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The problem of privatization
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is getting a lesson in one of the major downsides of privatizing government services: When you ask outside groups to take over something the city has always done, their agendas won't always be the same as yours....Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Conservation, Privatization, Bernard C. Young, Government
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The right fix for I-95 travel plazas
Pot holes are not liberal or conservative. Nor are bridges, sewer lines, roads, airports or tunnels. They are our infrastructure. And much of it is deteriorating, in Maryland and across the nation. There is simply not enough money. At least, not enough...Tags: Republican Party, Ayers Saint Gross, Martin O'Malley, Dundalk, Executive Branch
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Company challenges award of travel plaza contract
The multimillion-dollar contract to turn Maryland's travel plazas on Interstate 95 over to an out-of-state company is being challenged by a Bethesda-based firm that says the bidding process favored the eventual winner.
HMSHost has filed a protest with...Tags: Florida's Turnpike, Companies and Corporations, Highway Transportation, Montgomery County (Maryland), BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Second of two losing bidders protests travel plaza award
The second of two losing bidders for the multimillion-dollar contract to replace and run Maryland's two Interstate 95 travel plazas has filed a protest with the Maryland Transportation Authority over the way it handled the bidding process. Airport Plazas...Tags: House Building, New York City, Harford County, Companies and Corporations, Kobe Bryant
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Otis Rolley
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve as mayor.
My passion is city planning. After graduating from MIT, I made Baltimore my home and went on to become the nation's youngest Director of City...Tags: Auto Racing, Martin O'Malley, Drug Trafficking, Washington, DC, Realty
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District 1: James B. Kraft
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve on the City Council.
During my two terms on the City Council, I have authored successful legislation addressing key issues such as targeting illegal...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Property Tax, Teaching and Learning, Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting
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SHA contract scandal shows risks of outsourcing government work
Recent stories in The Sun regarding contracting out by the State Highway Administration provide some important warnings to those who recommend the privatization of state services. Advocates of privatizing state services are quick to suggest that such...Tags: AFSCME, Transportation, Maryland, Employees, Privatization
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Frederick County struggles over whether to privatize local services
If Frederick increasingly is known for its trendy restaurants and shops, its historical roots remain a part of its fabric, from a City Hall built on the site of an early protest against British rule to a mall and minor league baseball team named after...Tags: Talk Shows (genre), National Institutes of Health, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Public Employees
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Frederick Co. decides not to move forward with privatization
The Frederick County Board of Commissioners decided Tuesday to back away from a proposal to privatize many government services, but did not rule out making such a move in the future. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to discontinue study of a report...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Privatization, Employees, Retirement, Johns Hopkins University
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There is an alternative to higher gas taxes
You editorial ("Pay now or later," March 14) provides two choices to deal with our the state's aging infrastructure: Raise taxes on gasoline or continue to face increasing hazardous road and bridge conditions and more gridlock for commuters.
Well,...Tags: Transportation, Public Transportation, Road Transportation, Commuting, Highway Transportation
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Frederick County goes too far on privatization
The Board of Commissioners for Frederick County has it all wrong in its effort to privatize services currently provided by public-sector employees ("Frederick County struggles over privatization proposal," July 16). I have spent many days on Frederick...Tags: Michael Collins, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Privatization, Civil and Public Service, Government
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State seeks private partner for two I-95 travel plazas
This time around, the Maryland Transportation Authority won't dictate to prospective bidders how many hand dryers to install in the bathrooms at the state's two travel plazas on Interstate 95.
Almost nine months after the agency canceled its first effort...Tags: Transportation, Maryland, Aberdeen, John F. Kennedy, Cecil County
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