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Rawlings-Blake's budget includes new taxes, raises
Baltimore residents would have to pay more to grab a cab. They would be hit with an additional fee in their water bills. And they would have 300 fewer firefighters on the payroll. But they also would have lower property taxes, better recreation centers...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Government, Public Finance
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Is STOCK Act government transparency or invasion of privacy?
Dr. Joshua Zimmerberg says he's careful not to publicly disclose any personal information that could be of use to identity thieves. But soon, he might not have any choice but to have his finances published on the Internet for the world to see....
Tags: Lawyers, Computer Networking and Internet, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Criminals, Finance
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'Bring your own' devices pose challenges for government
Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers. As someone...
Tags: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Standards, Theft, John Sarbanes, Computer Hardware
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Nearly half of city employees have 'critical or chronic' illness, mayor says
Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness — a distinction that contributes to the high cost of providing their health insurance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. "We need to...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Finance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Baltimore County, Government
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Mayor calls for trash pickup fee, 10 percent cut in city workforce
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called Monday for "bold reforms" to fix a looming financial shortfall, including requiring more city workers to contribute to their retirement fund, charging residents for trash collection, asking firefighters to work longer...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Finance, 401K, William H. Cole IV, Government
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Mayor allows paid-time off to tutor city students
Baltimore city government employees are now able to devote up to two work hours per week to helping third-grade students hone their reading skills, the mayor's office announced this month. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed the executive order on...Tags: Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Students, Teaching and Learning, Government
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The Leopold case: bad behavior, vague crimes
Circuit Judge Dennis M. Sweeney today found Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold guilty on two counts of misconduct for using his executive security detail for personal and political gain. Reports of his sexual escapades and urinary malfunctions...
Tags: Lawyers, John F. Kennedy, Local Elections, Bill Clinton, Prosecution
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Brenda J. Clayburn, City Union of Baltimore president, dies
Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63. "She had recently been sick, and...
Tags: Bon Secours, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Substance Abuse, Government, NAACP
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Leopold found guilty of misconduct, suspended from office
A judge found Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold guilty Tuesday of two counts of misconduct for using public employees to perform political and personal tasks, and he was suspended from office while the County Council made plans to force him...
Tags: Lawyers, Local Elections, Defendants, Prosecution, Justice System
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Credit union offers scholarships to Maryland state employees and their families
Maryland state workers — and their family members — could win a college scholarship for fall 2013 offered by the State Employees Credit Union. The credit union typically awards $15,000 to $20,000 in scholarships annually. Last year, it...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Google Inc., Employees, Government, Technology
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Federal employees face crucial questions in Obama's second term
President Barack Obama begins his second term with a solid record of accomplishments related to the federal workforce, but with more crucial questions facing federal employees than at any time in the past four years. Although Obama didn't mention federal...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Civil and Public Service, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Government
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Campaign rules for federal employees get an update
Even as Congress and the White House appeared to be at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act.
The 1939 law prohibits federal employees and certain...Tags: Lawyers, Andrew Johnson, The New York Times, Fiscal Cliff, Ellicott City
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