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Though some of the financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic remains, Baltimore finance officials project nearly $60 million budget surplus for fiscal year 2022.
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Mayor Brandon Scott discusses the city's latest efforts to get more Baltimoreans vaccinated, as COVID infection rates rise.
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Mayor Scott discusses priorities for American Rescue Plan funds, and his White House meeting on curbing gun violence.
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Baltimoreans share budget concerns with the City Council at Taxpayers' Night. And WYPR will buy WTMD.
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Nearly 70 Baltimoreans demanded the City Council cut $100 million from the Baltimore Police Department budget and reinvest the money in education, health and jobs at Taxpayers’ Night Thursday, as council members begin their fiscal year 2022 budget process.
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Baltimore City’s spending board approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s first budget proposal Wednesday morning, with one abstention from Comptroller Bill Henry.
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After nearly a year of calls to defund the police amid nationwide protests for racial justice, Comptroller Bill Henry and dozens of Baltimore residents criticized Mayor Brandon Scott’s proposed budget increase for the city police department at Taxpayers’ Night.
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Baltimore City’s newly released 3.2 billion dollar budget for the upcoming fiscal year reflects the financial toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken. The University of Maryland Medical System’s first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer says he will prioritize reconnecting with Baltimore’s communities of color. And Dr. Leana Wen spells out what vaccinated and unvaccinated people can and cannot do safely.
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Baltimore officials released what they called a “modest growth budget” for the coming fiscal year Wednesday. It maintains city services and does not raise taxes, while accounting for the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on city coffers
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Baltimore City’s spending board greenlit a rare $25 million emergency withdrawal from the Rainy Day Fund Wednesday to balance a budget that had to be…