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Overtime hours are expected to be lower this year at below 900,000.
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Councilwoman Odette Ramos demands Mayor Brandon Scott to more than double the budget to cover legal services and wraparound support.
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Last year two sanitation workers died on the clock, including Ron Silver II’s death from heat stroke.
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Baltimore City Councilmember Ryan Dorsey joins the show to discuss housing legislation targeting vacant homes and affordable housing.
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The district’s proposed $1.9 billion plan for next school year aims to invest only in the most effective student services as costs climb and federal aid expires.
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Combined, the cities “anchor institutions” pay $6M annually for approximately $47M in city services like policing, snow removal, and road maintenance.
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Proponents of low-density multi-family housing argue that it increases housing stock by allowing for more units but also expands options by creating smaller homes for starter families or empty nesters.
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A similar measure introduced in the General Assembly did not advance this session.
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Released early Wednesday morning, Mayor Brandon Scott’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 tries to close an $85M budget gap without cutting services.
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Solid waste laborers in the Baltimore City Department of Public Works get 15 cents an hour for hazard pay.