privatization

A protest to stop Baltimore from privatizing its water system — which the city isn't actually contemplating — was misplaced, but concern about the future of the water system was not.

Running parking garages is not a core function of government, so Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake's plan to sell off city-owned garages would be an encouraging step toward shedding non-essential city assets and investing in more important priorities for the city's residents and long-term fiscal health.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposal to sell garages to fund new rec centers is an appealing idea — provided it really generates the kind of windfall she's advertising.

On Wednesday, 60 public housing residents and union workers stood outside the Housing Authority of Baltimore City to urge it to halt a plan to sell housing to private developers.

Some privatization may be key to resolving long-standing faults in Veterans Administration health care.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Wednesday he expects Baltimore to be a model for a new program, which will turn over thousands of units of public housing to private and nonprofit developers.

An analysis by the Urban Institute found a yawning gap between the number of low-income renter households and affordable units available in every jurisdiction in the country.

Newly named to head Baltimore's public schools, Gregory E. Thornton has unfinished business in the district he is leaving behind

Auditors claims Frostburg State University broke rules in development deal

Authority advises caution on ICC privatization

The reason the private security firm hired for the London games failed isn't the fault of privatization but of crony government.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake needs to take a step back from her plan to privatize city rec centers amid reports that some vendors would charge fees or provide services for groups very different from the youth who are supposed to be the centers' focus.

A reader suggests limiting county workers' benefits rather than privatizing public services

Frederick County commissioners are shelving a study that recommended outsourcing government services to private businesses.

The Frederick County Commissioners are shelving a study that recommended outsourcing government services to private businesses.

State employee union members tried to warn the state of potential problems in the State Highway Administration long ago, but they were ignored.

Harsh cuts, short time frame for progress could lead to backlash with serious consequences for EU's future

Privatization of buses a disaster everywhere it's been tried