Andrew Kleine

11-28-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

Baltimore city is getting ready to create its budget for fiscal year 2014--and its asking citizens how it should allocate those billions of dollars. We ask budget director Andrew Kleine how citizens can make their thoughts known through budgeting workshops.

The Sparrows Point steel mill and its surrounding communities will be recognized this weekend by the Maryland State Arts Council. We ask oral historians Elmer Hall and Louis Diggs about the significance of the towns on Sparrows Point.

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11-28-12: A Voice in the Budget

Most of us have balanced a budget before … but maybe not one that totals in the billions. The City of Baltimore is getting ready to write its financial plan for fiscal year 2014, and as part of the process, it’s hosting three ‘citizen budget workshops.’ The idea is for residents to weigh in on where the city should spend money—and where it should make cuts.

In the first web extra, Andrew Kleine talks about the difference between citizen budget workshops and taxpayer nights. In the second, he talks about why the citizens should take the time to come to these workshops.