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Mayor plans to introduce tax program for city apartments

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to introduce legislation to the City Council next week that will provide generous tax breaks to builders of apartment buildings downtown and in six other neighborhoods.

Mayor plans to introduce tax program for city apartments

Five questions for ... Robin McKinney

Robin McKinney is the director and co-founder of the Maryland Creating, Assets, Savings and Hope (CASH) Campaign, which provides free tax preparation for low- to moderate-income households in the state.

Five questions for ... Robin McKinney




O'Malley readies new offshore wind bid

After being thwarted the past two years by skittish lawmakers, Gov. Martin O'Malley is preparing once again to introduce a bill aimed at planting mammoth wind turbines off Ocean City — and the measure may finally pass, thanks to a shake-up in a committee that stifled it last year.

O'Malley readies new offshore wind bid



Editorial

Growing Baltimore

Last year Washington D.C. saw one of the largest population increases in its history; what can Baltimore learn from the District's growth spurt?
Growing Baltimore


Politics

Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, sends it to House

Hours before a midnight deadline would have ushered in an enormous tax hike on ordinary Americans, the White House reached a tentative deal with Congress on Monday to raise taxes on the wealthiest households while putting off tougher spending decisions for another battle in a couple of months.

Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, sends it to House

Maryland

A year of challenges for city residents

Baltimore residents have endured a year of challenges created by their city government. Water bills arrived in some mailboxes with erroneously exorbitant sums. Property tax bills similarly were miscalculated with homestead and other credits going to owners who didn't qualify for them.

A year of challenges for city residents

Business

As homestead tax credit deadline approaches, outreach intensifies

The deadline for homeowners to apply for the Homestead Tax Credit, which saved the average Baltimore homeowner more than $1,000 on this year's tax bill, is coming up Dec. 31. As the deadline gets nearer, real estate agents and community leaders are helping raise awareness of the impending deadline.

As homestead tax credit deadline approaches, outreach intensifies





Environment

Congress urged to extend wind energy tax break

While politicians spar in Washington over how to keep the nation from going over a "fiscal cliff," environmental activists warn that the wind-energy industry faces its own cliff if Congress doesn't act soon to extend a federal tax break for turbine construction that expires at the end of the year.

Congress urged to extend wind energy tax break









Council passes legislation on power reliability, tax credit, parking meters

The Howard County Council is the first county legislative body in the state to request the Maryland Public Service Commission to investigate electric power reliability in certain areas of Howard County and the first to institute a tax credit to encourage property owners to make their homes more accessible to seniors and persons with disabilities.







Sarbanes wants to encourage grassroots funding of campaigns

U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, a Towson Democrat who represents part of Howard County, has introduced a bill in Congress aimed to encourage politicians to choose to use grassroots donations to fund their campaigns instead of special interests.


Business

'Huge drop' in funding for community development

It's getting tougher to redevelop neighborhoods in need of help. Baltimore got 30 percent less this year from two key federal programs for revitalization than it received before the recession, part of a nationwide reduction in aid for community development.

'Huge drop' in funding for community development
















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