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Hassan Giordano

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Hassan Giordano, political insider and campaign consultant, is the Host of the Reporters' Roundtable at www.reportersroundtable.com . Contact him at giordano.weebly.com.

National journalist travels to Baltimore to speak on the importance of the media (Slideshow)

Myself with PBS journalist Gwen Ifill GCOMM Media photo I recently had the distinct pleasure of attending the Goucher College Presidential series with special guest speaker, Gwen Ifill. The host of "Washington Week" and PBS's "News...
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City Council President to introduce public nuisance 'accountability tax' bill

City Council President Bernard 'Jack' Young GCOMM Media photo On Monday evening City Council President, Bernard 'Jack' Young, is set to introduce his 'Accountability Tax' bill, aimed at increasing the fines for public nuisance offenses. Baltimore...
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Baltimore budget now saves services by taxing its way out of debt

Baltimore City Logo Logo As Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake unveiled her 'Comprehensive Budget Plan' as an alternative to the previously introduced 'doomsday budget' submitted by the Finance department weeks ago, many groups and citizens are...
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Taxpayers' turn out to protest proposed cuts and taxes (Slideshow)

Save Our Rec Centers GCOMM Media photo Last night hundreds of Baltimore residents turned out to express their concerns regarding the City's proposed budget plan. Taxpayers' Night Out, the first of many public hearings involving the complicated...
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The biggest losers of a Baltimore budget

Highlights of cuts to services and departments made in the FY11 Preliminary Budget proposal by Baltimore's Finance Department As much scrutiny has been made about the recently released preliminary budget proposal made by Mayor Rawlings-Blake's...
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Baltimore budget cuts childrens futures

The City's Budget speaks to the Algebra Projects motto of Baltimore's 'Education to Prison Pipeline' As Baltimore City officials grapple with trying to close an estimated $121-million hole in balancing FY'11 $2.2-billion budget, many are...
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Mayor's Office keeps list of closing rec centers confidential from Council

Councilman Bill Henry FB Photo As Baltimore City residents got their first glance of a dire budget proposal last week, with a key element being the closing of more than half the Cities rec centers, a certain Councilman now questions which ones?...
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Velvet Rope gets saddled with hefty fine then protests for justice (Slideshow)

Today, Velvet Rope nightclub got hit with some very disturbing news, they must pay a hefty fine of $3,500. Yet two hours later, supporters of the establishment protested outside the Downtown Partnership in search of fairness, justice and business...
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A house of new beginnings for our youth

Living by the mantra that 'Their doors are always open', Catherine Trotter and the House of New Beginnings have consistently given 'new life' to hundreds of area youth. Ms. Trotter, the founder and visionary behind this remarkable...
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Bill aimed at Getting Baltimore Working (Slideshow)

As close to two hundred people rallied in front of City Hall with signs and t-shirts expressing their desire to 'Get Baltimore Working', rally organizers laid out their agenda and purpose behind recently introduced legislation. Council...
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