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In dilapidated schools, excitement at prospect of new buildings
Long-held dreams of freshly painted walls, hallways bathed in natural light and classrooms buzzing with technology could become a reality in Baltimore as schools watch with cautious optimism as a financial plan to overhaul the district's buildings moves...
Tags: Students, Energy Saving, Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Environmental Issues
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Shelter death of homeless man was a preventable tragedy
The death of Dana Bolden, 46, from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by another resident at Baltimore's 24-hour homeless shelter, was an entirely preventable tragedy ("Vigil for homeless man killed inside city shelter," March 31). Mayor Stephanie...Tags: Mental Health, Homelessness
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City schools construction bill goes to the governor
Updated at 2:20 p.m. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told our City Hall Reporter Luke Broadwater that she could barely contain her excitement upon learning that the school construction bill would pass. "I was so excited last night I was running...
Tags: Government, Andres Alonso, InterActiveCorp, Executive Branch, Maryland Stadium Authority
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Legislature eases rules for casino hiring
In a victory for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the General Assembly gave final passage Tuesday to a bill easing restrictions on hiring of people with criminal records for jobs at Maryland casinos. The Senate voted XX-XX to approve the House-passed...Tags: Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Casino and Gambling Industry, Career and Workplace
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Police Commissioner: BPD is as focused as ever on violent crime
On Sunday, a Sun editorial unfairly criticized the Baltimore Police Department for losing its focus on targeting the city's most violent criminals. I can assure residents that since I was appointed commissioner some 180 days ago, the senior leadership...
Tags: Baltimore Police Department, Behavioral Conditions, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Shootings
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Mayor, fire unions fight over plan to force 24-hour shifts
The Rawlings-Blake administration and Baltimore's fire unions are battling over the city's proposal to require firefighters to work longer hours — 24 hours straight, every three days. The mayor says the move — which mirrors staffing trends in...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Career and Workplace, Fatigue, Finance
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General Assembly approves gas tax hike
The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed gas tax increase, raising costs for motorists while providing an infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars a year for new roads and mass transit projects. The...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Maryland Department of Transportation, Republican Party, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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City schools construction bill clears Senate
In a long-sought victory for Baltimore, the Maryland Senate approved a $1 billion financing plan Friday for an unprecedented systemwide drive to rebuild and renovate the city's crumbling school buildings. The measure passed easily on a bipartisan vote of...
Tags: J.B. Jennings, Edward R. Reilly, Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Elections
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Baltimore residents' survey shows mixed results
Baltimore residents are less satisfied with city services than they were last year, but see progress in the city's long-standing fight against violent crime and illegal drugs. Those are some of the mixed findings in the annual Baltimore Citizen Survey,...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Tour Operations Industry, United States Census Bureau
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Dixon to give talk, consider return to politics
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon plans to kick off a local foundation's speaker series next month as she weighs a possible return to politics, having completed probation on the criminal conviction that forced her from office. "This is the year I'm going to...
Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Baltimore County, Local Government, 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: James Brochin, Justice System, Annapolis, Local Government, Maryland Department of Transportation
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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: Charles Street, Taxation, Arts, Ray Lewis, Steve Bisciotti
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