's use of consultants
The Baltimore SunTwo of the city's top three elected officials are criticizing what they believe is an over-reliance on consultants within city government. Both City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young and Comptroller Joan M. Pratt voted against a $27 million on-...Tags: Arcadis NV, Bernard C. Young, House Building, Science and Technology
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