Adam Meister's scribe spreads his innate enthusiasm for all things Baltimore--and, in particular, the political inner workings of his beloved hometown.
It appears that Councilman (and Johns Hopkins employee) Jack Young has replied to an entry of mine below. Check out my property tax entry and read the comments section where he says: "I deserve a raise just like everybody else". In honor of this occasion I have decided to start a series about members of Baltimore City Council. The series will start next week with Councilman Young. Below is a little teaser. It is video footage from the once bustling Oldtown Mall in Young's 12th district.
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taxes ,
Jack Young ,
City Council
The Sun is reporting that Mayor Dixon may consider laying off city employees because of the turbulent budget situation. This is a great sign! I can assure you that the national economic crisis that we are witnessing is going to hit municipal governments... Read More Topics:
Sheila Dixon ,
Budget ,
layoffs
This Sun article explains how the gun that was used to murder Ken Harris was also used at an attempted armed robbery at the same shopping center back in January. The attempted robbery back in January was not classified as an attempted robbery though.... Read More Topics:
crime ,
Sheila Dixon ,
Ken Harris
This entire bailout situation disgusts me. It makes me even sicker to see a grandstanding Elijah Cummings complain about AIG after giving $1 Trillion of tax payer money to equally corrupt entities. You can watch the video below: Congressman Cummings... Read More Topics:
bailout ,
Elijah Cummings
The people of Pigtown have been very frustrated with the revolving door criminal justice system of Baltimore for the past few years. I have posted summaries that dealt with crime summits they have held to address specific concerns. Below is an email... Read More Topics:
Patricia Jessamy ,
pigtown ,
Dan Cosgrove
The irresponsible banker bailout bill was approved by congress and signed into law by the President this week. Roscoe Bartlett was the only member of the Maryland congressional delegation who voted against it. I am appalled that Elijah Cummings voted... Read More Topics:
Elijah Cummings ,
Roscoe Bartlett
Yesterday at City Hall there was a hearing to discuss the proposed live entertainment ordinance (read the official legislative file here). Below is an email I received that describes what happened at the hearing. In these times of economic uncertainty... Read More Topics:
Federal Hill ,
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ,
Live Entertainment
Today the Sun came out with an informative piece about the Mayor Dixon investigation. It appears that the state is interested in investigating four development projects with which Ronald H. Lipscomb is involved. The Sun mentions a project at 2101 East... Read More Topics:
Sheila Dixon ,
Ronald Lipscomb
Rosh Hashanah is over so I am back to naming names and exposing the underbelly of local politics. WBAL TV finally gave us a Mayor Dixon investigation update on Tuesday. So far they are the only media outlet to give a recent update about this saga. One... Read More Topics:
Slots ,
Sheila Dixon ,
Square Off ,
Jill Carter ,
Doni Glover