A little bit of everything
So, Mayor Brandon Scott has been re-elected with just over 50% of the vote. The general election in November will make it official unless a viable petition candidate comes from out of nowhere to challenge him. Wouldn’t that be something?
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Why are Scott and Dixon leading when they neither of them has been able to stop and reverse the decline of the City of Baltimore? Because they’re the best-known candidates in the field and, for various reasons, better-qualified candidates were not interested in running.
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We all know that political contributions, the large dollar kind, influence who we elect and what they do after they’re
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I’m going to handicap the Mayor’s race for you. It’s going to be one of the two candidates pictured above. You can thank me later. Baltimore needs and deserves so much more, but better candidates just aren’t willing to run.
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t know what to do first? Well, I’m having one of those moments right now having just read about Mayor Brandon Scott’s $3 billion, 15-year proposal for dealing with Baltimore’s vast inventory of vacant properties. “Yikes!”
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On behalf of the people of Baltimore, I’m officially daring Mayor Scott to produce even just one serious planner or urban and regional economist who can justify his thinking.
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The retail tourist facility, as a reflection of the city overall, has fallen on hard times, despite its proximity to the Horseshoe Casino, Topgolf, and other entertainment zone attractions nearby. The redo will involve new retail, commercial, residential, and outdoor development. Total cost, $500 million in private money, plus $400 million in public funding for infrastructure.
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As you no doubt have been following to the extent that there is any new information, Baltimore City experienced a mass shooting on July 2 at Brooklyn Homes in a South Baltimore block party amid its continuing killing fields. So far, as of August 11, two have perished and 28 were wounded.
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I don’t like money in politics, but contributions made according to the laws controlling campaign financing are, by definition, perfectly legal. I’m just going to give you information to stimulate discussion about campaign financing and let you draw your own conclusions.
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@BryanRenbaum Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 10-1 in Baltimore City, but Shannon Wright has convinced herself that she has a decent
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