Category: Baltimore News

State lawmakers might repeal a rule that ensures Black and woman-owned businesses are awarded a set percentage of state contracts. The bill – which cleared the House last week – is polarizing the minority business community. Since 2006, Maryland law has required state agencies to allocate 7 percent of contract funds to qualified Black businesses, […]

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A couple of weeks ago Baltimore City Del. Keiffer Mitchell openly wept on the floor of the House while the Maryland Gay Marriage Bill – that he introduced – was being debated. Mitchell, a first-year delegate but a veteran of Baltimore politics, said the tears began to flow when his colleague Del. Luke Clippinger “came […]

The developers of the West downtown development project that would revitalize the “Superblock” said this week that they will preserve the exterior walls of Read’s Drug Store and several other historical structures. The project garnered attention recently as preservationists and community members urged the city to halt development plans for project to save the drug […]

For more than 100 years, collecting ground rent on leased land had been the right of ground leaseholders or landlords in Baltimore City. During the 2007 session the Maryland General Assembly changed that provision of the real estate law, in part to correct a loophole that caused some homeowners to be evicted from their property. […]

Last weekend, a small but fervent crowd came out for the second quarter of Amplify Baltimore, a series of community conversations that relay important issues to city residents. The day of panel discussions included testimonies from leaders in public education, workforce and economic development and financial literacy. Roughly 150 persons trickled in and out throughout […]

A district court judge has declined a Baltimore woman’s peace order attempt against former City Council President Lawrence Bell III for lack of evidence. Shan Mabry, 49, claims she dated the ex-politician for 20 years, but requested peace orders against him last September and late last month because he harassed her and destroyed her property. […]

While the thought of more than 10,000 elementary school-aged children moving at the same time might seem a tad foreboding, the March 24 simultaneous exercise event in 26 Maryland schools is being carefully orchestrated and is just what the doctor ordered – for 15 minutes, that is. The event is simply the way the American […]

ANNAPOLIS – Despite torrential rains and frigid conditions, hundreds rallied outside the Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis last week protesting proposed state cuts to education. Impassioned Baltimore educators, students, legislators and advocates – assembled by the Baltimore Education Coalition – showed up in yellow school buses and cars to swarm the capitol. Balancing umbrellas and large […]