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 “Our investigation found that Baltimore is a city where the bonds of trust have been broken and that the Baltimore Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful and unconstitutional conduct, ranging from the use of excessive force ...

Tagged with: Baltimore Police Department Diane Bell McKoy

Remember when, growing up, you tried to get your parents to let you do something foolish by arguing that all the cool kids were doing it? If so, you probably ran into Parental Block No. 1: “If all the cool ...

Tagged with: Stephen Walters

I learned Wednesday from reading the newspaper that Gov. Larry Hogan is refusing to allocate $80 million in General Assembly funding set aside to support critical health, educational, and other social programs across the state. This includes $1 million funding ...

Summer is a chance for Marylanders from all backgrounds and their families to enjoy what our beautiful state has to offer. However, as the region is collectively looking for a respite from the scorching heat, many people in Maryland, particularly ...

The onion is often used as a metaphor for the time-consuming removal of layer after layer that conceals an important something that is hidden. This metaphor is helpful in understanding that those seeking to hide their deceitful financial actions will ...

It has come to our attention the Baltimore City Council, in addition to debating the full provisions of Tax Incremental Financing, or TIF, for Sagamore Development Co.’s Port Covington development, may also debate and decide the full merits of local ...

Tagged with: minority-owned businesses port covington Project Labor Agreement Wayne R. Frazier Sr.

  The new crowdfunding rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission has enacted will introduce a new investment framework for private investors of modest means. By way of background, in 2012 the SEC passed a law (called the JOBS Act) ...

Tagged with: angel investing crowdfunding SEC

Last month’s appellate court decision refusing to approve the $7.25 billion class-action settlement that Visa and MasterCard reached with merchants is big news in legal circles. The court was fine with the monetary part of the settlement, intended to compensate ...

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), a federal law that protects older Americans from age discrimination in the workplace. The ADEA ensures that older workers receive equal and fair ...

Most, if not all, business owners work hard to grow their company in order to be financially secure and to provide for their families. When it comes time to value the business, it is imperative to establish a realistic value, ...

Tagged with: Accounting for Success Robert N. Cantor