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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes

    With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions.
    With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, William Donald Schaefer, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Mary Pat Clarke

    2. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Mayor plans to raise bottle tax to pay for school construction

    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will seek to raise the city's bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents as part of a plan to boost funding for school construction and repairs, her administration said Thursday.
    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will seek to raise the city's bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents as part of a plan to boost funding for school construction and repairs, her administration said Thursday. The bottle tax money and other revenue would...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, American Civil Liberties Union, Finance, Helen Holton, Consumer Goods Industries

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Partnership brings affordable housing to North Avenue corridor

    For years, the vacant Columbus School on a busy corner of East North Avenue appeared to be nothing more than a giant planter. Leafy tree branches stuck out over the top of the historic red-brick walls, making it seem like the school's only future inhabitants would be squirrels and birds.
    For years, the vacant Columbus School on a busy corner of East North Avenue appeared to be nothing more than a giant planter. Leafy tree branches stuck out over the top of the historic red-brick walls, making it seem like the school's only future...

    Tags: Human Interest, Credit and Debt, Personal Income, Politics, Taxation

    4. Sep 9, 2003 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Mayor easily defeats school principal Bundley, virtually gaining 2nd term

    Martin O'Malley, the young mayor who urged Baltimore to believe in him and itself, easily defeated a high school principal in a Democratic primary yesterday that also gave a victory to City Council President Sheila Dixon and created some long- term lame ducks on a revamped council.
    Martin O'Malley, the young mayor who urged Baltimore to believe in him and itself, easily defeated a high school principal in a Democratic primary yesterday that also gave a victory to City Council President Sheila Dixon and created some long- term lame...

    Tags: Local Elections, Government, Executive Branch, Helen Holton, Primaries

    5. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  5. Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood

    A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye.
    A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...

    Tags: Basilica of the Assumption, Building Material, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Roland Park, Culture

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner

    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin moving into these 74 units of affordable housing.
    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin...

    Tags: Lexington Market, Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Engineering, Amtrak

    7. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. City Council approves bill allowing Ticketmaster's service fees

    The City Council approved a bill Monday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The 15-member council voted heavily in favor of the bill, which would exempt...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Henry, Live Nation, Mary Pat Clarke, Ticketmaster

    8. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Ticketmaster fees are a necessary evil

    It's safe to say that Ticketmaster doesn't have many fans. The service, which handles ticket sales for venues large and small across the nation, charges fees on its transactions that seem to bear little relationship to either the cost of the tickets or...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ticketmaster, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Services and Shopping, World War II (1939-1945)

    9. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Committee votes to allow Ticketmaster fees

    A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore.
    A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The council's finance committee voted 3-1 in favor of the bill, which would...

    Tags: Live Nation, William H. Cole IV, Edward L. Reisinger III, James B. Kraft, Lyric Opera of Baltimore

    10. Dec 29, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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.
    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: Economy, Business and Finance, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice and Rights, William H. Cole IV, Finance

    11. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. City politicians rush to save Ticketmaster's user fees

    Musician Jackson Browne's managers were so excited when they heard Maryland's high court had struck down Ticketmaster's unpopular user fees in Baltimore that they promised free lifetime tickets to the city resident who had filed suit alleging he'd been ripped off by "exorbitant charges."
    Musician Jackson Browne's managers were so excited when they heard Maryland's high court had struck down Ticketmaster's unpopular user fees in Baltimore that they promised free lifetime tickets to the city resident who had filed suit alleging he'd been...

    Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Live Nation, Baltimore Ravens, Federal Hill

    12. Feb 20, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  12. Give mayor's tax plan a chance to work

    Excuse me, but what are my fellow Baltimoreans complaining about? The mayor has proposed doing something to avoid an all-out collapse of the city's finances, and some citizens of Paradise-on-the-Patapsco are annoyed, confused or just so cranky and fed up with February they need a good cheesesteak sub from Captain Harvey's.
    Excuse me, but what are my fellow Baltimoreans complaining about? The mayor has proposed doing something to avoid an all-out collapse of the city's finances, and some citizens of Paradise-on-the-Patapsco are annoyed, confused or just so cranky and fed...

    Tags: Steve Bisciotti, Baltimore Ravens, Politics, Taxation, Patapsco

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