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Promoter says new festival won't have Starscape's woes
The promoter of last year's Starscape Festival says a new event he's marketing that targets a similar audience won't have the safety problems associated with last year's June concert. Promoter Evan Weinstein says he wants to disassociate the new...
Tags: Public Officials, Music, Electronics, Festive Events, Concerts
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City Council approves tax break for new apartments
Developers converting older office buildings into apartments or building new complexes could get a significant tax break under a measure the Baltimore City Council approved Monday. The legislation is aimed at addressing a glut of vacancies in office...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Kirby Fowler, Credit and Debt, Rentals, Belair Road
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City pension system facing $681 million shortfall
The pension system for most city workers has nearly $700 million in unfunded liabilities, according to an audit released Wednesday. In contrast, the smaller system for elected officials — who contribute to their pensions — is in strong...
Tags: Public Officials, Justice System, Public Employees, 401K, Elections
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Committee votes to allow Ticketmaster fees
A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The council's finance committee voted 3-1 in favor of the bill, which would...
Tags: Carl Stokes, Ticketmaster, Jackson Browne, Voting, Live Nation
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Mayor says trash fee would make city more competitive
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that charging residents for trash collection would actually help the city attract new residents because it could reduce its property tax rate. Defending a hotly debated proposal in her State of the City...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Carl Stokes, Johns Hopkins University, Health Insurance Cost, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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O'Malley's Super Bowl tickets went to top aides, delegate
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley's Super Bowl tickets went to a pair of top aides and a city delegate, the administration said this week. As governor, O'Malley has a state skybox at Ravens stadium, which allows him to purchase up to eight Super Bowl tickets,...Tags: Executive Branch, Robert W. Curran, Baltimore Ravens, Football, Martin O'Malley
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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: Public Officials, Mary Pat Clarke, Executive Branch, Douglas F. Gansler, Carl Stokes
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Limits proposed for city take-home cars
Baltimore Councilman William H. Cole IV introduced a bill Monday to limit a program that allows some city employees to take government cars home every day. Cole's bill, which is co-sponsored by Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, would bar any...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. Young, Local Government
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Ethics oversight board hasn't met in years
Baltimore's ethics director is in charge of advising elected officials and fielding constituent complaints about them. It's unclear, however, if anyone is overseeing him. A seven-member oversight panel, the Board of Legislative Reference, is...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Cordish Cos., Baltimore County, David S. Brown Enterprises Ltd.
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No opposition as Batts confirmed by City Council
After less than a minute of discussion, the Baltimore City Council on Monday overwhelmingly confirmed Anthony W. Batts, the former police chief in Long Beach and Oakland, Calif., as Baltimore's newest police commissioner. No one on the 14-member...
Tags: Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Anthony W. Batts, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. Young, Elections
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Inspector General's report criticizes city's phone purchases
An investigation by the city's inspector general into the Rawlings-Blake administration's purchase of nearly $675,000 in phone and computer equipment found possible conflicts of interest and missed opportunities for "significant cost savings."...Tags: Ethics, Robert W. Curran, Technology, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, George Nilson
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Rawlings-Blake touts safety of major Inner Harbor events
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Tuesday touted a summer of safe high-profile events in the downtown area — part of a strategy, aides said, to rebut those who have characterized the Inner Harbor as unsafe. The mayor's remarks were intended to...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, St. Patrick's Day, Artscape, Heart Disease, Elections
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