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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: Local Government, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard County, Politics
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City's lucrative speed camera program dogged by problems
The Baltimore SunThe tractor-trailer hit 70 mph as it passed the Poly-Western high school campus on Cold Spring Lane, barreling down a turn lane at twice the legal speed limit. Or so the $40 citation claimed. Just before Falls Road, a pole-mounted speed camera clocked the...Tags: Laws, Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, Highway Transportation, Public Officials
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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: Science and Technology, Photography and Video, Manufacturing and Engineering, Brekford Corp., News Media
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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: Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Baltimore County, Highway Transportation, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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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: Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Brekford Corp.
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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: Laws, Witnesses, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland), James N. Robey
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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: Science and Technology, Technology, Public Officials, Photography and Video, Politics
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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: Lobbying, Peter O'Malley, Verizon Communications, Ethics, Executive Branch
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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: Public Officials, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Government
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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: Science, Science and Technology, Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, Technology
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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: Local Government, Justice System, Public Officials, Frank Murphy, Politics
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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: Public Officials, Frank Murphy, Politics, Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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