By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) recently announced two new programs to support the homeless population of Baltimore and those on the verge of being unhoused. The House Baltimore Property Owner Engagement Initiative will assist housing partners in ensuring higher quality and […]
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BUILD, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Greater Baltimore Committee partner to end vacant housing crisis
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com And By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com This past July, Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development (BUILD), the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced a combined effort to tackle the city’s decades-long vacant housing crisis. As of February 2022, the Baltimore City Department of […]
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Gov. Moore highlights importance of transportation investments in Baltimore
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political WriterTmcqueen@afro.com Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott addressed the importance of transportation investments in Baltimore and what the state has done thus far on Oct. 16. “In the first 10 months of our administration, we’ve shown that in partnership progress is possible,” said Moore at the Greater […]
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Suspect Jason Billingsley arrested for murder of Baltimore CEO Pava LaPere
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced the arrest of murder suspect Jason Billingsley, 32, on Sept. 28. “Billingsley was taken into custody in Bowie, Md. at approximately 11 p.m. last night,” said Worley, at a press […]