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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks

    The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...

    Tags: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, Rentals, Layoffs and Downsizing, Consumer Confidence

    2. May 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Section 8 housing is a nightmare for landlords

    In a recent letter to the editor, Johns Hopkins professor Stefanie DeLuca recently suggested that many landlords refuse to rent to people with Section 8 housing vouchers because they are unfairly prejudiced against those prospective tenants ("Mossburg misrepresents research on vouchers," May 8). My guess is that Ms. DeLuca has never dealt with Section 8 as a landlord.
    In a recent letter to the editor, Johns Hopkins professor Stefanie DeLuca recently suggested that many landlords refuse to rent to people with Section 8 housing vouchers because they are unfairly prejudiced against those prospective tenants ("Mossburg...

    Tags: Public Housing, Chicago Housing Authority

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. State shouldn't let landlords discriminate

    As we recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, it is significant to note that the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan regions are among the most segregated in America. Last month, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law recently reported on a study showing that Maryland's public school system is among the most segregated in the nation.
    As we recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, it is significant to note that the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan regions are among the most segregated in America. Last month, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Washington, DC, Rentals, Chicago Housing Authority, Minority Groups

    4. May 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Immigration deformed

    There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children?
    There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children? "Yes," she said, "just not these five." That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Migration, Jeff Sessions, Illegal Immigrants, Judges

    5. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Obama offers up a meaningless gesture

    The president is voluntarily giving 5 percent of his yearly salary back to the U.S. Treasury in order to show solidarity with government workers forced to take unpaid leaves due to what he calls the catastrophic effects of the sequestration ("President'...

    Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Perry Hall

    6. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now

    A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared.
    A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...

    Tags: Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Anirban Basu, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011

    7. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Sequester cuts into Section 8 funding

    If the federal sequester remains in place, families in Section 8 housing in Howard County might have to begin paying more by mid-2014. The Howard County Housing Commission has been informed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...

    Tags: Public Housing, Chicago Housing Authority, Personal Income, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

    8. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  8. News that city's population has grown isn't a surprise to residents

    As I walk around Baltimore, it has become apparent that the city is on an upward swing. I see more people out on the streets and living in places that once seemed underused or headed for trouble. Streets and places I once considered dangerous are not scaring people away.
    As I walk around Baltimore, it has become apparent that the city is on an upward swing. I see more people out on the streets and living in places that once seemed underused or headed for trouble. Streets and places I once considered dangerous are not...

    Tags: Charter Schools, Harris Teeter, Inc., Public Schools, Schools, Loyola University Maryland

    9. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  9. Walmart opposed again at Harford council meeting

    About 30 residents made their opposition to the proposed Walmart at Plumtree Road and Route 924 clear to members of the Harford County Council Tuesday at their meeting.
    About 30 residents made their opposition to the proposed Walmart at Plumtree Road and Route 924 clear to members of the Harford County Council Tuesday at their meeting. The Walmart issue was not on the agenda for Tuesday's council meeting, although the...

    Tags: Christianity, Housing and Urban Planning, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Walmart

    10. Aug 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Settlement in decades-old fair housing case

    Hundreds of families living in some of Baltimore's most impoverished neighborhoods will get to move to better conditions under a proposed settlement that could finally resolve a fair housing case dating back to 1995. Attorneys representing current and...

    Tags: Howard Community College, Civil Rights, Housing and Urban Planning, Asthma, Trials

    11. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Man sentenced for stealing $1.4 million from Baltimore Housing Authority

    A 50-year-old Washington man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for his role in a 2010 bank fraud scheme that led to almost $1.4 million being siphoned from a Baltimore Housing Authority account, prosecutors said. Keith Eugene...

    Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Banking, Prosecution, Prisons, Justice System

    12. May 23, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  12. Aberdeen council approves $12.4 million budget

    The Aberdeen City Council passed a $12.4 million operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year beginning July 1 at Monday's council meeting.
    The Aberdeen City Council passed a $12.4 million operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year beginning July 1 at Monday's council meeting. The new budget keeps the same city tax rates and fees and reduces spending by 28 percent below the 2012 budget. The...

    Tags: Aberdeen, Property Tax, Budgets and Budgeting, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Chicago Housing Authority

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