Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will propose a $2.4 billion budget Wednesday that includes a new tax on cab rides but increases a property tax credit and includes a 2 percent pay raise for city workers. City officials provided details of ...

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Constellation is investing an additional $450,000 in the Baltimore Energy Challenge and City Schools Sustainability Challenge programs, bringing the Baltimore-based company’s total contribution to $650,000, it was announced Monday by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Created in 2009 as a nine-month pilot ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Baltimore city officials plan to attend a rally in Annapolis to show support for a plan to renovate or rebuild up to 65 city schools. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore City Schools CEO Andres Alonso are scheduled ...

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Newly hired city employees would contribute toward retirement through a 401(k)-style investment plan to help the city rein in spiraling pension costs, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Monday.

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A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Baltimore City Comptroller Joan Pratt over Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s plan to work with Rockville-based Digicon Corp. to install an Internet-based phone system for city employees.

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she will use her annual State of the City address on Monday to announce steps aimed at averting a $745 million budget shortfall over the next 10 years.

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The Super Bowl champion Ravens returned to Baltimore with the Lombardi Trophy on Tuesday and were greeted by thousands of eager fans. A parade took them from City Hall to M&T Bank Stadium, where they thanked the city and the fans for their support.

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WASHINGTON — The Baltimore city government is on a path to financial ruin and must enact major reforms to stave off bankruptcy, according to a 10-year forecast the city commissioned from an outside firm. The Baltimore city government is on ...

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Del. Hattie N. Harrison, who became the first African American woman to chair a General Assembly standing committee in 1979, died Monday night.

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A vocal community advocate, often critical of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and her administration, was arrested Wednesday morning at City Hall as she attempted to attend the weekly Board of Estimates meeting.

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