Median wages in Md. fail to keep up with cost of basic needs, report says – Baltimore Sun (blog)


Median wages in Md. fail to keep up with cost of basic needs, report says
Baltimore Sun (blog)
A family of three in Baltimore County needs about $62000 just to make ends meet, a new report shows. And, without government assistance, minimum wage barely gets them a quarter of the way there. In Baltimore City, that same family of an adult with a ...

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Balt. County bill bans transgender discrimination – Towerlight


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Balt. County bill bans transgender discrimination
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21, the Baltimore County Council passed Bill 3-12, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in housing, employment, financing, education and public accommodations. The legislation comes almost one year after transgender woman Chrissy ...
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Democratic candidate eyes Glen Burnie seat on Arundel council – Baltimore Sun (blog)


Democratic candidate eyes Glen Burnie seat on Arundel council
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By Nicole Fuller, The Baltimore Sun A Glen Burnie Democrat said Wednesday he plans to run for the District 2 seat on the Anne Arundel County Council in order to bring some civility back to the body which has been dogged in recent weeks by a series of ...

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Baltimore Approves Transgender Anti-Discrimination Bill, But Critics Remain – Huffington Post


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Baltimore Approves Transgender Anti-Discrimination Bill, But Critics Remain
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As the Baltimore Sun is reporting, the Baltimore County Council approved the legislation -- which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression and sexual orientation when it comes to housing, employment, public accommodations ...
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February 22, 2012 Posted Under: Stories   Read More

Uncle Sam’s Fire Sale. Minimum Investment: $1 Billion – Daily Reckoning – American Edition


Uncle Sam's Fire Sale. Minimum Investment: $1 Billion
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By Addison Wiggin 02/22/12 Baltimore, Maryland – In my investment letter, Addison Wiggin's Apogee Advisory, we spend a great deal of time, money and resources looking for new investment ideas that our subscribers can act on independently.

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February 22, 2012 Posted Under: Stories   Read More

Developer sold software to Housing Authority, then used it to steal – Baltimore Sun (blog)


Developer sold software to Housing Authority, then used it to steal
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A Joppa man was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in prison for stealing funds from the Housing Authority of Baltimore and other public housing agencies across the country through software that his company developed and maintained for the agencies' use, ...
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New plan focuses on economic development – Carroll County Times


New plan focuses on economic development
Carroll County Times
Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz has initiated a new economic development plan designed to promote the expansion of the county's business communities. Lead by the new head of the county's Department of Economic Development, Dan Gundersen, ...

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FNC RPI: December Residential Property Values Decline 0.7% – MarketWatch (press release)


FNC RPI: December Residential Property Values Decline 0.7%
MarketWatch (press release)
The largest monthly gain occurred in Houston where home prices were up again in December by 2.5% after rising 1.6% in the previous month. Baltimore, Charlotte, Detroit, and Tampa also recorded higher prices in both November and December.

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How to Write the State-of-the-Town Speech – Huffington Post (blog)


How to Write the State-of-the-Town Speech
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"Starting in this coming budget year, the average owner-occupied home valued at $200000 will see a $40 cut in property taxes right away," said Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. "The following year, that will increase to $200 and ramp up to a ...

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Baltimore County approves transgender discrimination ban; 4th Md. govt. to … – Washington Post


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Baltimore County approves transgender discrimination ban; 4th Md. govt. to ...
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It prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression and sexual orientation when it comes to housing, employment, public accommodations and financing. Council members did not add an amendment proposal that would have specifically ...
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