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Rawlings-Blake agrees to four debates with mayoral challengers
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake consented Wednesday to participate in four August debates with those challenging her for her job. "Now that the field is set, I am excited to debate those who are seeking the privilege of serving the people of Baltimore...Tags: Politics, Otis Rolley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Regional Authority, Bill Henry
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In the background of Baltimore mayor's race: Sheila Dixon
When City Councilman Carl Stokes made an 11th-hour decision to pull out of the mayor's race, he sought the guidance of family members, supporters — and Sheila Dixon. Stokes, who said last week that he was dropping out of the Democratic primary to...Tags: Otis Rolley, Washington (U.S. state), Local Elections, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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John R. Burleigh 2d., civil rights activist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn R. Burleigh 2d., a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality and retired from the city housing authority, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime...Tags: Demonstration, Washington (U.S. state), Social Security, Housing and Urban Planning, Crime, Law and Justice
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John R. Burleigh 2d, civil rights activist, dies
John R. Burleigh 2d, a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality and retired from the city housing authority, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The longtime Hunting...Tags: Demonstration, Washington (U.S. state), Social Security, Housing and Urban Planning, Crime, Law and Justice
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Facing write-in challenge for council, Branch steps up campaign
City Councilman Warren Branch knows that the pavement in front of Lucinda Saunders' East Baltimore rowhouse is cracked and that the 75-year-old retiree can't afford a $300 fine from the city.
Branch is familiar with her plight because he was in Saunders'...Tags: Politics, Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Regional Authority, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Conaway battles to keep her seat
Belinda Conaway, a two-term city councilwoman, chair of the powerful budget committee and daughter of a prominent West Baltimore political family, does not fit most definitions of a political outsider.
But after losing the Democratic primary to a...Tags: Politics, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Local Elections, Government
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Baltimore City general election candidates
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Democrat Alfred V. Griffin III, Republican Catalina Byrd, Unaffiliated Charlene Tamara Gaskins, Unaffiliated Craig Williams, Unaffiliated Steven H Smith, Republican City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young,...Tags: Politics, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Local Elections, Libertarian Party
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Baltimore City Council candidates poised to overcome write-ins
Two Baltimore City Council candidates were poised to overcome write-in challenges Tuesday, converting their Democratic nominations into general election victories.
Councilman Warren Branch of the 13th District was leading write-in challenger Shannon...Tags: Politics, Mary Pat Clarke, Baltimore County, Local Elections, Rochelle Spector
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Rawlings-Blake to propose 9% property tax cut for homeowners
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will unveil plans Wednesday to direct nearly all of the revenue from Baltimore's long-delayed slots casino to reducing property taxes for city residents who own their homes, a spokesman said.
Rawlings-Blake, who faces...Tags: Politics, Otis Rolley, Joseph T. Landers, III, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rentals
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A testy reception for new East Baltimore plans
Scott Levitan, development director of the 88-acre redevelopment project north of Johns Hopkins Hospital, was ready Thursday night to present area residents with new ideas for the project — a new park, a new school, a grocery store and other...Tags: Politics, Rentals, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Rawlings-Blake calls on council to adopt bottle tax hike
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake visited a dilapidated East Baltimore elementary school Monday to call on the City Council to adopt her plan to raise the city's bottle tax to help pay for a major school renovation program.
"We have reached a breaking...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Belinda Conaway
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City Council committee nixes tax breaks for urban farmers
A City Council committee on Tuesday killed a bill to grant tax breaks to nonprofit urban farmers after the mayor's office said it would set a bad precedent.
The opposition by the administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake outraged Councilwoman Mary...Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Belinda Conaway
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