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Court rules family of boy arrested on dirt bike got fair civil trial
A family that unsuccessfully sued Baltimore police officers who arrested a 7-year-old boy for illegally riding a dirt bike in 2007 received a fair civil trial in Howard County, the state's second-highest court has ruled. The family had hoped to collect...Tags: Court Administration, Lawyers, Trials, African Americans, Judges
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The long road to the Baltimore Grand Prix
Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard.
Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet: Bringing an IndyCar...Tags: Television Industry, Labor Day, FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola Co., The Wire (tv program)
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Longtime city budget czar to retire
Baltimore's top financial officer and longtime budget writer said Monday he will retire from city government, the first Cabinet-level departure since Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake won the Democratic primary this month.
Though not a household name,...Tags: Regional Authority, Finance, Martin O'Malley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Budgets and Budgeting
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Bealefeld resigns
Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III announced his resignation Thursday, ending a 31-year career on the force that included overseeing a steep decline in the murder rate — but left him exhausted by the pressures of the job....
Tags: Murder, Anne Arundel Community College, Drug Trafficking, Elections, Local Elections
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Mayor's goal: Bring 10,000 new families to city in a decade
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hopes to attract 10,000 families to Baltimore in the next decade — which would reverse more than a half-century of population decline — and would like to serve at least one more term beyond the one she begins...Tags: Property Tax, American Civil Liberties Union, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Elections, Primaries
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When should Baltimoreans vote? Once again, officials battle over proposals for change
City and state leaders and voting rights advocates agree on this: After last year's abysmal voter turnout, Baltimore's odd election cycle should be changed to lure more people to the polls and save millions of dollars. But a fierce battle is brewing over...Tags: U.S. Senate, NAACP, Bernard C. Young, Robert W. Curran, Judges
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Inspector general reports more investigations, savings
Investigations into charges of fraud, waste and unethical behavior saved Baltimore nearly $1.6 million over the last year, the city's inspector general said in a report issued Monday. That's nearly three times the $538,615 annual budget of the six-...Tags: Theft, Regional Authority, Employees, Public Employees, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Tickets to sold-out concerts, luxury boxes not uncommon for city officials
Luxury boxes at major sporting events. Sold-out concerts. Galas. Vegas shows.
Baltimore's lawmakers often receive tickets for shows and other popular events from developers, business people, corporations and nonprofits as one of the perks of office. Over...Tags: Ice Hockey, Verizon Communications, Lawyers, Culture, Bernard C. Young
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New Grand Prix chief has been a big city contractor, campaign donor
Despite financing more than $140 million city contracts in the past 12 years, donating tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and being a member of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's inner circle, J.P. Grant III has largely avoided the...
Tags: Graduation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Interior Policy, Colleges and Universities, Bernard C. Young
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City fire chief promotes African-Americans to two top jobs
Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack, who has been grappling with allegations of racism in his department, announced Tuesday that he is promoting two African-American officers to be his top deputies.
Clack, who is white, said he promoted the two assistant...Tags: Fires, Racism, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, NAACP, Henry Burris
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Parishioners honor a passionate man of the cloth
People packed the pews and filled the balconies of Baltimore's historic Bethel A.M.E. church Sunday morning to honor a man they credit with reviving the house of worship — one of the city's most influential — and bringing unabashed passion...Tags: Labor Day, Peace Corps, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Druid Hill, Africa
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'Robocall' documents detail alleged plan to suppress black votes
The Baltimore SunOne document proposed a deliberate plan to suppress black votes: "The first and most desired outcome is voter suppression." Another depicted the campaign of former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. promising a bonus to consultant Julius Henson if he made "the...Tags: Lawyers, Democratic Party, Elections, Judges, FBI
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