A Baltimore judge on Tuesday awarded $30.7 million to retired and retirement-eligible city police and firefighters in compensation for changes Baltimore made to its pension system that eliminated a stock market-based benefit. Baltimore City Circuit Judge Julie R. Rubin’s award ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 60th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of “A Raisin in the Sun.” Here are some news items to get your week started: — Will “packing” the Supreme Court be part of the Democratic platform? — Should ...

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The Florida-based Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, the nonprofit of Firehouse Subs, is set to mark more than $50,000 in equipment grants to Maryland fire companies at local Firehouse Subs franchise restaurants on Friday. Westminster Fire Engine & Hose Co. No. 1 received ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland Senate panel has added a tax break on retirement income for law enforcement and emergency services personnel to an overall tax-relief plan. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee made the changes Wednesday, sending it to the ...

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GERMANTOWN — Fire officials in Maryland say eight firefighters were injured in a collapse at a burning townhouse in Germantown. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say the fire broke out in a home early Monday. Fire Chief Scott Goldstein ...

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Former firefighter appeals dismissal of breach of contract claim against the city of Baltimore, arguing it was premature and an abuse of discretion to decide Appellant did not have grounds to pursue a breach of contract claim per the Memorandum of Understanding.

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A federal judge erred in finding the change from a variable benefit to a staggered annual cost-of-living adjustment unconstitutional, the federal appeals court held Wednesday.

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Baltimore and two unions representing fire department employees have reached agreement on a 3-year contract. Members of the two unions voted approval of the contract on Tuesday. It calls for a 2 percent pay raise retroactive to July 1. It ...

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The Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses has approved a two-year extension of its contract with the county, the county executive’s office announced Thursday.

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced that the Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 1311, representing county firefighters and paramedics, ratified extensions of the current labor agreement for two years. The contract was set to expire on June 30, ...

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