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Move to add year to Baltimore mayor, council terms faces fight
Baltimore activists say they're launching a campaign to vote down a change to the city charter that would push local elections back one year — effectively giving MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakeand others an extra year in office. "Once voters...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Maryland General Assembly, Lawyers
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City panel plans to vote down settlement for teen whom police left shoeless in Howard Co.
The city's spending panel is expected on Wednesday to vote down an agreed-upon $150,000 settlement for the family of a Baltimore teen whom police left shoeless in Howard County — a rare move that comes after Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake objected...Tags: Politics, Trials, Lawyers, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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$2,000 sought for police security for mayor while on family vacation in San Diego
The Baltimore SunBaltimore police are requesting about $2,000 to send an officer to California to provide security for Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on her family vacation next week. Officer Kyle E. Gooden, who is on the mayor's executive protection team, is...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Family
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And Baltimore's Funniest Celebrity is....
The Baltimore SunIn the end, Baltimore's Funniest Celebrity became more of an endurance test than a flexing of comedic muscle. Maryland's former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, the last celebrity to take the stage, might have won over what remained of the crowd when he joked...Tags: Tom Brokaw, Annapolis, Michael Steele, Denise Whiting, Celebrities
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Dixon caught up on court-ordered charity donations
Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has paid off the $45,000 a court ordered her to donate to charities, resolving charges that she violated her probation in the criminal case that led to her leaving office. In early November, Dixon was charged with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Theft, Elections, Human Interest
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When it comes to political corruption, one Md. judge says: 'Enough'
Will Rogers once observed that a newspaper ad was worth about 40 editorials, which many of us in the opinion writing side of that equation suspect would be quite the bargain. Little else could explain the public's indifference to a topic that has launched...
Tags: Criminals, Annapolis, Politics, Government, Prince George's County
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For Question 3
Call it the Sheila Dixon amendment. Although it was actually written in response to another corrupt Maryland politician who didn't know when to give up her hold on elective office, Question 3 on next week's ballot speaks directly to the turmoil...
Tags: Politics, Trials, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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New urban farm crops up in Sandtown-Winchester
The empty lot in West Baltimore is usually a desolate spot, the sort of place people visit to leave an old mattress in the bushes or sneak a drink at night. But this week, chain saws buzzed, trucks rumbled and residents shoveled compost at North...
Tags: Farms, Martin Luther King Jr., Healthy Diet, Prisons, Agriculture
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Leopold criminal case headed for trial
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold must stand trial on allegations that he misused his police detail for personal and political gain. Judge Dennis M. Sweeney ruled Monday that a jury will hear all five counts leveled against Leopold, who is...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Howard County, Lawyers
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Northwestern students, parents stunned to hear of closing
On Wednesday, the main topic of conversation at Northwestern High School will likely be the school's impending closing and what the move might mean to the current student body. But when school dismissed at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, many Northwestern students...
Tags: High Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, Graduation, Education
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Sheila Dixon's financial woes detailed in state documents
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon's city pension deal rankled many in 2010 — even sparking a small protest outside City Hall — but she did not get a free pass after being found guilty of embezzlement and perjury charges. To keep her $83,000 a year...
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City Council: Profiles in futility
City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young had a radical thought: that the city's legislative body might actually live up to its role as a co-equal branch of government and exercise some influence in how Baltimore will spend $2.3 billion in the next...
Tags: James B. Kraft, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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