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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. City gives no restart date for camera tickets

    Two months after Baltimore stopped issuing tickets from its speed and red light cameras, city officials said Thursday they still don't know when the automated enforcement program will resume.
    Two months after Baltimore stopped issuing tickets from its speed and red light cameras, city officials said Thursday they still don't know when the automated enforcement program will resume. "We want to be able to re-establish the public trust in...

    Tags: Photography and Video, Human Mishaps, Fines, Punishment, Brekford Corp.

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Arundel growth meeting Wednesday night

    Anne Arundel County's Office of Planning and Zoning will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight to discuss new "growth tiers" for the county.
    Anne Arundel County's Office of Planning and Zoning will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight to discuss new "growth tiers" for the county. The growth tiers are being established to comply with a state law popularly called the "septic bill." The state...

    Tags: Annapolis

    3. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. City considering fee on shopping bags

    Baltimore might impose a 10-cent fee on every plastic and paper bag distributed by merchants in the city — a move praised by environmentalists as a litter deterrent but decried by some businesses who say it would hurt them and their shoppers.
    Baltimore might impose a 10-cent fee on every plastic and paper bag distributed by merchants in the city — a move praised by environmentalists as a litter deterrent but decried by some businesses who say it would hurt them and their shoppers. City...

    Tags: Washington Nationals, Inner Harbor, Baltimore Orioles, Washington, DC, Groceries

    4. May 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Frederick County levies 1-cent storm-water fee

    Unhappy over a state law requiring property owners to pay a new fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Frederick County officials have decided to set the charge at just a penny a year.
    Unhappy over a state law requiring property owners to pay a new fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Frederick County officials have decided to set the charge at just a penny a year. The county's board of commissioners approved the 1-cent storm-...

    Tags: Laws, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Justice System, Water

    5. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Derailed train carried toxic chemicals

    The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene even though not similarly classified.
    The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene even though not similarly classified....

    Tags: Baltimore County, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Department of Transportation

    6. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Mayor's office Visa card incurs $766 in interest charges

     
      A Visa credit card issued to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office has accumulated more than $760 in finance charge since late 2011, thanks to monthly balances that have exceeded $13,000. Four monthly statements over that span list the account...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Personal Data Collection, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Annapolis

    7. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Opponents of Aberdeen pay raises encouraged to stay active [Letter]

    First of all, thank you to the many informed citizens who attended the May 20 Aberdeen Council Meeting to express your displeasure regarding ordinance 13-O-05 [regarding pay raises for the Aberdeen mayor and city councilmembers]. This ordinance (if it had...

    Tags: Lobbying, Elections

    8. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Harford Republicans condemn Maryland's Septic Bill [letter]

    The Harford County Republican Central Committee earlier this year approved a resolution relating to Senate Bill 236 and recently provided a copy for publication. The resolution affirms citizens private property rights, condemns the Sustainable Growth and...

    Tags: International Organizations, Agriculture, Elections, Harford County, United Nations

    9. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. The time is now for Balto. Co. schools

    Baltimore County Public Schools resemble Baltimore City Public Schools in that both have aging infrastructures and many of the schools are not air conditioned, but there are major differences in enrollment trends and available local funding. While Baltimore City has had a net loss of students over decades, Baltimore County has experienced major increases in student enrollment, requiring additional seats. County public school enrollment was approximately 81,000 in 1979, is 108,000 today, and is projected to exceed 120,000 in the next decade.
    Baltimore County Public Schools resemble Baltimore City Public Schools in that both have aging infrastructures and many of the schools are not air conditioned, but there are major differences in enrollment trends and available local funding. While...

    Tags: Baltimore County, PTA, Public Schools, Kevin Kamenetz, Dundalk

    10. May 28, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Harford public safety panel discusses paid medics vs. union dispute

    Harford County's fire and emergency medical companies and the county government are digging in and planning their own responses in the escalating battle between a union that won recognition rights for paid medics last year and about 20 employees who...

    Tags: Work Relations, International Association of Fire Fighters, Labor Legislation, Safety of Citizens, Prosecution

    11. May 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Former FBI agent named city's new inspector general

    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has hired a former FBI agent and congressional investigator to become Baltimore’s new inspector general.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has hired a former FBI agent and congressional investigator to become Baltimore’s new inspector general. Robert H. Pearre Jr., an FBI agent in the 1970s and 1980s, will begin June 17, officials said Thursday. He...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, George Nilson, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, FBI

    12. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Garrett County sheriff joins gun control law revolt

    A growing revolt in rural counties against the state's new gun control law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the Garrett County sheriff declared the measure unconstitutional this week and said he would enforce only the provisions he believes are valid.
    A growing revolt in rural counties against the state's new gun control law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the Garrett County sheriff declared the measure unconstitutional this week and said he would enforce only the provisions he believes are...

    Tags: Laws, Martin O'Malley, Gun Control, Justice System, Judges

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