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House passes city school construction bill
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved a $1.1 billion plan Friday to rebuild Baltimore's deteriorated school buildings, sending the bill to the Senate. The vote was 107 to 30, with about a dozen Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the...
Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, St. Mary's County, Baltimore County, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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City zoning overhaul is approved by planning commission
The Baltimore City Planning Commission approved legislation Thursday that would overhaul Baltimore's zoning code if passed by the City Council. The legislation, the first comprehensive zoning law to come to the City Council in 40 years, went through...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Local governments, police resist speed camera changes
Local governments and police on Wednesday attacked a sweeping proposal to change Maryland's speed camera law. During the first hearing on whether to revamp a law that has been lucrative for local governments but also has sparked concerns about fairness,...
Tags: Politics, Maryland Department of Transportation, Harford Road, Annapolis, E.J. Pipkin
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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...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Steve Bisciotti, Patapsco, Politics, Carl Stokes
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House vote nears on city school construction plan
A sweeping plan to invest $1.1 billion in building and replacing Baltimore's aging public schools won preliminary approval in the House Thursday, after delegates voted overwhelmingly to reject Republican efforts to put additional strings on state...
Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, St. Mary's County, Parties and Movements, Politics, Construction
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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: AAA, Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment, News Media, URS Corporation
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House committee passes school construction bill
With bipartisan help from sympathetic lawmakers, Baltimore won a House committee's approval Tuesday for a $1 billion plan to replace and repair old schools. The Appropriations Committee voted 21-3 to send the plan to the House floor. Senate President...
Tags: St. Mary's County, Michael E. Busch, Baltimore County, Andres Alonso, Politics
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Landmark plan to invest $1 billion in city schools delayed
The Baltimore SunA minority of lawmakers convinced the House of Delegates Wednesday to delay voting on a landmark plan to invest about $1 billion in building and replacing Baltimore schools. About 40 delegates, mostly Republicans, asked for another day to examine the...Tags: Michael E. Busch
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Baltimore to pay $200,000 to family of electrocuted girl
The city of Baltimore is set to approve a $200,000 settlement with the family of a 14-year-old Randallstown girl who was electrocuted in 2006 while stretching during a church softball game in Druid Hill Park, ending a years-long legal battle. But for...
Tags: Baltimore Colts, Randallstown, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Druid Hill, Anthony Green
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Mayor's budget is the first step to a better Baltimore
All those who have been scared by the gloomy talk that preceded Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's 10-year plan for Baltimore's finances should find some comfort in her first concrete steps to implement it through her new budget proposal. It contains a...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Nonprofit is working to reduce health disparities in Oliver
In response to your editorial about programs in Baltimore's Oliver neighborhood, I would like to highlight the efforts of Baltimore HELPS (Healthy Eating Leading Partnerships for Seniors), an initiative being led by Medicare's Quality Improvement...
Tags: Healthy Diet, Government Health Care, Diabetes, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Baltimore pays $200,000 to family of electrocuted girl
The city of Baltimore on Wednesday approved a $200,000 settlement with the family of a 14-year-old Randallstown girl, Deanna Green, who was electrocuted in 2006 while stretching during a church softball game in Druid Hill Park. "As a mother, it was a...
Tags: Randallstown, Druid Hill
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