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William Donald Schaefer is a Democratic politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. He was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, and the comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007. Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for comptroller by Peter Franchot, a state delegate, in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2006. During his tenure, Schaefer won praise for his "do-it-now" approach. He tended to details such as fixing potholes and launched major development initiatives, including the transformation of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T...
William Donald Schaefer is a Democratic politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. He was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, and the comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007. Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for comptroller by Peter Franchot, a state delegate, in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2006. During his tenure, Schaefer won praise for his "do-it-now" approach. He tended to details such as fixing potholes and launched major development initiatives, including the transformation of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Schaefer's other notable achievements include reform of the state's higher education system and construction of a light rail line through Baltimore. Schaefer received his early education in Baltimore's public schools, and later graduated from Baltimore City College in 1939. Schaefer received a J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1942. Schaefer won a seat on the Baltimore City Council in 1955 campaigning on his concern for city planning and housing issues. He represented the 5th District. Schaefer had a long-time companion in Hilda Mae Snoops, who was his official hostess in the governor's mansion. Snoops died in 1999 at age 74.
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Franchot calls gas tax proposal a 'shot in the gut'
Comptroller Peter Franchot came out swinging Tuesday against Gov.Martin O'Malley's proposal to apply the state's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline, denouncing it as a "shot to the gut" of middle-class consumers and small businesses. As expected, the...Tags: Taxation, Annapolis, Petroleum Industry
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Judge Francis M. Arnold
Judge Francis Miller Arnold, who had a first career as an employee relations director and later became a lawyer and then a judge of the District Court and the Circuit Court, died Wednesday of esophageal cancer at his Westminster home.
He was 83....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christianity, Carroll County (Maryland), Executive Branch, Justice System
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Franchot takes aim at sales tax on gas
As if Gov. Martin O'Malley didn't have enough opposition to his proposal to apply Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to purchases of gasoline, he now he faces an insurgency within his own party. Comptroller Peter Franchot, building on his previous objections...Tags: Brown University, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Taxation, Ken Ulman
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Missing Maryland's 'Voice of Reason'
The thought of Ron Smith leaving us so soon is still difficult to fathom. Up to and including his last show on Nov. 28, he was as entertaining, opinionated and combative as ever. He was the self-proclaimed "Voice of Reason," firmly entrenched in the...Tags: Talk Show (genre), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Man stabbed in back near Schaefer tower downtown
Baltimore police are investigating an early morning stabbing Monday in the middle of downtown. An unidentified man was stabbed in the back at 5:15 a.m. at E. Baltimore St. near Grant Street, an alley-like crossing just south of the William Donald... -
A downtown building not built
For a city whose last Fortune 500 company was about to be acquired by an out-of-town corporation, there was not just consolation but actual excitement over one of the deal sweeteners: Chicago-based Exelon Corp. promised to build a new downtown office...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Cancer, Investments
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City to name new director of finance
A former District of Columbia and Richmond, Va., finance official will be named Baltimore's new director of finance on Monday, city officials said. Harry E. Black, a Baltimore native who wrote a guide to economic development for cities, will replace...Tags: New York City Transit, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Government
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Public comment period extended on Constellation merger
Maryland energy regulators on Tuesday extended the deadline to Feb. 2 for public comment on Constellation Energy Group's plan to sell itself to Exelon Corp. The initial public comment period closed Dec. 9, but Exelon agreed a week later to a settlement...Tags: Constellation Energy Group, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Government, St. Paul Street
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A world-class transit system for Baltimore
The corner of Howard and Lombard streets has the potential to be the pulse point of a healthier city and region. This is where the proposed Red Line and the existing Light Rail line will directly connect, addressing two long-standing deficiencies with...Tags: Transportation, Inner Harbor, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Transportation, Greyhound Lines Incorporated
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The cost of transportation
When Gov. Martin O'Malley gives his annual State of the State address Wednesday, he will officially unveil his plan to apply a 6 percent sales tax to gasoline. The public's mood about gas prices being what it is, the governor probably shouldn't expect...Tags: Transportation, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Road Transportation, Justice System
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Playing games with Baltimore voting
As elected officials in Baltimore and Annapolis seek to address the debacle that was the city's voter turnout during the mayoral primary and general election last year, it's clear that the thing they care about the most is what voters care about the...Tags: Local Elections, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Public Officials
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City finance nominee had turbulent record in Richmond
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's nominee for city finance director spent a tumultuous three years as top financial official in Richmond, Va., during which he oversaw the forced ejection of the school board from City Hall and was sued by the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Credit Ratings, New York City Transit, Local Government, Judges
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