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A bill from City Council President Nick Mosby that would mandate monthly reports on federal relief money spending advanced out of the Ways and Means Committee Tuesday.
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Baltimore will put $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding toward violence prevention efforts over the next three years, including support for gunshot victims and citizens returning from prison, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday.
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Baltimore will put $80 million in American Rescue Plan Act money toward health department efforts centering on COVID-19 prevention and outreach to vulnerable communities, Mayor Brandon Scott said Wednesday.
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Baltimore has not yet spent any of its $641 million in American Rescue Plan funding on pandemic recovery efforts, but the team of officials tasked with spending that pot of money told the council what kind of projects they’re looking to support during a hearing Tuesday.
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State lawmakers pressed budget officials Wednesday afternoon on whether they’ll use federal dollars to help school systems dealing with staff shortages.
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Baltimore does not need to dip into American Rescue Plan Act funding to balance the fiscal year 2021 budget, freeing up about $50 million for other projects, budget officials said at a City Council hearing Tuesday.
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City Council President Nick Mosby introduced a bill Monday that would require the Scott administration to provide the council with monthly reports and quarterly briefings about American Rescue Plan spending.
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Mayor Brandon Scott will allow Baltimore nonprofits to apply for some of the city’s $641 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds starting next month, he announced Monday.
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Final pandemic restrictions are lifted statewide. Baltimore’s mayor appoints a supervisor for the city’s federal aid. Maryland’s Attorney General warns of an impending ‘access to justice’ crisis. And a new set of state laws go into effect today.
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Mayor Brandon Scott has appointed Shamiah Kerney, a D.C. performance management official, to lead the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs.